School education for children with Special Education Needs and Disabilities

All teachers participate in professional development training throughout their careers, much of which is about how to help children with SEND to learn effectively and prepare them for adulthood and independent living. This professional development is available at three levels:

• Awareness - to give a basic awareness of a particular type of SEND, such as dyslexia/Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) or cerebral palsy. This training is appropriate for all staff who come into contact with a child with that type of SEN, such as the Inclusion Development Programme or other training materials available on Whole School SEND.
• Enhanced - how to adapt teaching and learning to meet a particular type of SEND, for teachers and teaching assistants working directly with the child on a regular basis, such as the AET Training Programme from the Autism Education Trust and similar training available from I CAN and the Dyslexia SpLD Trust.
• Specialist - in-depth training about a particular type of SEND so staff have enhanced level skills and knowledge and can advise others and/or provide direct appropriate support such as specific courses available at universities or the Lamb materials - advanced training materials for autism; dyslexia; speech, language and communication; emotional, social and behavioural difficulties; moderate learning difficulties and the Salt materials – advanced training for school staff working with children and young people with complex SEND. Both the Lamb and Salt materials are also available on Whole School SEND.