Designed to be work-based, flexible and a practical programme, this module is designed to build upon the Postgraduate Certificate, or for those with an existing NASENCO qualification. This module is delivered by the University with Leadership Experts, SEND specialists, and in partnership with industry specialist, the SENsible SENCO, Abigail Hawkins. This provides you with the opportunity to learn from the most experienced and advanced Inclusion trainers in the world.This diploma provides a fully online, high-quality and interactive programme. The experts that deliver lectures on this Diploma have supported thousands of schools and SENCOs, and their aim is to help SENCOs advance further, either within the world of SEND or to utilise what they have gained to develop within other fields.The Diploma aims to enable teachers to develop their leadership competency and SEND knowledge through critical evaluation of research and scholarship and to integrate this with their own practice. Students will be able to analyse, engage in and reflect on these educational issues and on the implications for their own educational setting. In particular, the course will focus in the following areas:Managing and Leading all different types of stakeholdersHelping schools to deal with complex and entrenched casesHelping schools to deal with challenging parentsTraining all staff to be fully inclusiveCultural and organisational inclusive leadershipYou will learn how to integrate theory and practice to support the development of these roles and in turn, learn how to improve positive outcomes for pupils with SEND.