Special Educational Needs Coordinator

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If you’re interested in pursuing a career as a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) and would like to gain the professional skills and knowledge essential to make you successful in your new career, then enrol on the SENCO online training course today. This SENCO course has been created by experts to give you a deeper understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a SENCO.

Split over 10 in-depth modules, the Special Educational Needs Coordinator training course is the ideal introduction to what is expected of a SENCO. The Special Educational Needs Coordinator course explores how you can work with the whole school to ensure the needs of students with special needs are met at all times. Discover how to support pupils throughout the learning process and work with the senior leadership team.

The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) course is CPD accredited, ensuring a quality learning experience and guaranteeing you a professional achievement. Enrolling on the Special Educational Needs Coordinator course will prepare you with the skills you need to develop strong relationships with your pupils and their parents, as well as looking forward to what the SENCO role means in the future.

Skills You Will Gain

After completing the Special Educational Needs Coordinator course, you will learn the following skills:

• Excellent time management
• Leading, managing and training staff
• Curriculum planning
• Communication skills
• Teamwork skills

Why Study Special Educational Needs Coordinator with Teachers Training:

Here are just some of the reasons why our students enrol on the Special Educational Needs Coordinator course:

• Access the SENCO through our dedicated online learning platform
• 24/7 access to tutor support
• The Special Educational Needs Coordinator course is packed with interactive course content
• Affordable prices and high-quality training
• Complete the Special Educational Needs Coordinator course 100% online, from any internet-enabled device
• Flexible course deadlines with full access to the Special Educational Needs Coordinator course for one year

Every course we design at Teachers Training has been expertly crafted to give students the skills and knowledge they need to join the teaching profession. Our courses are packed with comprehensive modules to ensure every course is a quality learning experience for our learners.

Our learners are always our top priority, and the SENCO has been specifically designed to provide learners with the highest level of knowledge and skills possible.

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Course Curriculum

***Special Educational Needs Coordinator***

Module 1: Introduction to SEN Co-ordination

• Definition of special educational needs
• Relevant points of the Children and Families Act 2014
• Key Principles
• The role of education providers in improving outcomes
• SEN in the Ofsted framework
• The national perspective of SENCO training

Module 2: The SENCO Role in Policy and Practice

• The beginnings of the SENCO role
• The SENCO role today: responsibilities as determined by the 2015 SEND Code of Practice
• The SENCO role in practice
• Shaping your SENCO role

Module 3: Roles and Responsibilities within whole School SEN Co-ordination

• Duties of governing bodies & trust boards
• The role of the SENCO
• Decide to be operational, strategic or both
• Developing and understanding your ethos towards inclusion
• Developing your understanding of the definition of SEN
• Time and Resources
• The SEN budget
• Leading, managing and training staff
• Developing and maintaining whole school approach

Module 4: Supporting Teaching and Learning

• What is the curriculum?
• Learning to learn
• Important theories of effective learning and teaching
• The influence of behavioural science on SEN curriculum and pedagogy
• Cognitive development
• Lessons to be learnt from cognitive interventions and approaches
• Affective perspectives
• The creative curriculum
• The SENCO’s role in supporting teaching and learning

Module 5: The SENCO and the Senior Leadership Team

• The role of the SENCO and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
• If a SENCO should be on SLT
• The status of the SENCO role
• Leading without being part of SLT: leading with status
• Developing your status as a brand new SENCO
• Developing your status as a more established SENCO
• Creating priority through a development plan

Module 6: Supporting Colleagues and working with Professionals and Organisations beyond the School

• Importance of leading and supporting colleagues
• The SENCO role: leading and supporting colleagues
• Unpicking the role of teachers
• Leading and supporting colleagues: a whole-school approach
• Leading and supporting specific groups
• Education services
• Child health services
• Social services
• Voluntary organisations
• The SENCO’s role in working within the multi-professional network Services working collaboratively with teachers and SENCO’s

Module 7: Developing Relationship with Pupils and Parents

• Children and families at the centre: the policy context
• Pupil relationships and Importance
• Family relationships and Importance
• Meeting the SEND Code of Practice guidance
• An awareness of potential barriers
• Pupil relationships: whole-school approaches
• Pupil relationships: individual approaches
• Family relationships: whole-school approaches
• Family relationships: individual approaches
• Specific circumstances: Education, Health and Care plans

Module 8: SENCO’s Role in Leading and Managing SEND Administration

• Working with governors
• The management of SEN records
• Referral for an EHC assessment
• Annual review of EHC plans
• Dealing with complaints
• The SEND Tribunal
• The school’s role in tribunal cases
• Preparation by the SENCO for an Ofsted inspection
• Funding for personal budgets

Module 9: Challenges and Opportunities

• Time and workload
• Resources
• How to grow your networks?
• Managing the National Award for SEN Coordination

Module 10: Developing Inclusive Practice and the Future SENCO Role

• The language of SEND and disability
• What is inclusive education?
• Parents’ choice
• SENCO’s role in training and developing others
• Support and training for SENCOs
• SENCOs developing inclusive practice
• Building constructs
• Wider educational changes and how these may impact on the future SENCO role
• Shaping your future SENCO role

Course Assessment

After completing all the modules in the Special Educational Needs Coordinator, students will be required to sit a multiple-choice assessment to test your knowledge. The assessment will be delivered through our online learning platform, with immediate results available upon completion.

Certification

CPD Certification from The Teachers Training:

After successfully completing the multiple-choice assessment for the SENCO, students will qualify for a CPD-accredited certificate from Teachers Training to showcase your new achievement.

• Free PDF certificates are available for instant download as soon as students have successfully completed the assessment
• Hard copy certificates can be ordered and sent via post for only £8.99

Add an amazing new skill to your CV and give yourself a competitive advantage when applying for jobs!

This Special Educational Needs Coordinator course is ideal for anyone who wants to:

• Learn the skills needed to become a SENCO
• Make a career change and explore new career opportunities
• Develop the skills and knowledge needed to work in education

The Special Educational Needs Coordinator course from Teachers Training has no formal entry requirements. However, to study the Special Educational Needs Coordinator students must:

• Have a strong passion for learning
• Display a good understanding of the English language, as well as numeracy and IT skills
• Have a desire for entrepreneurship
• Be over the age of 16

If you meet these criteria, you can start studying the Special Educational Needs Coordinator course straight away!

Enrol on the Special Educational Needs Coordinator course today and discover the essential skills and knowledge needed to become a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO). Opportunities in this field include:

• SENCO
• SEN Teaching Assistant
• SEN Teacher
• Primary School Teacher