The Education (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

• Citation: S.I. 2009/1387
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st September 2009.

Section 2 Amendment of the Education (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) (England) Regulations 2008

(1) Regulation 3 of the Education (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) (England) Regulations 2008 is amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph (4), insert—

(5) Paragraph (6) applies to a person—

(a) who is the SENCO at a relevant school on 1st September 2009, and who on that date has not been the SENCO at that or any other relevant school for a total period of more than twelve months; or

(b) who becomes the SENCO at a relevant school after 1st September 2009, and who has not previously been the SENCO at that or any other relevant school for a total period of more than twelve months.

(6) The governing body of the school must ensure that, if the person is the SENCO at the school at any time after the required date, that person holds the qualification mentioned in paragraph (7).

(7) The qualification referred to in paragraph (6) is the qualification for the time being known as “The National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination”.

(8) In paragraph (6), “the required date” means—

(a) in respect of a person falling within paragraph (5)(a), 1st September 2012, or

(b) in respect of a person falling within paragraph (5)(b), the third anniversary of the date on which that person becomes the SENCO.