Centres for Excellence in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) 2025

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The Education and Training Foundation wish to commission two Centres for Excellence in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) one with the theme of ‘People’ and one with the theme of ‘Careers’. Each Centre of Excellence in SEND will design and deliver CPD based on these themes for leaders, managers and practitioners who wish to put learners with SEND at the centre of their organisation, resulting in learners achieving the outcomes they aspire to. Each Centre for Excellence will have national reach across England. Working closely with ETF and SEND Employer Spokes, the Centres for Excellence SEND will design and deliver live online events, Community of Practice sessions and complete Peer Reviews focused on developing a whole organisational approach to SEND. This will result in learners achieving the outcomes they aspire to. Preparation for Adulthood is a key priority for the Centres. Each Centre will be able offer a specialism in a designated theme and will have equal parity, providing peer to peer support and sharing effective practice to the other Centres and Employer Spokes and the FE sector.

Renewal Options

The value of the contract for each Centre is circa 86,780 GBP inclusive of VAT. Duration of the contract is 13 August 2025 - 31 March 2026 with a possible extension of one year subject to funding.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 80000000 - Education and training services

Indicators

• Renewals are available.

Other Information

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