Online SEND CPD Units

Free, flexible online learning to help you develop inclusive practice. Each unit is hosted on our external learning platform. Click the button below to go straight to your chosen unit.

Foundations of inclusive classrooms

  • Unit 1: Creating an emotionally safe environment 
  • Unit 2: Creating a socially safe environment 
  • Unit 3: Creating a physically safe environment 

Speech, Language and Communication

  • Unit 4: Introduction to speech, language and communication needs 
  • Unit 5: Identifying and supporting SLCN 
  • Unit 6: Supporting the development of speech, language and communication skills 
  • Unit 7: Creating a learning environment that supports speech, language and communication 

Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs

  • Unit 8: Understanding behaviour as communication 
  • Unit 9: Promoting mental wellbeing 
  • Unit 10: Understanding and promoting resilience 
  • Unit 11: Understanding anxiety and creating a supportive learning environment 

Physical and Sensory

  • Unit 12: Supporting sensory differences 
  • Unit 13: Introduction to teaching learners with physical needs 

Cognition and Learning

  • Unit 14: Understanding executive functioning 
  • Unit 15: Memory for learning 
  • Unit 16: Supporting reading and comprehension 
  • Unit 17: Developing maths skills 

Preparation for Adulthood

  • Unit 18: Person-centred working 
  • Unit 19: Promoting independence 
  • Unit 20: Transitions 
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Features

  • Free to access at a time to suit you
  • Each unit is classed as a ‘short hop’ learning journey and can be completed in under an hour
  • Specialist Spotlight Sessions further contextualise learning
  • Themes include Language and Communication; Social, Emotional and Mental Health; Safety and Belonging; Speech, Language and Communication.

Benefits

  • Provides information and skills required to build holistic understanding of individual learner's characteristics and context.
  • Provides clear guidance on adaptations to teaching across the age range with the aim of meeting the needs of all learners.
  • 99% of users say that their confidence in identifying and meeting needs of their learners has improved, and that they are likely to incorporate changes in their practice as a result of the units. 

Need some help?

If you have any questions about these online units or would like some further support then please contact us by emailing: info@wholeschoolsend.org.uk

How to use the Online CPD Units

To access the Online Units you must have an active account with nasen/Whole School SEND and be logged in. 

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Each unit can be completed in under an hour.

At the end of each unit you will be invited to register for a free Specialist Spotlight session, which will facilitate an open discussion on each CPD unit and how you can apply learning into practice 

There are 20 units in total.

  • Unit 1: Creating an emotionally safe environment
  • Unit 2: Creating a socially safe environment
  • Unit 3: Creating a physically safe environment
  • Unit 4: An introduction to speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)
  • Unit 5: Identifying and supporting speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)
  • Unit 6: Supporting the development of speech, language and communication skills
  • Unit 7: Creating a learning environment that supports speech, language and communication
  • Unit 8: Understanding behaviour as communication
  • Unit 9: Promoting mental wellbeing in your setting
  • Unit 10: Understanding and promoting resilience
  • Unit 11: Understanding anxiety and creating a supportive learning environment
  • Unit 12: Supporting sensory differences in the learning environment
  • Unit 13: An introduction to teaching learners with physical needs
  • Unit 14: Understanding executive functioning
  • Unit 15: Memory for learning
  • Unit 16: Supporting reading and comprehension across the curriculum 
  • Unit 17: Developing maths skills
  • Unit 18: Person centred working
  • Unit 19: Promoting independence
  • Unit 20: Transitions