In our school, we believe that all staff should be involved in supporting pupils with SEND, therefore, on-going staff CPD is essential.

Our staff has had training for:

• Epi-pen/ Asthma Training
• CPI Safety Intervention Training i.e. a positive strategy in the management of difficult situations
• Autism Awareness
• Whole school training strategies to support autistic children
• Specific Speech and Language strategies and interventions, pre-phonics skills, visual and auditory memory strategies, PECS Phase 1 and 2, Intensive Interaction, Modelling Symbols training, developing social skills, receptive and expressive language skill development.
• Visually Impaired Training
• Nurture Training
• Emotion Coaching
• Boxhall Profile Training
• Beacon Behaviour support training
• De-escalation training
• Behaviour Recovery
• SCERTS Training
• Down Syndrome 
• Brain Injury Training
• Basic Life Saving Training
• Anger Management Training
• ​Bereavement Counselling
• Attachment and Trauma Training
• Diabetic Training
• Sickle Cell and Thalasseamia Training from Birmingham Children’s Hospital

As well as this, various staff has been trained for different aspects of Special School targets for children with moderate learning difficulties.
 

It is the responsibility of the SENDCo to update all staff with regards to any changes in SEND procedures and assessment tools.

The SENDCo will provide and arrange whole school INSET or CPD sessions if, or when, any SEND training needs are identified, as well as termly updates on new SEND children and what strategies work for them.

The SENDCo attends regular LA Cluster Meetings, SEND Update sessions, annual training from the authority and the annual Primary SENDCo Conference in order to keep fully informed about change in Legislations, LA procedures and availability of resources, giving regular feedback to SLT.