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Early Years SENDCO Briefing Webinar
EY SENDCO Briefings are online webinars run by members of the Early Years Service who have specialisms and expertise in supporting children with additional needs.
The groups are an opportunity to:
- hear local and national SEND updates
- access SEND related training
- ask individual questions of our SEND Advisors
If your SENDCO is unable to attend, please try and send someone in their place. More details of the focus of the groups will be available termly on the EY SENDCO Briefing page of our website.
Early Years SENDCO Training
Part of the Inclusion Training Programme
This is a two-day in person course.
Attending this training will:
- Give SENDCOs the tools they need to be an excellent EYFS SENDCO.
- Help SENDCOs understand the requirements of SEND Code of Practice and how to implement them in their setting.
- Help SENDCOs learn about early identification, categories of SEND and assessment
- Consider excellent practice in involving parents
- Give information about the Graduated Approach, Universal Provision and the Assess, Plan, Do Review Process.
For new SENDCOS, those who are aspiring to become a SENDCO and those SENDCOs wishing to refresh their SEN knowledge.
NEN - Good Autism Practice
Part of the Inclusion Training Programme
Neuroinclusive Education Network (formerly the Autism Education Trust)
This training will support practitioners working directly with autistic children or those children on the pathway to a diagnosis in early years settings. It is advantageous to have attended a Making Sense of Autism Webinar.
Attending this training will:
- enable practitioners to develop their knowledge and understanding of good autism practice.
- provide guidelines and activities to help practitioners to improve their practice when caring for or working with autistic children.
- introduce practitioners to the early years autism competency framework to evaluate and develop how they work.
After a practitioner has attended this training, their setting will receive a promotion code to book one free place on one of our Autism and Play webinars.
NEN - Leading The Way In Good Autism Practice Webinar
Part of the Inclusion Training Programme
Neuroinclusive Education Network (formerly the Autism Education Trust)
This training is aimed at Early Years Heads/SENCOs /Managers and Senior leaders, who are able to impact practice across their whole Early Years Setting and are ideally in a leadership role
Attending this training will:
- support leaders/SENCOs and senior practitioners to create culture change across their provision.
- support them to have the skills, tools and confidence to lead change in their setting.
- signpost participants to associated resources to support them to fully embed the 8 principles of good autism practice and audit their current provision.
- help participants to have a good understanding of educational legislation related to inclusion.
- help practitioners to reflect on and plan next steps for what is required to lead change and fully embed an inclusive culture.
After a practitioner has attended this training, their setting will receive a promotion code to book one free place on one of our Autism and Play webinars.
NEN - Making Sense of Autism Webinar
Fully Funded Course
Part of the Inclusion Training Programme
Neuroinclusive Education Network (formerly the Autism Education Trust)
We are pleased to be able to offer this fully funded Making Sense of Autism training. This is an Autism awareness raising course aimed at Early Years practitioners in nurseries, preschools, childminding settings and practitioners working in and out of school and holiday clubs.
Attending this training will:
- provide a basic understanding of Autism, including hints and tips to support autistic children.
- demonstrate the importance of getting to know the child as an individual.
- approach autism as a difference rather than as a disorder or impairment.
- help participants understand how autism can affect an autistic child.
- help participants reflect on their practice and implement reasonable adjustments to support autistic children.
NEN - Planning for Transitions Webinar
Fully Funded
Part of the Inclusion Training Programme
Neuroinclusive Education Network (formerly the Autism Education Trust)
We are pleased to be able to offer this fully funded training to support you to plan for transitions for Autistic Children and Young People.
This course is designed for Reception Class Practitioners who will be welcoming an autistic child (with or without a formal diagnosis) into their class in September 2027. It is also suitable for Early Years Settings that are preparing to support an autistic child transitioning into their provision.
Attending this training will:
- provide a basic understanding of Autism, including hints and tips to support autistic children transition into a setting or school.
- demonstrate the importance of getting to know the child as an individual.
- approach autism as a difference rather than as a disorder or impairment.
- help participants understand how autism can affect an autistic child transition.
- help participants reflect on their transition practice and implement reasonable adjustments to support autistic children to transition.
NEN – Autism and Play Webinar
Part of the Inclusion Training Programme
Neuroinclusive Education Network (formerly the Autism Education Trust)
Settings will receive a special promotion code to book one free place on this course if a practitioner has attended either
Leading the Way in Good Autism Practice Webinar on 4th November 2026
or
Good Autism Practice on 10/02/2027 or 20/04/2027
Good Autism Practice on 10/02/2027 or 20/04/2027
Attending this training will:
- help participants understand that autism is a DIFFERENCE not a DEFICIT.
- demonstrate how the three areas of difference in autism impact on the development of play skills.
- show the importance of all adults working together to support the child to develop play skills.
- develop knowledge of how to support autistic children to develop play skills.
- enable participants to create and deliver a plan to ensure progress in play skills, which includes consideration of how to remove barriers and make reasonable adjustments.