Regulation 3 Prescribed qualifications and experience of SENCOs

As made

(1)

The governing body of a relevant school must ensure that the SENCO appointed under section 317(3A) of the Education Act 1996 meets each of the requirements in one of paragraphs (2), (3) and (4).

(2)

The requirements in this paragraph are that the SENCO—

(a)

is a qualified teacher^f1,

(b)

if required to complete an induction period under regulations made under section 19 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998^f2, has satisfactorily completed such an induction period, and

(c)

is working as a teacher at the school.

(3)

The requirement in this paragraph is that the SENCO is the head teacher or acting head teacher of the school and meets the requirements of regulations made under section 135 of the Education Act 2002 if required to do so^f3.

(4)

The requirements in this paragraph are that the SENCO—

(a)

has had responsibility for co-ordinating the making of special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs at the school for a period of at least six months ending on the 31st August 2009, and

(b)

the governing body is satisfied that—

(i)

the SENCO is taking steps to meet the requirements in paragraph (2), and

(ii)

there is a reasonable prospect that the SENCO will meet those requirements by 1st September 2011.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: “Qualified teacher” has the meaning given by section 132(1) of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) for the purposes of the Education Acts.
f2: 1998 c. 30. See the Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England) Regulations (S.I. 2008/657).
f3: 2002 c. 32. Regulations made under this section are the Education (Head Teachers Qualifications) (England) Regulations S.I. 2003/3111 as amended by S.I. 2005/875 and 2005/3322.