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<p>Neither qualified teachers, nor special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCO),
are required to hold the Assessment Practising Certificate.</p><p> </p><p>Every school
is required to identify and address the special educational needs (SEN) of the pupils
that they support, including those with dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties,
and are subject to the requirements of the statutory guidance, the ‘Special Educational
Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Code of Practice: 0-25 Years’: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>In order for teachers to be awarded qualified teacher status, trainees must
satisfy the teachers’ standards which include a requirement that they have a clear
understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with SEN and are able to
use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-standards"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-standards</a>. ‘A framework
of core content for initial teacher training (ITT)’, published in July 2016 states
that providers should ensure SEND training is integrated across the ITT programme:
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-government-response-to-carter-review"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-government-response-to-carter-review</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>All maintained mainstream schools and nursery schools must designate a qualified
teacher as the SENCO. Any SENCO appointed to the role after 1 September 2009, and
who has not previously been the SENCO at that or any other relevant school for a total
period of more than 12 months, is required to achieve a national award in special
educational needs co-ordination (NASENCO). The NASENCO is a masters-level award, which
covers all aspects of leading on SEND within schools and supporting children and young
people with SEND.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government has provided support to organisations,
including the British Dyslexia Association, to produce a range of guidance to help
teachers provide support to children and young people with dyslexia. In April 2018
the Whole School SEND consortium, led by the National Association for SEN, nasen,
were awarded £3.4 million for 2018-2020 to deliver a programme of work to equip the
school workforce to deliver high quality teaching across all types of SEND, including
specific learning difficulties. The programme of work aims to help schools identify
and meet SEND training needs.</p>
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