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Redbourn Park Academy

Practical professional development for SEN practitioners and teachers

SEN Practitioner Course

A 12-week practical programme for teaching assistants and teachers moving into SEN. Build confident, reflective practice across sensory needs, individualised plans, behaviour as communication, co-regulation, key diagnoses, therapeutic play, OT and SaLT.

£225 per person. A Redbourn Park Academy certificate is awarded on completion. Ask about early-booking and school group discounts.

Spring 2027: online Tuesdays, 4–6pm, from 12 January; in person Thursdays, 4–6pm, from 14 January. Summer 2027: online from 27 April; in person from 29 April. Email academy@redbournpark.co.uk to book or enquire.

What you will cover

Teaching and therapy; sensory safety; individualised plans and EHCPs; reflective practice; felt safety; professional boundaries; and behaviour as communication.

The programme then develops co-regulation, emotional support, key diagnoses including autism, PDA and ADHD, therapeutic play, occupational therapy, speech and language, and a personal action plan.

Practical learning that transfers

Each week combines clear theory, discussion and an activity you can apply in your own classroom or setting. The course begins with a self-assessment and ends with a practical action plan.

Participants leave with a stronger toolkit, more confident professional judgement and a Redbourn Park Academy certificate.

Course formats

Online: up to 25 people, Tuesdays 4–6pm.

In person: up to 20 people, Thursdays 4–6pm, delivered within 30 km of Redbourn Park head office.

Twelve weekly sessions with planned school-holiday breaks. Email academy@redbournpark.co.uk to discuss individual or school bookings.

Anchor & Shield: coming soon

We are developing Anchor & Shield, a three-day framework for education, health and care professionals focused on co-regulation, de-escalation, safer decision-making and reducing restrictive intervention.

We intend to seek independent approval for physical-intervention training. Subject to approval, delivery is hoped for summer 2027. It is not yet an approved or bookable course; updates will be shared here.