SENCO Essentials: Legal Duties, Best Practice, and Compliant Annual Review Guidance

Trainer

The training will be delivered by Claire Jackson, an education law paralegal.

A one-day training event designed to provide an introduction to the relevant parts of the SEND law framework, including:

• key framework principles and partnership duties
• what can be expected from schools and other education providers
• suspensions and permanent exclusions; reduced timetables and attendance
• EHC needs assessment and EHC plans - procedure, content, and naming an education provider in an EHC plan - what LAs can expect from schools
• annual review of EHC plans - law and procedure including partnership duties

Learning Outcomes

Outcome of the workshop are:

• have a basic understanding of the SEND legal framework
• understand specific legal duties towards children and young people with SEND
• have a clear understanding of partnership duties between education settings, local authorities, health care, and social care