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The SENCO role is one of the most demanding in any school. SENCOs coordinate provision, support colleagues, work with families, and carry a huge amount of responsibility, often with limited time. This training helps new and experienced SENCOs lead SEND provision confidently and effectively.
Below, we explain what our SENCO development and training involves, and how it helps you strengthen SEND leadership.
What Is SENCO Development & Training?
It’s practical training that helps SENCOs carry out and lead their role well. We cover the SEND Code of Practice, the graduated approach, effective provision, working with families and agencies, managing an inclusive whole-school approach, and the leadership side of the role.
We ground it in the realities of the job and the latest SEND landscape, and tailor it to your setting, whether you have a new SENCO finding their feet or an experienced lead refining their practice.
Who Is This Training For?
It’s designed for all education settings: maintained schools, academies, and multi-academy trusts, Alternative Provisions, and SEND Units/Hubs. It suits new and experienced SENCOs, aspiring SENCOs, and inclusion leads. Trusts often run it across schools to build SEND leadership capacity.
Many schools ask for it to support a new SENCO, strengthen SEND provision, or develop inclusive practice across the school.
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What Does the Training Cover?
We shape the content around your priorities. You can book a whole-school INSET, a group session, or focused one-to-one support. Our most common areas include:
- The SENCO role and the SEND Code of Practice
- Leading the graduated approach effectively
- Coordinating high-quality SEND provision
- Supporting and upskilling colleagues
- Working with parents, carers, and agencies
- Managing EHCPs and support plans
- Leading an inclusive whole-school approach
- Managing the workload and demands of the role
How This Training Helps Your School, Academy, Trust, or Alternative Provision
1
Lead SEND with confidence
Your SENCO learns to lead provision effectively, not just react to it. The role becomes manageable and strategic.
2
Strengthen SEND provision
We help your SENCO coordinate high-quality support that makes a real difference to pupils.
3
Upskill the whole staff
SENCOs learn to develop colleagues, so SEND becomes everyone’s responsibility, not just theirs.
4
Work well with families
We build the skills to work in genuine partnership with parents and carers.
5
Manage the graduated approach
Your SENCO leads assess-plan-do-review with confidence and consistency.
6
Support a new SENCO
New SENCOs get the knowledge and structure to succeed in a demanding role.
7
Manage the workload
We help SENCOs handle the demands of the role without being overwhelmed.
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How the Training Works
- 1We talk with you to understand your context, your staff, and what you want to change.
- 2We tailor the content to your setting, your phase, and your improvement priorities.
- 3We tailor the training to your setting and your SENCO’s experience, so it’s practical and relevant.
- 4We deliver the training in person or online, in a way that fits your calendar.
- 5We give you practical resources and tools your staff can use straight away.
- 6We follow up to help you embed the learning, so it sticks and changes classroom practice.
What Your Staff Get
Every participant comes away with more than notes. They get:
- Clear, practical strategies they can use in the next lesson
- A shared language and consistent approach across the team
- Ready-to-use resources, tools, and templates
- The confidence to put the training into practice
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Key Features of Our Training
Grounded in the Code of Practice
We build on the SEND Code of Practice and the current SEND landscape.
For new and experienced SENCOs
We support SENCOs at every stage, from new to role to refining practice.
Whole-school, group, or individual
Train a SENCO, a trust-wide group, or as part of INSET. We adapt to you.
Why Choose Jarvis Education?
We work only with education settings. We know how much a SENCO carries, and what helps them lead SEND well. Our training helps you strengthen SEND leadership, with every decision staying focused on children.
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Next Steps & How to Get Started
- Speak to one of our experts. We’ll explain how we work, answer your questions, and help you shape the right training for your staff.
- We agree dates and delivery that suit your calendar, in person or online, and confirm everything in writing.
- Contact us today to discuss how we can support your school, academy, trust, and alternative provision.
- We’re ready to help and support you.
Who We Work With
We support settings of every type across England and internationally.
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