SEND Free Training
SEND Free Training
SEND Service Training
The Buckinghamshire SEND team consists of teams of professionals, including:
- Educational Psychologists
- Specialist Teachers
- Education, Health and Care Coordinators (EHCCOs)
- other specialised professionals
The vision is to build a better future for all children and young people in Buckinghamshire, so that they realise their full potential, regardless of their starting point.
The Buckinghamshire SEND Service offers a range of high-quality training. This is designed to equip schools, staff, and families with the knowledge and skills needed to ensure that every child with SEND is fully included, understood, and celebrated. All training is free unless stated otherwise.
Training can be found on the SEND Training page. Please note that the training courses will be added to each term.
Bespoke Training Requests
For bespoke training requests, please complete the bespoke training request form.
EBSNA Project
Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA) is a term used to describe children and young people (CYP) who experience challenges in attending school due to negative feelings (such as anxiety).
EBSNA is commonly associated with emotional and physical distress and a reluctance to attend school, which can lead to reduced attendance and further anxiety regarding school.
The Educational Psychology (EP) Team are in the process of setting up a weekly drop-in session for schools to discuss their concerns about EBSNA in the school. There will be a drop-in for each area hub, and it is expected that these will begin after the Autumn half term.
If you have any general enquiries about EBSNA, please email ebsa@buckinghamshire.gov.uk, and we will try to support you through signposting and/or directing you to appropriate referral pathways.
Autism Education Trust (AET) Training
The SEND team is proud to offer the AET training to our settings for free this year.
The AET schools programme offers training and resources to professionals working across all education settings for school-aged pupils aged 5 to 16 years via a network of specialist training hubs across the UK.
Supported by the Department for Education, the programme offers nationally delivered face-to-face or virtual training for professionals working with Autistic children and young people up to the age of 25.
The training uses a range of teaching methods to form an essential part of your continued professional development.
This suite of resources will support leaders or leadership teams to create a culture change across their provision. The resources will support leaders to embed the 8 principles of good autism practice as outlined in the Good Autism Practice Report.
To book whole-school 'Making Sense of Autism' training for your school, please email ehcenquiries@buckinghamshire.gov.uk.
National Autistic Society EarlyBird Plus and Teen Life
Support for parents (Autism Specialist Teacher Team)
You can read more about the Autism Education Trust on their website.