Study Details: PG Cert 1 Year Part-Time | September Start
The National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs) is a legal requirement for SENCOs, new to post since 2009 in maintained mainstream schools, nurseries, academies, free schools and pupil referral units (PRUs). All schools have a legal duty to appoint a fully qualified teacher as their SENCO.
Standard Entry
Applicants should normally have:
A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in a relevant subject.
Applicants must be in the role of Special Educational Needs Coordinator or Assistant Special Educational Needs Coordinator, and should either hold Qualified Teacher Status, or Qualified Teacher Learning Skills Status (or Early Years Teacher Status for those working in early years settings).
International qualifications:
If you have studied a non UK qualification, you can see how your qualifications compare to the standard entry criteria, by selecting the country that you received the qualification in, from our country pages. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcountry
English language requirements:
International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 6 in each component (or approved equivalent*).
*The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more
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