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National Award for SEN Co-ordination

Please note that this training is mandatory for all SENCos new to the role since September 2008.

This accredited training is delivered by our team as part of the Eastern Leadership Partnership (Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk and the Eastern Leadership Centre) in conjunction with Cambridge University Faculty of Education. We have received very positive feedback from our current delegates and their schools about its impact on their leadership roles, the development of whole school practice and provision for vulnerable learners. In addition, we have recently received confirmation, through the Green Paper, of some continued funding for this programme for 2011/2012.

We would therefore like to invite you to join us for this training opportunity starting in September 2011.

The training consists of three termly modules including a combination of taught days, regional conferences, written assignments and independent study.  The written assignments are based on developing portfolios and action research directly related to priorities within a school's SEF and Improvement Plan.

The course is likely to be structured as follows:

Aims of the Course

By the end of the training programme, participants should:

• Understand their role as SENCO in the classroom context
• Understand how to identify, assess and provide for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities in the classroom
• Understand how the curriculum can be adapted to meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities in terms of planning, teaching and assessment
• Understand the principles and practices of managing and leading change in their setting
• Have identified an area for development and improvement in their setting and carried out a project designed to address this issue
• Understand the principles of school-based enquiry, action research and teacher-led development work

• Be able to plan, manage and review developments carried out in order to address school development priorities.

Successful completion will provide participants with 65 credits at Level M (a Masters degree requires 180 credits). These 65 credits could be taken to other providers for further study at Level M, or added to via further courses from the Faculty of Education at Cambridge to complete a Masters degree.

If you would like further information on the course or would like to register an interest for the September 2011 cohort, please contact:

Stacy Spalthoff
ELC
Email: stacy.spalthoff@elc-cambridge.org or

Val Hazell
Tel: 01438 845279
Email: val.hazell@hertscc.gov.uk

May 2011