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Petition · past parliament

Make it a requirement. SENCO are only appointed if they have knowledge of ASD

Closed 97 signatures

What the petition asks

Special educational needs coordinators (SENCO's ) currently do not need to have any training or knowledge of any special education needs (SEN) to fulfil their job role in schools.
How can SENCO support families and school and advise/coordinate care on a topic they have no knowledge/experience of?

Timeline

17 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
17 Sep 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 97
Status Closed
Opened 17 Mar 2016
Closed 17 Sep 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.