HEALTH CARE COURSES

Special Education Needs and disabilities training (6 hours) IN CHILDCARE and Health and Social Care COURSES

The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 makes discrimination against children, young people and adults on the grounds of their disability unlawful. This places a duty on the nursery, school, care homes to take reasonable steps to ensure that disabled people have full access to all services. Staff can be held liable for contravening the Act.

Course Outline:

Will this apply to me/my school, nursery, care facility?

Who is covered by the Act?

What is a disability?

What is discrimination?

What is a “reasonable adjustment”?

What if we don’t know about a person’s disability?

Disclosure and confidentiality

What to do if a person discloses that they have a disability to you?

Does SENDA affect our standards?

How to be sent support a person with Special Education Needs

How to best support a person with disabilities?

How to ensure we include the person within our setting

Assessment:

Multiple choice assessment and a variety of group

Qualification gained:

Understanding SENDA and how to best support people with Special Needs Certificate