National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordinators PgCert

**Why this course?** <br/><br/><br/>- Silver in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) for delivering the high-quality teaching, learning and outcomes for our students<br/><br/><br/>- Students benefit by working and sharing experience with peers, and have the opportunity to use the credits gained on this course towards and MA<br/><br/><br/>- Top ten in the UK for postgraduate student satisfaction (PTES 2022, 2023)<br/><br/><br/>- The 2023 Complete University Guide ranks Roehampton 2nd in London for research quality in education<br/><br/><br/>- Jointly recognised as the best modern university in the country, and the best modern university in London for research excellence. (REF 2021). 77% of our research is ranked ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2021)<br/><br/><br/>- A university tutor and school-based mentor is assigned to each students, ensuring ongoing support during and after qualification<br/><br/><br/>- This course fulfils the statutory requirements of the 2014 Children and Families Act<br/><br/><br/>- Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) play a vital role in leading the coordination of provision for children and young people with SEN and/or disabilities in schools. In September 2009 it became law for every new SENCO in a mainstream school to gain the Masters-level National <br/><br/><br/>- Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination within 3 years of taking up the post.<br/><br/><br/>**About this course:** <br/><br/><br/>- Roehampton is an accredited provider of this required, master’s level qualification for all teachers working as SENCOs in mainstream schools. Topics covered include: <br/><br/><br/>- Leadership and Management in Special and Inclusive Education<br/><br/><br/>- Opportunities for SENCOs to translate theory into effective practice and critically explore new understandings of barriers to learning<br/><br/><br/>- Becoming reflective practitioners with a view to exploring, reviewing, and evaluating their others’ practice<br/><br/><br/>- Learning the ability to plan, collaborate on and implement interventions engendering positive developments in a mainstream school<br/><br/><br/>**Skills:** <br/><br/>Our priority is ensuring that you graduate with a professional skillset. This incorporates;<br/><br/><br/>- Learning outcomes agreed nationally by the DFE and the SENCO Award providers group for the NASENCO qualification<br/><br/><br/>- Learning content which is informed by current SEN and disability legislation and underpinned by current theory and research led practice pertaining to Special and Inclusive Education<br/><br/><br/>- Providing professional development for new to post SENCOs to enhance the quality of teaching for children and young people with SEN and/or a disability and to improve provision and outcomes for them<br/><br/><br/>- Roehampton is an accredited provider of this required, masters level qualification for all teachers working as SENCOs in mainstream schools<br/><br/><br/>**Career Opportunities:**<br/><br/>This PGCert, National Award for SEN Coordinators, fulfils the statutory requirements of the 2014 Children and Families Act that all new-to-post SECNOs should have a postgraduate qualification. <br/><br/>The Award should enable SENCOs to develop and demonstrate the personal and professional qualities and leadership they need to shape an ethos and culture based upon person-centred, inclusive, practice in which the interests and needs of children and young people, pupils with SEN and/or disabilities are at the heart of all that takes place.<br/><br/>Our experience is that many students undertaking this award progress quickly to further promotion, especially to school leadership teams.