Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 57
57
Accepted
Mandate at least one Senior Leadership Team member holds SENCO qualifications in all schools.
Recommendation
To strengthen leadership on SEND, the Department should, in the short term, mandate that at least one member of the Senior Leadership Team in every school and every multi-academy trust holds SENCO qualifications. (Recommendation, Paragraph 218)
Government Response Summary
The government states that the NPQ for SENCOs, now mandatory, addresses the recommendation by providing essential knowledge and skills for SENCOs in mainstream schools.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
In autumn 2024, we began delivery of the NPQ for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (NPQ for SENCOs). This is now the mandatory qualification for SENCOs in mainstream schools. Participants will develop the essential knowledge and skills needed to set the strategic direction of SEN policy in a school and the conditions in which pupils with SEND can thrive.