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  • Upcoming SEN Courses

    Visit our Learning Zone and search to book on any of the courses below using the course title or suggested keywords.

    Click here to view our upcoming Primary SEN courses.
    Click here to view our upcoming Secondary SEN courses.

  • SEN Services Hub Training

    Information on future sessions can be found here.


    • Governor Services' Training Courses

      Click the link below to be taken to the Governor Services' course page.  There you'll find info on their annual training programme, termly programmes and how to book on a course via their online booking system. 

    • Our latest SEN training offers

      The training delivery model for individual courses is identified in the course titles on the Learning Zone as follows:

      Webinar – virtual training via Microsoft Teams
      Blended – courses that are a mixture of virtual and face to face training
      No categorisation – venue based training

      For any queries regarding our training offer, please contact htlcdev@hants.gov.uk

      For any course booking queries, please contact htlc.courses@hants.gov.uk.

      • Primary

        
        

        Take a look at the Primary SEN learning opportunities available to book:

        To search for a specific course, type the course title or keywords in the 'Find Learning' box.

        Autumn Term 2024

        Autumn 24-25 Primary SENDCo Network Meeting (Webinar) 

        11 December 2024

        Keyword Search: Autumn Primary SEN

        Virtual meeting to update on key issues pertinent to the SENDCo in schools.

        Learning Outcomes:

        • Understand local and national issues
        • Understand any impending changes or publications
        • Understanding the services and support on offer
        • To inform on any statutory guidance queries
        • To ensure best practice is understood and shared

        Price: Sub £45 / SLA £35 / Full £54

        Spring Term 2025

        Spring 24-25 Cross Phase SENDCo Briefing (Webinar)

        29 January 2025

        Keyword Search: Spring Cross Phase SEN

        Virtual meeting to update on key issues pertinent to the SENDCo in schools.

        Learning Outcomes:

        • Understand local and national issues
        • Understand any impending changes or publications
        • Understanding the services and support on offer
        • To inform on any statutory guidance queries
        • To ensure best practice is understood and shared

        Price: Sub £45 / SLA £35 / Full £54

        Hampshire Special Educational Needs Conference 2025

        6 February 2025

        Keyword Search: SEN Conference

        Building relationships as the foundation for effective inclusion for children with SEND.

        This all-day conference aims to recognise the importance of building and maintaining strong relationships between schools, children/ young people and their families.

        Learning Outcomes:

        • Building Strong Relationships: SENCOs will develop practical strategies for building strong relationships with students and their families and external professionals.
        • Social and Emotional Wellbeing: To promote and emphasise the critical role of social, emotional wellbeing and ways to foster self-esteem and resilience and a positive sense of identity in children with SEND.
        • Inclusive Environments: SENCOs share how to create inclusive environments for all children using examples of best practices from Hampshire schools that prioritise inclusion as their core value.
        • Understanding Local Authority Support: Colleagues from the LA will share how the local authority supports schools to be fully inclusive. This includes understanding available resources, policies, and collaborative efforts to enhance inclusion.

        Price: Sub £135 / SLA £50 / Full £162

        SENCo Development Programme – Session 1 – Statutory Understanding

        27 February 2025

        Keyword Search: SENCo Understanding

        This session will focus on all the statutory aspects of the SENCo role and will also cover law, legislation and best practice guidance.

        Learning Outcomes:

        • To have a working understanding of the Code of Practice and how this relates to teacher standards.
        • To understand the law regarding SEND and the role of the SENCo.
        • To develop an understanding on equality legislation.
        • To understand what Access Arrangements are and how they are arranged.
        • To understand the different provisions and designations.
        • To understand the whole school role of the SENCo.

        Registered schools can send additional delegates (subject to availability) to this session at a cost of £65 per person. If you would like to send an additional delegate/s please email htlc.courses@hants.gov.uk

        Price: Sub £130 / SLA £55 / Full £156

        Spring 24-25 Primary SENDCo Network Meeting (Webinar) 

        26 March 2025

        Keyword Search: Spring Primary SEN

        Virtual meeting to update on key issues pertinent to the SENDCo in schools.

        Learning Outcomes:

        • Understand local and national issues
        • Understand any impending changes or publications
        • Understanding the services and support on offer
        • To inform on any statutory guidance queries
        • To ensure best practice is understood and shared

        Price: Sub £45 / SLA £35 / Full £54

        Summer Term 2025

        SENCo Development Programme – Session 3 – Whole School Culture (Webinar)

        23 April 2025

        Keyword Search: SENCo Culture

        This session will focus on how SENCos feed into and help create the whole school culture in relation to SEND.

        Learning Outcomes:

        • To understand what inclusive environments look like.
        • To understand what ordinarily available provision is and how it supports high quality inclusive teaching.
        • To understand how school improvement and SEND plans drive the CPD of staff
        • To understand what quality assurance looks like on a whole school level.

        To understand the uses of assistive technology and artificial intelligence.

        Price: Sub £50 / SLA £30 / Full £60

        High Quality Inclusive Teaching Programme – Part 2

        Keyword Search: Inclusive Teaching

        South Programme:

        Part 2: 7 May 2025
        (Part 1: 24 October, 14 November 2024, 8 January, 28 January, 5 March, 18 March 2025)

        North Programme:

        Part 2: 6 May 2025
        (Part 1: 24 October, 11 November 2024, 7 January, 30 January, 4 March, 18 March 2025)

        This programme is aimed at teachers and leaders of teaching and learning to ensure best practice of high-quality inclusive teaching in all classrooms, all of the time. What do we mean by high quality inclusive teaching? We’ll unpack this and the strategies that will benefit all learners and make planning, teaching and assessment even more effective. With broadening needs of our learners, we will explore how to use this to effectively inform planning for pupil success. Experts in their field will provide input tailored to your choice. During the programme you will reflect on the impact on your practice and have the opportunity to further share this within your school.

        Price: Sub: £165 / SLA £85 / Full £200 Split across FY’s

        Part 1:  Sub £142 / SLA £75 / Full £172
        Part 2:  Sub: £23 / SLA £10 / Full £28

        Summer 24-25 Cross Phase SENDCo Briefing (Webinar) 

        22 May 2025

        Keyword Search: Summer Cross Phase SEN

        Virtual meeting to update on key issues pertinent to the SENDCo in schools.

        Learning Outcomes:

        • Understand local and national issues
        • Understand any impending changes or publications
        • Understanding the services and support on offer
        • To inform on any statutory guidance queries
        • To ensure best practice is understood and shared

        Price: Sub £45 / SLA £35 / Full £54

        SENCo Development Programme – Session 4 – Implementing Provision (Webinar)

        17 June 2025

        Keyword Search: SENCo Provision

        This session will focus on how SENCos ensure provision implemented is graduated, monitored and impactful.

        Learning Outcomes:

        • To understand the importance of early intervention
        • To understand what are reasonable adjustments
        • To understand the graduated approach and how provision should be monitored and managed
        • To understand how to effectively use support staff

        To understand how alternative provision and curriculums can be used.

        Price: Sub £50 / SLA £30 / Full £60

        Summer 24-25 Primary SENDCo Network Meeting (Webinar)

        9 July 2025

        Keyword Search: Summer 24-25 Primary SEN

        Virtual meeting to update on key issues pertinent to the SENDCo in schools.

        Learning Outcomes:

        • Understand local and national issues
        • Understand any impending changes or publications
        • Understanding the services and support on offer
        • To inform on any statutory guidance queries
        • To ensure best practice is understood and shared

        Price: Sub £45 / SLA £35 / Full £54

        SENCo Development Programme – Session 5 – Data for the SENCo (Webinar)

        10 July 2025

        Keyword Search: SENCo Data

        This session will focus on how SENCos should use data to inform their approaches.

        Learning Outcomes:

        • To understand how to create a SEN register
        • To understand the requirements of provision mapping and costing
        • To know the different baselining tools available
        • To know how to analyse data through an equitable lens

        To understand the requirements of whole school data and report writing.

        Price: Sub £50 / SLA £30 / Full £60

        • Secondary

          Take a look at the Secondary SEN learning opportunities available to book:

          To search for a specific course, type the course title or keywords in the 'Find Learning' box.

          Spring Term 2025

          Spring 24-25 Cross Phase SENDCo Briefing (Webinar)

          29 January 2025

          Keyword Search: Spring Cross Phase SEN

          Virtual meeting to update on key issues pertinent to the SENDCo in schools.

          Learning Outcome:

          • Understand local and national issues
          • Understand any impending changes or publications
          • Understanding the services and support on offer
          • To inform on any statutory guidance queries
          • To ensure best practice is understood and shared

          Price: Sub £45 / SLA £35 / Full £54

          Hampshire Special Educational Needs Conference 2025

          6 February 2025

          Keyword Search: Special Conference

          Building relationships as the foundation for effective inclusion for children with SEND.

          This all-day conference aims to recognise the importance of building and maintaining strong relationships between schools, children/ young people and their families.

          Learning Outcomes:

          • Building Strong Relationships: SENCOs will develop practical strategies for building strong relationships with students and their families and external professionals.
          • Social and Emotional Wellbeing: To promote and emphasise the critical role of social, emotional wellbeing and ways to foster self-esteem and resilience and a positive sense of identity in children with SEND.
          • Inclusive Environments: SENCOs share how to create inclusive environments for all children using examples of best practices from Hampshire schools that prioritise inclusion as their core value.
          • Understanding Local Authority Support: Colleagues from the LA will share how the local authority supports schools to be fully inclusive. This includes understanding available resources, policies, and collaborative efforts to enhance inclusion.

          Price: Sub £135 / SLA £50 / Full £162

          SENCo Development Programme – Session 1 – Statutory Understanding

          27 February 2025

          Keyword Search: SENCo Understanding

          This session will focus on all the statutory aspects of the SENCo role and will also cover law, legislation and best practice guidance.

          Learning Outcomes:

          • To have a working understanding of the Code of Practice and how this relates to teacher standards.
          • To understand the law regarding SEND and the role of the SENCo.
          • To develop an understanding on equality legislation.
          • To understand what Access Arrangements are and how they are arranged.
          • To understand the different provisions and designations.
          • To understand the whole school role of the SENCo.

          Registered schools can send additional delegates (subject to availability) to this session at a cost of £65 per person. If you would like to send an additional delegate/s please email htlc.courses@hants.gov.uk

          Price: Sub £130 / SLA £55 / Full £156

          Summer Term 2025

          SENCo Development Programme – Session 3 – Whole School Culture (Webinar)

          23 April 2025

          Keyword Search: SENCo Culture

          This session will focus on how SENCos feed into and help create the whole school culture in relation to SEND.

          Learning Outcomes:

          • To understand what inclusive environments look like.
          • To understand what ordinarily available provision is and how it supports high quality inclusive teaching.
          • To understand how school improvement and SEND plans drive the CPD of staff
          • To understand what quality assurance looks like on a whole school level.

          To understand the uses of assistive technology and artificial intelligence.

          Price: Sub £50 / SLA £30 / Full £60

          High Quality Inclusive Teaching Programme – Part 2

          Keyword Search: Inclusive Teaching

          South Programme:

          Part 2: 7 May 2025
          (Part 1: 24 October, 14 November 2024, 8 January, 28 January, 5 March, 18 March 2025)

          North Programme:

          Part 2: 6 May 2025
          (Part 1: 24 October, 11 November 2024, 7 January, 30 January, 4 March, 18 March 2025)

          This programme is aimed at teachers and leaders of teaching and learning to ensure best practice of high-quality inclusive teaching in all classrooms, all of the time. What do we mean by high quality inclusive teaching? We’ll unpack this and the strategies that will benefit all learners and make planning, teaching and assessment even more effective. With broadening needs of our learners, we will explore how to use this to effectively inform planning for pupil success. Experts in their field will provide input tailored to your choice. During the programme you will reflect on the impact on your practice and have the opportunity to further share this within your school.

          Price: Sub: £165 / SLA £85 / Full £200 Split across FY’s

          Part 1:  Sub £142 / SLA £75 / Full £172
          Part 2:  Sub: £23 / SLA £10 / Full: £28

          Summer 24-25 Cross Phase SENDCo Network Briefing (Webinar)

          22 May 2025

          Keyword Search: Summer Cross Phase SEN

          Virtual meeting to update on key issues pertinent to the SENDCo in schools.

          Learning Outcome:

          • Understand local and national issues
          • Understand any impending changes or publications
          • Understanding the services and support on offer
          • To inform on any statutory guidance queries
          • To ensure best practice is understood and shared

          Price: Sub £45 / SLA £35 / Full £54

          SENCo Development Programme – Session 4 – Implementing Provision (Webinar)

          17 June 2025

          Keyword Search: SENCo Provision

          This session will focus on how SENCos ensure provision implemented is graduated, monitored and impactful.

          Learning Outcomes:

          • To understand the importance of early intervention
          • To understand what are reasonable adjustments
          • To understand the graduated approach and how provision should be monitored and managed
          • To understand how to effectively use support staff

          To understand how alternative provision and curriculums can be used.

          Price: Sub £50 / SLA £30 / Full £60

          SENCo Development Programme – Session 5 – Data for the SENCo (Webinar)

          10 July 2025

          Keyword Search: SENCo Data

          This session will focus on how SENCos should use data to inform their approaches.

          Learning Outcomes:

          • To understand how to create a SEN register
          • To understand the requirements of provision mapping and costing
          • To know the different baselining tools available
          • To know how to analyse data through an equitable lens

          To understand the requirements of whole school data and report writing.

          Price: Sub £50 / SLA £30 / Full £60