a teacher who has responsibility for the children in a school who have special needs (= who need special help because of a learning difficulty, illness, or condition that makes it difficult for them to learn in the way that other people do, or do the things that other people do). SENDCo is short for special educational needs and disabilities coordinator.

Your child's class teacher may direct you to the school SENDCo. 你孩子班上的老师可能会建议你去找学校的特殊教育需要和残疾协调员。

SENDCOs play a central role in safeguarding pupils with special educational needs. 特殊教育需要和残疾协调员在保护有特殊教育需求的学生方面发挥着核心作用。