Continuing Professional Development and Learning (CPDL)

The most important in-school factors in improving outcomes are effective teaching, including from teaching assistants, teachers and early years practitioners, and strong leadership of SEND, from SENCOs, Headteachers, nursery managers, governors and trustees.

Our menu of Continuing Professional Development and Learning provides all professionals with the opportunity to learn, develop and improve, whether you are new to the profession, have many years of experience, or are a leader in education.

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Flexible online support

We offer a wide range of flexible online support to ensure you are supported and equipped to identify and meet the needs of your children and young people.

nasen Academy

nasen Academy sits at the forefront of our CPD ecosystem - a modern, intuitive platform offering flexible, specialist-led online learning. 
All courses are developed by nasen specialists and grounded in evidence-based practice.

  • Flexible, on-demand modules you can complete at your pace
  • Specialist-led courses for deeper development and impact
  • Interactive CPD modules aligned with best practice and evolving policy
  • Personalised pathways with clear professional development and progress tracking
  • Mobile-first access - learn anytime, anywhere
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Single session on demand

All the webinars in our knowledge hub are available to access as a single session.

Select from a broad range of topics and access CPDL content that best addresses your area of interest.

 

 

 

 

 

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nasen Recognised Teacher / Practitioner of SEND programme

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.

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Bespoke CPD

We recognise that there are often topics identified as a whole setting priority for CPDL.

We can provide bespoke CPDL for your setting and also have options around group access to our existing CPDL opportunities.

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Our CPDL Courses

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SEND Casework Award

This award is designed specifically for those directly involved in SEND casework and casework management. It is a way of developing and enhancing staff practice in implementing the SEND Code of Practice (2015) requirements.

SEND Casework Award information

SENCO Support Service

The SENCO Support Service will provide you with access to a comprehensive information hub organised into useful topics to help resolve all of your SEND queries.

 

The service is available exclusively for SENCOs or the equivalent role (e.g. Inclusion Leader or ALNCO), whether that’s in a primary, secondary or all-through school, an Early Years setting or in FE.

 

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Commissioning a SEND Review from nasen

nasen now offer a SEND review programme, whereby we work with you to review SEND provision in your setting. We will support you with each stage of the review process, from an initial self-audit to reviewing provision face-to-face. From that we will help you to identify strengths and any areas to feed forward for development. Additional consultancy and follow-on training is also available to further support your setting’s SEND improvement journey.

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