Education (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

I fear that I have not been as clear as perhaps I could have. It is the new SENCOs who are required to have this training. For those who have been in post for some time, it will be at the discretion of the head teacher. If a SENCO has been in post for some time, it is possible that they will want to do the course, and of course that will be available to them, but it is important that I am clear that the discretion of the head teacher will come into play.