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nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND course

This course is built around a deeper exploration of the implications of the An introduction to SEND in practice and Understanding and supporting universal needs. It has been developed to link with your day to day working practice – it encourages you to develop a resource or professional artefact (for example, a novel intervention; an assessment tool; a lesson plan template or a learning resource) which can be used in your setting.

This course is suitable for those in a non-teaching role (TA, nursery nurse, LSA etc). If you work in as a teacher in a school or FE setting, with or without QTS (Qualified Teacher Status), you may be interested in our Recognised Teacher of SEND course.

Cost: £500

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Frequently Asked Questions

You can purchase either of the below modules to complete as a standalone piece of CPD;

  • “An introduction to SEND in practice” or
  • “Understanding and supporting universal needs”

Or you can purchase the entire Recognised Practitioner/Teacher of SEND course which includes both the “An introduction to SEND in practice” and “Understanding and supporting universal needs” modules as well as the “nasen Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND impact module”. Completion of the impact module results in the awarding of nasen Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND status. 

Both “An introduction to SEND in practice” and “Understanding and supporting universal needs” modules cost £200.

The nasen Recognised Practitioner/Teacher of SEND course (those two modules plus the impact module) costs £500. 

The impact module can only be accessed if you have already completed the “An introduction to SEND in practice” and “Understanding and supporting universal needs” modules.

The Annual Webinar Pass provides access to all the content in our Knowledge Hub as well as all new webinars that are delivered over the period of your AWP membership.

The modular CPD programme provides access to a curated set of webinars group around a central theme as well as a live session aimed at contextualising this content plus an assessment.

If you complete all three modules you will also receive the nasen Recognised Practitioner/Teacher of SEND award.

The modular programme launches on 1st November 2021. Access to asynchronous content will be available immediately on this date.

There will be a range of dates available for the Live Sessions so you can select a date that works best for you.  

All of our modules include live sessions. The aim of the live sessions is to contextualise the asynchronous content as well as to share practice with colleagues.

You will have access to the module resources for 12 months from the date you begin the course. If you start a module on the 1st of November 2021 you will have access to the resources until 31st October 2022.

If you work as teacher in a school or FE setting, with or without QTS (Qualified Teacher Status), you may be interested in our Recognised Teacher of SEND course is suitable for you.

If you work in a non-teaching role (TA, nursery nurse, LSA etc), you may be interested in our Recognised Practitioner of SEND course.

No, these programmes are not accredited externally. However, they were designed in response to a need within the sector for enhanced, dedicated CPDL around SEND. We have designed them to be relevant and applicable for all teachers/practitioners who wish to complete them.

You will have access to webinars from the knowledge hub which are included in the module you have purchased. For example, if you have purchased “Understanding and supporting universal needs” you will have access to: “An introduction to neurodiversity”; “An introduction to Interoception”; “Understanding Emotion Regulation” and “Universal Support: strategies for all”.

Your live sessions for the Introduction to SEND Practitioner module

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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner Module 1 live session_ Introduction to SEND in Practice (3 - 4pm)

Online
09 Jan 2025
FREE
Intro Practitioner
Intro Teacher

This session will focus on contextualising the information delivered through the “An introduction to SEND in Practice” webinars. 

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner Module 1 live session_ Introduction to SEND in Practice (4 - 5pm)

Online
25 Feb 2025
FREE
Intro Practitioner
Intro Teacher

This session will focus on contextualising the information delivered through the “An introduction to SEND in Practice” webinars. 

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner Module 1 live session_ Introduction to SEND in Practice (3 - 4pm)

Online
29 Apr 2025
FREE
Intro Practitioner
Intro Teacher

This session will focus on contextualising the information delivered through the “An introduction to SEND in Practice” webinars. 

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

Book now
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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner Module 1 live session_ Introduction to SEND in Practice (4 - 5pm)

Online
04 Jun 2025
FREE
Intro Practitioner
Intro Teacher

This session will focus on contextualising the information delivered through the “An introduction to SEND in Practice” webinars. 

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

Book now

Your topics included in this module from the knowledge hub

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Guided Reflection

  • Introduction to SEND – Practitioner
  • 23 Nov 2023
Free
Intro Practitioner
guided reflection

This guided reflection document for the 'An introduction to SEND in Practice - Practitioner' module

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Recognised Programme: Introduction to SEND Part 1

  • Introduction to SEND – Practitioner
  • 01 Nov 2021
£50.00
Intro Practitioner

Do you want a solid foundation of knowledge about SEND? This course is suitable for anyone new to education including trainee teachers, NQTs, TAs and everyone else with an interest in this area.

This resource is FREE with Introduction to SEND – Practitioner, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND, nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND

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Recognised Programme: Introduction to SEND Part 2

  • Introduction to SEND – Practitioner
  • 01 Nov 2021
£50.00
Intro Practitioner

This webinar is suitable for anyone new to education including trainee teachers, NQTs, TAs and everyone else with an interest in this area.

This resource is FREE with Introduction to SEND – Practitioner, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND, nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND

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Recognised Programme: Effective support for children and young people with SEND - Session 1

  • Introduction to SEND – Practitioner
  • 01 Nov 2021
£50.00
Intro Practitioner

This webinar will be suitable for anyone in a support role in schools or other settings who wants to develop their practice for children and young people with SEND.

This resource is FREE with Introduction to SEND – Practitioner, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND, nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND

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Recognised Programme: Effective support for children and young people with SEND - Session 2

  • Introduction to SEND – Practitioner
  • 01 Nov 2021
£50.00
Intro Practitioner

This webinar will be suitable for anyone in a support role in schools or other settings who wants to develop their practice for children and young people with SEND.

This resource is FREE with Introduction to SEND – Practitioner, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND, nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND

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Recognised Programme: Effective support for children and young people with SEND - session 3

  • Introduction to SEND – Practitioner
  • 01 Nov 2021
£50.00
Intro Practitioner

This webinar will be suitable for anyone in a support role in schools or other settings who wants to develop their practice for children and young people with SEND.

This resource is FREE with Introduction to SEND – Practitioner, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND, nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND

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Male teacher supporting two primary school children in a lesson

Recognised Programme: Effective support for children and young people with SEND - session 4

  • Introduction to SEND – Practitioner
  • 01 Nov 2021
£50.00
Intro Practitioner

This webinar will be suitable for anyone in a support role in schools or other settings who wants to develop their practice for children and young people with SEND.

This resource is FREE with Introduction to SEND – Practitioner, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND, nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND

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Your live sessions for the 'Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs' module

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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner Module 2 live session_Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs (4 - 5pm)

Online
20 Jan 2025
FREE
Universal needs

This session will focus on contextualising the information delivered through the webinars included within the “Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs” module.

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

Book now
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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner Module 2 live session_Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs (3 - 4pm)

Online
06 Mar 2025
FREE
Universal needs

This session will focus on contextualising the information delivered through the webinars included within the “Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs” module.

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

Book now
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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner Module 2 live session_Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs (4 - 5pm)

Online
07 May 2025
FREE
Universal needs

This session will focus on contextualising the information delivered through the webinars included within the “Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs” module.

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

Book now
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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner Module 2 live session_Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs (3 - 4pm)

Online
12 Jun 2025
FREE
Universal needs

This session will focus on contextualising the information delivered through the webinars included within the “Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs” module.

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

Book now

Your topics included in this module from the knowledge hub

Guided Reflection

  • Universal needs
  • 23 Nov 2023
Free
Universal needs
guided reflection

This guided reflection document for the 'Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs' module

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Recognised Programme: Introduction to neurodiversity

  • Universal needs
  • 15 Nov 2021
£50.00
Universal needs

This webinar, suitable for all staff, will provide an in-depth explanation of what is meant by neurodiversity and different ways of thinking and seeing the world.

This resource is FREE with Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs, nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

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Recognised Programme: Understanding Emotion Regulation

  • Universal needs
  • 15 Nov 2021
£50.00
Universal needs

This course, suitable for all staff in all settings, will develop understanding of the different elements which play a role in emotion regulation

This resource is FREE with Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs, nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

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Secondary teacher with pupils in a class

Recognised Programme: Universal Support: strategies for all

  • Universal needs
  • 15 Nov 2021
£50.00
Universal needs

This webinar will examine universal difficulties that all children and young people, regardless of specific needs which have been identified, experience.

This resource is FREE with Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs, nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

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Female teacher with secondary school pupils in a lesson

Recognised Programme: Introduction to Interoception

  • Universal needs
  • 15 Nov 2021
£50.00
Universal needs

This course, suitable for all staff in all settings, will explore the importance of how we process our ‘inner selfie’.  

This resource is FREE with Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs, nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

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Guided reflection

Each module comes with a guided reflection document. Additionally the nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND module includes the development of a resource for use in your setting, developed from the content covered in the previous two modules.
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Recognised Practitioner

Your live sessions included in the 'nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND impact' module

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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND programme Module 3 – Development of a professional artefact Session 2 (4 - 5pm)

Online
10 Dec 2024
FREE
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

The session will give you the opportunity to discuss your thoughts and ideas to begin working on the development of your artefact. These webinars are included in the "Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND" module.

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

Book now
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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner Module 3 live session - Development of a professional artefact Session 1 (3 - 4pm)

Online
30 Jan 2025
FREE
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

The session will give you the opportunity to discuss your thoughts and ideas to begin working on the development of your artefact. These webinars are included in the "Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND" module.

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

Book now
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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND programme Module 3 – Development of a professional artefact Session 2 (4 - 5pm)

Online
13 Feb 2025
FREE
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

The session will give you the opportunity to discuss your thoughts and ideas to begin working on the development of your artefact. These webinars are included in the "Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND" module.

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

Book now
A smiling young professional is sitting in front of a laptop. She has an open book in her hand and is surrounded by plants

Recognised Teacher/Practitioner Module 3 live session - Development of a professional artefact Session 1 (4 - 5pm)

Online
13 Mar 2025
FREE
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

The session will give you the opportunity to discuss your thoughts and ideas to begin working on the development of your artefact. These webinars are included in the "Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND" module.

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

Book now
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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND programme Module 3 – Development of a professional artefact Session 2 (3 - 4pm)

Online
09 Apr 2025
FREE
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

The session will give you the opportunity to discuss your thoughts and ideas to begin working on the development of your artefact. These webinars are included in the "Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND" module.

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

Book now
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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner Module 3 live session - Development of a professional artefact Session 1 (3 - 4pm)

Online
13 May 2025
FREE
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

The session will give you the opportunity to discuss your thoughts and ideas to begin working on the development of your artefact. These webinars are included in the "Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND" module.

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

Book now
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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND programme Module 3 – Development of a professional artefact Session 2 (4 - 5pm)

Online
22 May 2025
FREE
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

The session will give you the opportunity to discuss your thoughts and ideas to begin working on the development of your artefact. These webinars are included in the "Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND" module.

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

Book now
Small training session with adults around a table

Recognised Teacher/Practitioner Module 3 live session - Development of a professional artefact Session 1 (4 - 5pm)

Online
16 Jun 2025
FREE
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

The session will give you the opportunity to discuss your thoughts and ideas to begin working on the development of your artefact. These webinars are included in the "Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND" module.

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

Book now
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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND programme Module 3 – Development of a professional artefact Session 2 (3 - 4pm)

Online
02 Jul 2025
FREE
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

The session will give you the opportunity to discuss your thoughts and ideas to begin working on the development of your artefact. These webinars are included in the "Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND" module.

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

Book now

Your topics included in the 'nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND impact' module from the knowledge hub

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nasen Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND progress log

  • nasen Recognised Practitioner/Teacher of SEND
  • 14 Feb 2024
Free
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher
guided reflection

The progress record is designed to help you track your progress through the content of the Recognised Teacher/Practitioner Programme.

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Resource/Professional Artefact Development Outline

  • nasen Recognised Practitioner/Teacher of SEND
  • 23 Nov 2023
Free
Recognised Teacher
Recognised Practitioner
Artefact Outline

This guided reflection document for 'nasen Recognised Practitioner / Teacher of SEND' modules

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Recognised Programme: Introduction to dyspraxia

  • nasen Recognised Practitioner/Teacher of SEND
  • 01 Nov 2021
£50.00
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

This webinar is suitable for SENCOs, teachers and support staff who would like an overview on the basics of dyspraxia.

This resource is FREE with nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

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Recognised Programme: Introduction to autism

  • nasen Recognised Practitioner/Teacher of SEND
  • 01 Nov 2021
£50.00
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

This webinar is suitable for SENCOs, teachers and support staff who would like an overview on the basics of autism

This resource is FREE with nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

View resource

Recognised Programme: Introduction to dyscalculia

  • nasen Recognised Practitioner/Teacher of SEND
  • 01 Nov 2021
£50.00
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

This session, suitable for SENCOs, teachers and support staff, will introduce dyscalculia, how it might be identified and some introductory ideas for support.

This resource is FREE with nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

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Recognised Programme: Introduction to dyslexia

  • nasen Recognised Practitioner/Teacher of SEND
  • 01 Nov 2021
£50.00
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

This webinar is suitable for SENCOs, teachers and support staff who would like an overview on the basics of dyslexia.

This resource is FREE with nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

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Female teacher leading group of staff in a meeting

Recognised Programme: Introduction to Social, Emotional Mental Health Needs (SEMH)

  • nasen Recognised Practitioner/Teacher of SEND
  • 01 Nov 2021
£50.00
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

This webcast, suitable for SENCOs, teachers and support staff, will introduce SEMH, the many ways in which children and young people might experience need in this area and some ideas for support.

This resource is FREE with nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

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Recognised Programme: Introduction to Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) 

  • nasen Recognised Practitioner/Teacher of SEND
  • 01 Nov 2021
£50.00
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

Part of Introduction to series this session, suitable for SENCOs, teachers and support staff, will introduce DLD, how it might be identified and some introductory ideas for support. 

This resource is FREE with nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

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Colourful letters in crayon spelling out ADHD

Recognised Programme: Introduction to ADHD

  • nasen Recognised Practitioner/Teacher of SEND
  • 01 Nov 2021
£50.00
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

This webinar is suitable for SENCOs, teachers and support staff who would like an overview of the basics of ADHD

This resource is FREE with nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

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Recognised Programme: Introduction to Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)

  • nasen Recognised Practitioner/Teacher of SEND
  • 01 Nov 2021
£50.00
Recognised Practitioner
Recognised Teacher

This session, suitable for SENCOs, teachers and support staff, will introduce SLCN, how it might be identified and some introductory ideas for support.

This resource is FREE with nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

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