Courses and qualifications offered by Real Training

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Professional Assessment
- Professional Assessment
SEND & Inclusion
- SEND & Inclusion
Leadership
- Leadership
Mental Health, Wellbeing & Safeguarding
- Mental Health, Wellbeing & Safeguarding
Literacy & Numeracy
- Literacy & Numeracy
Apprenticeships
- Apprenticeships

MEd Inclusive Educational Leadership
- MEd Inclusive Educational Leadership
  Our Masters in Inclusive Educational Leadership is designed for educational professionals looking to develop their leadership skills within an inclusive setting.
  
  You will gain advanced knowledge of leadership and management principles and exemplary inclusive practice, as well as developing the skills to help you lead with greater confidence.
  
  This programme is designed and delivered by Real Training and accredited and quality assured by Middlesex University.
  
  Choose from different modules, worth between 30 to 60 credits each. As this is a part-time programme you can study a maximum of 90 credits in one academic year. You need 180 (level 7) credits to obtain your MEd.
NPQ SENCO 123
- NPQ SENCO 123
  
  By studying this National Professional Qualification (NPQ), you will gain the knowledge and practical skills to lead inclusive education and have a lasting impact on your students.
  
  You’ll develop your expertise, drive positive change and foster collaboration, with both internal teams and external partners, to deliver exceptional support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
National Award for SEN Coordination
- National Award for SEN Coordination
  Real Training is continuing to offer the highly-respected NASENCO. However, please refer to our NPQ SENCO page for the latest mandatory qualification for SENCOs.
  
  The course is designed and delivered by Real Training and quality assured by Middlesex University. Upon completion you will receive the Middlesex University Postgraduate Certificate (National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination).
Senior Leader with NASENCO
- Senior Leader with NASENCO
  
  Achieve the highly-regarded National Award for SEN Coordination (NASENCO) alongside an apprenticeship in Senior Leadership. This combined programme allows you to develop your knowledge and skills in two crucial areas; Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and strategic leadership.
  
  Funded through the Government's Apprenticeship Levy.
International Award for SEN Coordination
- International Award for SEN Coordination
  A qualification for SENCOs working at international schools who do not hold QTS or QTLS but wish to gain an understanding of the skills that can be used to make a positive difference for learners with SEND.
Certificate of Psychometric Testing, Assessment and Access Arrangements
- Certificate of Psychometric Testing, Assessment and Access Arrangements
  All educationalists use tests to assess their students’ progress.
  
  This course will help you to understand how assessments using psychometric tests are developed; how to use them effectively; how to interpret the results; and how to write access arrangements for public examinations.
  
  You will not only gain the British Psychological Society's (BPS's) Test User Educational qualification, but you will also be able to join the BPS's Register of Qualifications in Test Use – a publicly searchable database of competence that will bolster your professional reputation.
Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing
- Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing
  The Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing is accredited by Real Training and will provide an explicit record of your achievements.
  
  Upon completion, you will be eligible for a nationally recognised qualification that will be logged on the British Psychological Society's Register of Qualifications in Test Use (RQTU). This is a public record of your qualification and allows others to check your competence.
Learning and Skills Assessor Apprenticeship
- Learning and Skills Assessor Apprenticeship
  
  As an apprentice you will learn how to use psychometric tests to effectively assess the progress of students and identify appropriate support strategies.
  
  Delivered in partnership with our sister company, Educational and Sporting Futures - an OFSTED outstanding apprenticeships provider. Funded through the Government's Apprenticeship Levy.
Level 3: Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship with additional SEND Training
- Level 3: Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship with additional SEND Training
  
  As an apprentice, you will gain invaluable insight and experience of working within a classroom setting as well as gaining additional SEND expertise, which will enable you to provide support to pupils with a variety of additional learning needs including; Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD and Dyslexia.
  
  Delivered in partnership with our sister company, OFSTED Outstanding apprenticeship provider, Educational & Sporting Futures. Funded through the Government's Apprenticeship Levy.
MEd SEND & Inclusion
- MEd SEND & Inclusion
  The Master of Education in SEND and Inclusion (MEd SEND & Inclusion) is designed to help educators raise the quality of SEND support and inclusive practice across schools in the UK and internationally.
  
  Designed and delivered by Real Training and quality assured by Middlesex University, this course will keep you up-to-date with the latest thinking and best practices around special educational needs and inclusive teaching.
  
  Book your place on our part-time MEd programme and create a pathway that suits you. Modules are worth from 30 to 60 credits each. As this is a part-time programme you can study a maximum of 90 credits in one academic year. You need 180 (level 7) credits to obtain your MEd.
MEd SEND & Inclusion: Pastoral
- MEd SEND & Inclusion: Pastoral
  This programme is ideal for anyone in a pastoral position wishing to improve their knowledge and leadership skills to help build a culture where everybody matters and everyone is included.
  
  You will benefit from a research-based approach to understanding the social-emotional and mental health needs of all young people, as well as developing the skills to lead or contribute towards a whole-school approach to actioning change.
  
  Designed and delivered by Real Training and quality assured and accredited by Middlesex University, undertaking this course will ensure you stay up-to-date with the latest thinking around pastoral care, with an emphasis on special educational needs and supporting children from different cultural backgrounds.
  
  You will receive a Middlesex award upon completion.
MEd SEND & Inclusion: Assessment
- MEd SEND & Inclusion: Assessment
  Become your setting's leader or specialist in assessment by implementing effective programmes, and ensuring long-term success through ongoing evaluation and adaptation.
  
  Building on the knowledge gained from professional qualifications such as the Certificate in Competence in Educational Testing (CCET), this programme allows you to strengthen your skills in a number of ways.
  
  You might take the opportunity to understand more about cognitive functioning to ensure interventions being implemented are in line with the assessed needs of the students. You could also develop skills to drive positive change for students through auditing and leading improvements for testing provision and practices in your setting.
MEd SEND & Inclusion: Autism
- MEd SEND & Inclusion: Autism
  Become the autism expert in your setting and transform the lives of young autistic people by undertaking our Masters in Autism programme.
  
  This programme is designed and delivered by Real Training and accredited and quality assured by Middlesex University. It allows educational professionals to study autism in greater depth, combining two autism-specific modules with a range of optional modules from our broader SEND and Inclusion topics to gain their MEd qualification.
  
  As this is a part-time programme, you can take a maximum of 90 credits in one academic year. You need 180 (level 7) credits to obtain your MEd.
MEd Professional Practice in Dyslexia and Literacy
- MEd Professional Practice in Dyslexia and Literacy
  The Master of Education (MEd) Professional Practice in Dyslexia and Literacy is a programme designed to offer those who have completed some Dyslexia and Literacy courses from Dyslexia Action a route to gain a Masters qualification. The programme is quality assured by Middlesex University and you will receive a Middlesex University award upon completion.
  
  To join the programme, you should have already completed some Dyslexia Action modules amounting to between 40 and 120 credits. If you have achieved 120 credits, you will be able to enrol on the 60 credit Enquiry-based SEND practice module to complete your Masters level qualification. If you have fewer than 120 credits from the Dyslexia Action's courses, you have the option to complete the final credits from a selection of Real Training's SEND programme modules, followed by the Enquiry-based SEND practice module.
  
  Depending on the chosen modules, you will then obtain either the MEd Professional Practice in Dyslexia and Literacy (see below for module options) or the MEd SEND.
Postgraduate Diploma
- Postgraduate Diploma
  Our postgraduate diplomas are available on all five of our masters programmes. Choose to graduate with 120 credits from a combination of 30 and 60 credit modules and/or any credits you bring into the programme from previous studies.
  
  The programme is designed and delivered by Real Training and quality assured by Middlesex University. You will receive a Middlesex University award upon completion.
Postgraduate Certificates
- Postgraduate Certificates
  
  We have a range of postgraduate certificates available. These include PGCerts in SEND & Inclusion, Autism, Specialist Teaching for Maths-Related Difficulties, Assessment and Psychology for Education.
  
  PGCerts can be achieved by studying either a 60-credit module, or a specific combination of two 30 credit modules. You will receive a Middlesex University award upon completion.
  
  To find out more visit our Dedicated Postgraduate Certificate page
Senior Mental Health Leadership - Certificate
- Senior Mental Health Leadership - Certificate
  Our Senior Mental Health Leadership Certificate course is perfect for those newly appointed to the role or who have not had formal training. Find out how to prioritise your time and quickly make an impact using a whole-school approach. Government funding available.
Senior Mental Health Lead - Advanced Award
- Senior Mental Health Lead - Advanced Award
  
  Perfect for Senior Mental Health Leads who want to gain a deeper understanding of mental health, or for those who are more experienced in the role.
  
  Benefit from one-to-one coaching for a year from an Educational Psychologist

Assistant SENCO
- Assistant SENCO
- - Level 5 Operations Manager
- - Details

Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant
- Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant
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Professional Assessment

SEND & Inclusion

Leadership

Mental Health, Wellbeing & Safeguarding

Literacy & Numeracy

Apprenticeships

MEd Inclusive Educational Leadership

NPQ SENCO 123

National Award for SEN Coordination

Senior Leader with NASENCO

International Award for SEN Coordination

Certificate of Psychometric Testing, Assessment and Access Arrangements

Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing

Learning and Skills Assessor Apprenticeship

Level 3: Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship with additional SEND Training

MEd SEND & Inclusion

MEd SEND & Inclusion: Pastoral

MEd SEND & Inclusion: Assessment

MEd SEND & Inclusion: Autism

MEd Professional Practice in Dyslexia and Literacy

Postgraduate Diploma

Postgraduate Certificates

Senior Mental Health Leadership - Certificate

Senior Mental Health Lead - Advanced Award

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