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Centres for Excellence in SEND

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New Centres for Excellence in SEND announced

The Education and Training Foundation has two Centres for Excellence in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities; Natspec and City College Norwich.

Natspec’s work concentrates on bringing specialist knowledge and skills into the mainstream, while City College Norwich’s activity focuses on the theme of careers, helping to ensure that more learners secure meaningful employment.

Natspec has delivered training on behalf of the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) on delivering programmes for learners with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and on understanding the complex SEND in FE funding system. Natspec also developed some of the most visited resources on the ETF website, including guidance on recognising and recording progress and achievement (RARPA) and on PMLD (Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty) provision.

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For more information about the Centres for Excellence in SEND, visit the ETF website.

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