SEND Awareness - Online Courses - Adult Learning

This course is designed for anyone who cares for children or works with children who may have SEND in Nottinghamshire. Some of the procedures will be discussed and outside agency details given.

This course will help you to explore how children with SEND are supported in Nottinghamshire. We will explore how the funding is different to other Counties. Parents and carers will be given information about what outside agencies are available, how they can contact them, what support schools can offer and what the legalities around children with SEND are.

Over the course we will look at:

• Funding for SEND children

• EHCP’s

• Support agencies parents can refer to

• Support agencies schools can refer to

• Legalities relating to the SEND Code of Conduct and Ofsted

• The Local Offer, transition between schools, special schools in Notts and any other topics which learners have requested

No previous experience is necessary.

By the end of the course, you will:

• Have a good understanding of what support is out there for children with SEND and their parents/carers.

• Feel more confident when liaising with schools

• Be aware what laws and legislation states about what support children with SEND should be receiving.

• Know where to go for more help and support, should you or your child need it.

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire)

or

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

•    Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
•    Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

•    Greater London Authority
•    North East Combined Authority
•    South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
•    Tees Valley Combined Authority
•    West Midlands Combined Authority
•    West of England Combined Authority
•    West Yorkshire Combined Authority
•    Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
•    York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
•    Hull and East Yorkshire
•    Greater Lincolnshire
•    Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority
•    Cornwall Council
•    Lancashire Combined County Authority
•    Buckinghamshire

•    Warwickshire

•    Surrey

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.