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The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Amendment) Regulations 2024

S.I. 2024/535 · Made 18 April 2024 · Extends to England and Wales

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Education, England

Made

18th April 2024

Laid before Parliament

22nd April 2024

Coming into force

1st September 2024

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 67(3)(a) and 135(2) and (3) of the Children and Families Act 2014f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2014 c. 6.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendment to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule: Insertion of Schedule A1
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extentI1

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 1st September 2024.

(2)

They extend to England and Wales.

2Amendment to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014I1

(1)

The Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 49 (prescribed qualifications and experience of SENCOs)—

(a)

in paragraph (4), for “qualification, mentioned in paragraph (5)” substitute “relevant SENCO Qualification”;

(b)

omit paragraphs (5) and (6);

(c)

at the end, insert—

(7)

For the purposes of paragraph (4), the relevant SENCO Qualification is—

(a)

where a person commences a course leading to that qualification before 1st September 2024 and completes that course before 1st September 2027, the National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination;

(b)

where a person commences a course leading to that qualification on or after 1st September 2024, the National Professional Qualification for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators.

(8)

For the purposes of paragraph (7)(a), the National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination is a postgraduate qualification in special educational needs co-ordination awarded by a body designated by the Secretary of State by order made under section 216(1) of the Education Reform Act 1988f2.

(9)

For the purposes of paragraph (7)(b), The National Professional Qualification for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators is a qualification in special educational needs co-ordination awarded by the providers specified in Schedule A1.

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(3)

Before Schedule 1, insert the Schedule A1 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Signature

David Johnston Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Education 18th April 2024

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1530) (“the 2014 Regulations”).

They amend regulation 49 to the 2014 Regulations to require that Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (“SENCOs”) complete the relevant SENCO qualification.

They provide for a new qualification for SENCOs, the National Professional Qualification for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators. The providers of the new qualification are set out in the Schedule. Those who have commenced a course leading to the existing qualification, the National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination, before 1st September 2024 will need to complete that course before 1st September 2027.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary sector or community bodies is foreseen.