SEND Qualifications
and Training
Build a SEND-ready workforce, at scale!
Equip every role in your school or trust with the skills, confidence and qualifications to deliver inclusive, high-quality education.
Government funded routes
Apprenticeship Levy and Department for Education funded places.
Built for the reforms
Aligned to the White Paper, the SEND reforms and Ofsted’s focus on inclusion.
Training for every role
Programmes for leaders, teachers and support staff, from Level 2 to Level 7.
SEND expectations are changing fast
Schools are under increasing pressure to meet more complex needs earlier, with inclusion now a baseline expectation.
Rising complexity of pupil need
Inclusion now a baseline expectation
Ofsted assessing inclusion explicitly
Significant funding available now
The schools that act now build an advantage.
Training that builds real SEND capability
Our programmes help schools and trusts build whole-school SEND expertise, develop clear progression pathways and embed inclusive practice, improving day-to-day classroom practice, not just theory.
Practical, scalable training for every role
Nationally recognised qualifications
Fully funded apprenticeship routes
Role-specific learning pathways
Flexible, school-friendly delivery
Featured SEND Training:
SEND Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeship
This SEND apprenticeship combines hands on classroom experience with personalised mentoring, evidence informed study and dedicated SEND surgeries and spotlight sessions.
Thrive Early Years Apprenticeships
These apprenticeships are designed for practitioners working with children under 5, building environments that support healthy social and emotional development from the earliest years.
Speech and Language Support Practitioner Apprenticeship
This level 5 course is designed for support staff, enhancing everything from effective identification to practical strategies and intervention. Delivered with qualified speech and language therapists.
Autism Support Practitioner Apprenticeship
This level 5 course is designed to build expertise within your school to support autistic children and young people with confidence.
Additional courses to create a specialist workforce:
Every role in a school shapes outcomes for learners with SEND. Browse our featured programmes by role, then explore each course for full details, eligibility and funding.
For Teachers & Leaders
Qualifications that put inclusion at the centre of the school and trust strategy.
For Support Staff
Apprenticeships that turn teaching assistants (TAs) into confident, qualified SEND practitioners.
Not sure which programme is right for your setting?
Managing SEND Training across a trust?
Multiple providers, disconnected plans and limited visibility slow progress.
SkillsHub, the Supporting Education Group’s managed apprenticeship service, gives you control:
- One contract across all apprenticeships
- Centralised oversight of every learner
- Dedicated partnership support
- Programmes live within 12 weeks