SEND training guide for professionals
5. All partners: Targeted Training
Specific and appropriate to particular professional groups.
Inclusive practice
National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi): access a range of research, resources and publications about inclusion from this independent, not-for-profit organisation.
SEND law
Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA) is a charity that offers free and independent legal advice and support to families of children and young people with SEND. They also provide training on the SEND legal framework.
Early identification of needs
Completion of the early notification of SEND form (DOCX 106 KB) means that the LA is aware of children with SEND and can ensure they have access to the right support to be able to access early years education.
The Early Years SEND Request for Involvement notification form should be completed by a health or education professional, alongside parents or carers.
The Early Years SENCo Handbook 2022 is a suite of documents developed by Lancashire Specialist Teaching Service to support practitioners working in early years' settings.
The SEN support guide for professionals provides help for all practitioners and providers to identify how conditions can affect children and young people, and how they can access support with or without a diagnosis.
Complex needs
The NHS Long Term Plan includes a commitment that ‘by 2023/24 children and young people with a learning disability and/or who are autistic, with the most complex needs and at risk of mental health hospital admission or are in inpatient settings, will have a designated children and young people keyworker (NHS England).
Preparation for adulthood
Information and guidance for young people and adulthood prepares young people moving from children’s services to adult services.
Education, health, and care plans
EHC plans and annual reviews webpages provide information for professionals.
Annual reviews occur annually for those over 5 and every 6 months for those under 5. Often, they won't require SEND Team, Educational Psychology or Specialist Teacher representation. The SEND Team and Educational Psychologist will make a judgement on their attendance based on the pre-review paperwork and this would usually be when there is evidence of a significant change to the young person's needs and provision.