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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.

  • Click here to learn how to book on the Learning Zone URL
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  SEN course flyers

  • SEN Conference 2026 File
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  SEN Services Hub Training

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  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. 

  • Governor Services' Training Courses URL
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  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.
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  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 2025
  Dates:  24 September 2025 - Webinar launch (to include headteachers)  30 September 2025  12 November 2025  2 December 2025  13 January 2026  11 February 2026  25 March 2026  Price: Sub £355 / SLA £245 / Full £426   Keyword Search: OAP	Embedding Ordinarily Available Provision (OAP) within High Quality Inclusive Teaching This programme aims to ensure best practice of high-quality inclusive teaching in all classrooms, all of the time. Exploration of the recently published HIAS guidance: Ordinarily available provision and special educational needs and disabilities support, will be a key thread of this programme as we explore approaches to implementation across different settings.  Sessions will provide opportunities to reflect on current practice, identifying strengths and next steps for your school to ensure effective implementation of high-quality inclusive teaching and ordinarily available provision. Throughout the programme, there will be opportunities to hear from experts from across educational services in Hampshire related to the specific needs of your school.  The launch webinar is aimed at headteachers, please ensure that you share details of the webinar and meeting link with them.   The course price entitles a school to two places on this training. Only the Leader of Teaching and Learning should be booked via the Learning Zone.
  Date: 21 November 2025 Price: Sub £130 / SLA £85 / Full £156 Keyword Search: SENCO Understanding	SENCO Development Programme - Session 1 - Statutory Understanding - 2025-26 This 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 related 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.
  Spring Term 2026
  Dates:  Part 1 14 Jan 2026 Webinar launch (to include headteachers)  2 Feb 2026 3 March 2026 25 March 2026  Part 2 22 April 2026 19 May 2026 1 July 2026  Price: Sub £355 / SLA 245 / Full £426 *split over two financial years  Keyword Search: OAP	Embedding Ordinarily Available Provision (OAP) within High Quality Inclusive Teaching (Part 1 & Part 2) This programme aims to ensure best practice of high-quality inclusive teaching in all classrooms, all of the time. Exploration of the recently published HIAS guidance: Ordinarily available provision and special educational needs and disabilities support, will be a key thread of this programme as we explore approaches to implementation across different settings.  Sessions will provide opportunities to reflect on current practice, identifying strengths and next steps for your school to ensure effective implementation of high-quality inclusive teaching and ordinarily available provision. Throughout the programme, there will be opportunities to hear from experts from across educational services in Hampshire related to the specific needs of your school.  The launch webinar is aimed at headteachers, please ensure that you share details of the webinar and meeting link with them.  The course price entitles a school to two places on this training. Only the Leader of Teaching and Learning should be booked via the Learning Zone.
  Date: 23 January 2026 Price: Sub £115 / SLA £70 / Full £138 Keyword Search: SENCO Development	SENCO Development Programme - Session 2 - Co-development - 2025-26 This will focus on all co-development including person centred planning training, challenging conversations, transitions and supported problem solving.  Learning Outcomes  To understand what co-development is and isn’t.  To be able to implement the person-centred planning approach.  To understand how to manage challenging conversations and situations of challenge.   To undertake group problem solving of real experiences.
  Date: 3 February 2026 Price: Sub £40 / SLA £25 / Full £48  Keyword Search: SENDCo Spring	Spring 25-26 Primary SENDCo Briefing (Webinar) Virtual meeting to update on key issues pertinent to the SENDCo in schools, including updates both nationally and on a county level, and information from Local Authority officers. Agenda: Updates, transition from the HEP team, SEN registers, PINS, phase transfer and annual reviews.
  Date: 6 February 2026 Price: Sub £135 / SLA £20 / Full £162 Keyword Search: Special Conference	Hampshire Special Educational Needs Conference 2026 Looking at behaviour through a communication focused lens.  This all-day conference aims to explore the different ways in which behaviour is a communication and how to support staff, children, young people, and their families in understanding this.   Understand the different ways in which behaviour may communicate need.  Identify ways in which to support adults understand this communication and appropriate response.  Develop understanding of approaches that can be implemented to support regulation, build independence and resilience.
  Date: 6 March 2026 Price: Sub £90 / SLA £70 / Full £108 Keyword Search: SENCO Culture	SENCO Development Programme - Session 3 - Whole School Culture - 2025-26 This 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.
  Date: 13 March 2026 Price: Sub £180 / SLA £135 / Full £216 Keyword Search: SENCO Provision	SENCO Development Programme - Session 4 - Implementing Provision - 2025-26 This 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 reasonable adjustments are.  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.
  Date: 27 March 2026 Price: Sub £70 / SLA £45 / Full £84 Keyword Search: SENCO Data	SENCO Development Programme - Session 5 - Data for the SENCO - 2025-26 This 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.
  Summer Term 2026
  Date: 23 April 2026 Price: Sub £40 / SLA £25 / Full £48  Keyword Search: SENDCo Summer	Summer 25-26 Primary SENDCo Briefing (Webinar) Virtual meeting to update on key issues pertinent to the SENDCo in schools, including updates both nationally and on a county level, and information from Local Authority officers.  Agenda: Updates, SEND in the school development plan, staff development, PINS best practice.
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  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.

  Autumn Term 2025
  Dates:  24 September 2025 - Webinar launch (to include headteachers)  30 September 2025  12 November 2025  2 December 2025  13 January 2026  11 February 2026  25 March 2026  Price: Sub £355 / SLA £245 / Full £426   Keyword Search: OAP	Embedding Ordinarily Available Provision (OAP) within High Quality Inclusive Teaching This programme aims to ensure best practice of high-quality inclusive teaching in all classrooms, all of the time. Exploration of the recently published HIAS guidance: Ordinarily available provision and special educational needs and disabilities support, will be a key thread of this programme as we explore approaches to implementation across different settings.  Sessions will provide opportunities to reflect on current practice, identifying strengths and next steps for your school to ensure effective implementation of high-quality inclusive teaching and ordinarily available provision.  Throughout the programme, there will be opportunities to hear from experts from across educational services in Hampshire related to the specific needs of your school.  The launch webinar is aimed at headteachers, please ensure that you share details of the webinar and meeting link with them.   The course price entitles a school to two places on this training. Only the Leader of Teaching and Learning should be booked via the Learning Zone.
  Date: 10 November 2025 Price: Sub £35 / SLA £25 / Full £42  Keyword Search: Secondary Autumn SENDCo	Autumn 25-26 Secondary SENDCo Briefing (Webinar) The primary aims of the subject network meetings are to:  Ensure a clear understanding of the national picture and its application in local and school contexts.  Support effective subject leadership as appropriate to each school’s individual context.  Develop skills, expertise and capacity within school subject leaders and their teams through quality strategic CPD and the sharing of good practice.  Deepen understanding of subject specific pedagogy and knowledge that underpins good progress and attainment for ALL pupils.  Facilitate school to school networking and develop strength across the system.  Agenda: Updates, phase transfer, the statutory SEN team, statutory requirements, Access arrangements and Outreach.
  Date: 21 November 2025 Price: Sub £130 / SLA £85 / Full £156 Keyword Search: SENCO Understanding	SENCO Development Programme - Session 1 - Statutory Understanding - 2025-26 This 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 related 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.
  Spring Term 2026
  Dates:  Part 1 14 Jan 2026 Webinar launch (to include headteachers) 2 Feb 2026 3 March 2026 25 March 2026  Part 2 22 April 2026 19 May 2026 1 July 2026  Price: Sub £355 / SLA 245 / Full £426 *split over two financial years  Keyword Search: OAP	Embedding Ordinarily Available Provision (OAP) within High Quality Inclusive Teaching (Part 1 & Part 2) This programme aims to ensure best practice of high-quality inclusive teaching in all classrooms, all of the time. Exploration of the recently published HIAS guidance: Ordinarily available provision and special educational needs and disabilities support, will be a key thread of this programme as we explore approaches to implementation across different settings.  Sessions will provide opportunities to reflect on current practice, identifying strengths and next steps for your school to ensure effective implementation of high-quality inclusive teaching and ordinarily available provision. Throughout the programme, there will be opportunities to hear from experts from across educational services in Hampshire related to the specific needs of your school.  The launch webinar is aimed at headteachers, please ensure that you share details of the webinar and meeting link with them.   The course price entitles a school to two places on this training. Only the Leader of Teaching and Learning should be booked via the Learning Zone.
  Date: 23 January 2026 Price: Sub £115 / SLA £70 / Full £138 Keyword Search: SENCO Development	SENCO Development Programme - Session 2 - Co-development - 2025-26 This will focus on all co-development including person centred planning training, challenging conversations, transitions and supported problem solving.  Learning Outcomes To understand what co-development is and isn’t.  To be able to implement the person-centred planning approach.  To understand how to manage challenging conversations and situations of challenge.   To undertake group problem solving of real experiences.
  Date: 6 February 2026 Price: Sub £135 / SLA £20 / Full £162 Keyword Search: Special Conference	Hampshire Special Educational Needs Conference 2026 Looking at behaviour through a communication focused lens.  This all-day conference aims to explore the different ways in which behaviour is a communication and how to support staff, children, young people, and their families in understanding this.   Understand the different ways in which behaviour may communicate need.  Identify ways in which to support adults understand this communication and appropriate response.    Develop understanding of approaches that can be implemented to support regulation, build independence and resilience.
  Date: 3 March 2026 Price: Sub £35 / SLA £25 / Full £42 Keyword Search: Secondary Spring SENDCo	Spring 25-26 Secondary SENDCo Briefing (Webinar) The primary aims of the subject network meetings are to:  Ensure a clear understanding of the national picture and its application in local and school contexts.  Support effective subject leadership as appropriate to each school’s individual context.  Develop skills, expertise and capacity within school subject leaders and their teams through quality strategic CPD and the sharing of good practice.  Deepen understanding of subject specific pedagogy and knowledge that underpins good progress and attainment for ALL pupils.  Facilitate school to school networking and develop strength across the system.  Agenda: Updates, transition from the HEP team, SEN registers, Neurodivergence and wellbeing, Phase transfer and Annual reviews.
  Date: 6 March 2026 Price: Sub £90 / SLA £70 / Full £108 Keyword Search: SENCO Culture	SENCO Development Programme - Session 3 - Whole School Culture - 2025-26 This 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.
  Date: 13 March 2026 Price: Sub £180 / SLA £135 / Full £216 Keyword Search: SENCO Provision	SENCO Development Programme - Session 4 - Implementing Provision - 2025-26 This 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 reasonable adjustments are.  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: 27 March 2026 Price: Sub £70 / SLA £45 / Full £84 Keyword Search: SENCO Data	SENCO Development Programme - Session 5 - Data for the SENCO - 2025-26 This 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.
  Summer Term 2026
  Date: 7 May 2026 Price: Sub £35 / SLA £25 / Full £42  Keyword Search: Secondary Summer SENDCo	Summer 25-26 Secondary SENDCo Briefing (Webinar) The primary aims of the subject network meetings are to:  Ensure a clear understanding of the national picture and its application in local and school contexts.  Support effective subject leadership as appropriate to each school’s individual context.  Develop skills, expertise and capacity within school subject leaders and their teams through quality strategic CPD and the sharing of good practice.  Deepen understanding of subject specific pedagogy and knowledge that underpins good progress and attainment for ALL pupils.  Facilitate school to school networking and develop strength across the system.  Agenda: Updates, SEND in the school development plan, Staff development, Preparation for summer data analysis.