The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Amendment)
Regulations 2024
Made18th April 2024
Laid before Parliament22nd April 2024
Coming into force1st 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 20141.
Citation, commencement and extent1
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.
Amendment to the Special Educational Needs and
Disability Regulations 20142
1
The Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations
20142 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 19883.
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.
3
Before Schedule 1, insert the Schedule A1 set out in the Schedule
to these Regulations.
David
JohnstonParliamentary
Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Education18th April 2024
SCHEDULE Insertion of Schedule A1
Regulation 2(3)
SCHEDULE A1Providers of the National Professional
Qualification for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators
Regulation 49(9)
1
The providers of the National Professional Qualification for
Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators are—
a
Ambition Institute (registered charity number 1146924, company
number 07984030);
b
Best Practice Network Ltd (company number 04472661);
c
the National Society (Church of England and Church in Wales) for
the Promotion of Education (registered charity number 313070);
d
the School-Led Development Trust (registered charity number
1202423, company number 13429740);
e
Teach First (registered charity number 1098294, company number
4478840);
f
UCL Consultants Limited (company number 03332258).
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.
1
2014 c. 6.
2
S.I. 2014/1530;
there are amending instruments, but they are not relevant.
3
1988 c. 40;
section 216(1) was amended by section 54(5) of the Higher
Education and Research Act 2017 c. 29.
