The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Amendment to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014

2.—(1) The Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 49 (prescribed qualifications and experience of SENCOs)—

(a) in paragraph (4), for “qualification, mentioned in paragraph (5)” substitute “relevant SENCO Qualification”;

(b) omit paragraphs (5) and (6);

(c) at the end, insert—

“(7) For the purposes of paragraph (4), the relevant SENCO Qualification is—

(a) where a person commences a course leading to that qualification before 1st September 2024 and completes that course before 1st September 2027, the National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination;

(b) where a person commences a course leading to that qualification on or after 1st September 2024, the National Professional Qualification for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators.

(8) For the purposes of paragraph (7)(a), the National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination is a postgraduate qualification in special educational needs co-ordination awarded by a body designated by the Secretary of State by order made under section 216(1) of the Education Reform Act 1988(2).

(9) For the purposes of paragraph (7)(b), The National Professional Qualification for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators is a qualification in special educational needs co-ordination awarded by the providers specified in Schedule A1.”.

(3) Before Schedule 1, insert the Schedule A1 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(1)

S.I. 2014/1530; there are amending instruments, but they are not relevant.

(2)

1988 c. 40; section 216(1) was amended by section 54(5) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 c. 29.