
Audience
All practitioner working with early years children
Aims
Throughout the session practitioners will learn how to further support children with SEND by looking at how to adapt the environment, practice, and the curriculum.
Date | Time | Location |
Thursday, 6 February 2025 | 10 am to 11 am | Online via Teams |
Tuesday, 13 May 2025 | 4 pm to 5 pm | Online via Teams |
Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.
* Cambridgeshire Essentials
Audience
This online session is for practitioners who are trained Special Educational Needs Coordinators within their setting. We strongly recommend that SENCos Designated Persons (DP) access SENCo refresher annually alongside attending at least one SENCo Network session.
Aims
This session will provide participants with updates to support the skills and knowledge required of a SENCo DP within an early years setting in Cambridgeshire.
Additional information
Practitioners should update themselves with their setting SEND procedures.
Date | Time | Location |
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 | 1 pm to 2 pm | Online via Teams |
Thursday, 5 December 2025 | 10 am to 11 am | Online via Teams |
Wednesday, 5 February 2025 | 1 pm to 2 pm | Online via Teams |
Thursday, 27 March 2025 | 10 am to 11 am | Online via Teams |
Wednesday, 21 May 2025 | 1 pm to 2 pm | Online via Teams |
Thursday, 3 July 2025 | 10 am to 11 am | Online via Teams |
Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.
* Cambridgeshire Essentials
Audience
The SENCo DP course and role are appropriate to the skills, knowledge, and experience of a level 3 practitioner (although level 2 or working toward level 3 in some circumstances). Settings may have a maximum of two trained DPs - please do not book a place if you already have two trained DPs.
Aims
This course will provide participants with the necessary basic skills, and knowledge to become the named SENCo DP in their setting. Broad areas covered include:
- Legislation and guidance
- Roles and responsibilities
- Inclusive practice
- Partnership with parents/carers
- Identification and support for children with emerging needs or SEND
- Practical application of Graduated Approach to SEND
- Cambridgeshire-specific SEND processes and SEND funding streams
- Introduction strategies to support children with SEND.
Additional information
Please note, that this course will be delivered in three online sessions. There will be additional reading and setting-based tasks for learners to complete in between the sessions. Learners must complete all aspects (including the additional work) to complete the course.
Date | Time | Location |
Thursday, 26 September 2024, Thursday, 10 October 2024, and Thursday, 7 November 2024 | 10 am to 12 pm | Online via Teams |
Wednesday, 12 February 2025, Wednesday, 5 March 2025, and Wednesday, 19 March 2025 | 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm | Online via Teams |
Thursday, 1 May 2025, Thursday, 15 May 2025, and Thursday, 5 June 2025 | 10 am to 12 pm | Online via Teams |
Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.