Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(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 2014

2. —(1)The Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014( 2 ) 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 1988 ( 3 ) .

(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.

Regulation 2(3)

SCHEDULE Insertion of Schedule A1

Regulation 49(9)

“ SCHEDULE A1 Providers of the National Professional Qualification for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators

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). ”