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<p>The Teachers’ Standards set clear expectations that teachers must understand the
needs of all pupils, including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
(SEND) and mental health needs. To identify opportunities to build teacher expertise,
the department is undertaking a review of the Initial Teacher Training Core Content
Framework and Early Career Framework. The review, due to publish in early 2024, has
an aim to support trainees and Early Career Teachers to be more confident in meeting
the needs of children and young people with SEND, through engaging with the most up
to date evidence to inform their practice and applying this in the contexts in which
they work as new teachers.</p><p> </p><p>To support teachers and leaders at any stage
in their career, the department’s Universal Services programme, backed by almost £12
million, provides SEND-specific training for education professionals, with over 100,000
professionals undertaking autism awareness training since 2022.</p><p> </p><p>To promote
excellent leadership, the department has a range of leadership-level National Professional
Qualifications, for Senior Leadership (NPQSL), Headship (NPQH), and Executive Leadership
(NPQEL), to support leaders to develop the knowledge that enables all pupils to succeed,
including designing and implementing fair and inclusive policies, making reasonable
adjustments and promoting best practice on supporting pupils with SEND.</p><p> </p><p>The
department is enabling schools to better support children with their mental health
by offering funding for all schools and colleges to train a senior mental health lead
by 2025. This is a strategic leadership role, responsible for overseeing an effective,
whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing. As of August 2023, 14,400 schools
and colleges have claimed a senior mental health lead training grant, including more
than 7 in 10 state-funded secondary schools.</p><p> </p>
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