Training opportunities for SEND parents and carers
If you have a child or young person with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), you may need extra guidance and support.
You can learn more about your child's needs and the larger world of SEND by taking a training course.
Most training is free and provided through charities and support services. But there are some opportunities where you have to pay.
Specific special educational needs and disability training
| Course title | Price | Dates | Format of training | Course provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding ADHD |
£54 Free for 4 weeks | Ongoing | Web based | Future Learn |
| Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties | Free | Ongoing | Web based | The Aim Group |
| Special Education Needs and Disability | Free | Ongoing | Web based | The Aim Group |
| A parents' guide to supporting children and young people: ADHD and autism | Free | Ongoing | YouTube videos | NHS |
| British Sign Language (BSL) and lipreading | Various | Ongoing | Zoom | Hi Kent |
| Family Sign | Free | Ongoing | YouTube videos | National Deaf Children's Society |
| Caring for People with Psychosis and Schizophrenia |
£62 Free for 4 weeks | Ongoing | Web based | Future Learn |
| Parents Course Lego Bricks Based Therapy Approach at Home | £49.99 | Ongoing | Postal | Lego® |
| Helping babies and young children learn skills for talking | Free | Ongoing | Web based | NHS |
| Learn Makaton | Various | Ongoing | Online | Makaton |
| Moving up to secondary school for children with additional needs | Free | Ongoing | Online | inourplace |
Autism training
| Course title | Price | Dates | Format of training | Course provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A parents' guide to supporting children and young people: ADHD and autism | Free | Ongoing | YouTube videos | NHS |
| General autism training Find autism training providers via the NHS website. | Various | Ongoing | Various | Various |
| Parents Course Lego Bricks Based Therapy Approach at Home | £49.99 | Ongoing | Postal | Lego® |
| Autism courses and awareness training courses | Various | Ongoing | Web based accredited | Future Learn |
| Understanding Autism | Free | Ongoing | Web based | The Aim Group |
General training
| Course title | Price | Dates | Format of training | Course provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Ongoing | Downloadable booklet | KYCC | |
| Behaviour That Challenges | Free | Ongoing | Web based | The Aim Group |
| Children And Young People's Mental Health | Free | Ongoing | Web based | The Aim Group |
| Free Use access code Invicta | Ongoing | Web based | In Our Place | |
| General parenting courses | Various | Ongoing | In person and online | Kent Adult Education |
| Information sessions for parents | Free | Ongoing | In person and online | Information Support and Advice Kent (IASK) |
| Various Including a subsidised training fund | Ongoing | In person and Zoom | IPSEA | |
| Neuroscience in Early Years - Help Your Child Process Negative Emotions | Free | Ongoing | Web based | The Aim Group |