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As per the DfE and Error Resolution guidance for the 2021 School Workforce Census, NASENCO is a new Qualification that SENCO staff must have present on their Records. In this guide we will show you how to add this Qualification for SENCO Staff.
In this guide we show how to add NASENCO as a Main Subject and a 2nd option to add NASENCO as a 2nd Joint Subject
See also: School Workforce Census Guidance
Click Staff in the left hand menu to open the Staff List page.
Click on the name(s) of the Staff Member you wish to add this Qualification for and press View.

This will take you to the Staff Profile, on the left click Qualifications.

Once this page loads, you need to press the + icon in the top right corner of the Qualifications Panel as seen below;

Pressing the + icon will allow you to Add/Edit Qualification

Adding NASENCO as Main Subject
The first method for adding this Qualification is to select Non-Standard Codes from the Subject Area dropdown highlighted below.
This will then allow you to set the Main Subject as SEN – SENCO.

Note: The Qualification, Qualification Level and Class fields MUST also be completed. Any fields with * next to them are mandatory and must be completed to proceed.
- Qualification – This is the level of which the Subject has been studied to.
- Class – This is the type of Qualification that has been studied for the Subject Area.
Once this information is added, you can press Save and you should receive a notification reading Qualification saved successfully.

This will show as below in the Qualifications panel in the Staff Profile.

Adding NASENCO as a 2nd Joint Subject
This is very similar to the previous method, with only some minor changes, this process could be used in the example the member of staff has a degree in mathematics as their Main Subject and the NASENCO qualification as their 2nd Joint Subject.
Follow the same steps as detailed in the first part of this guide Staff>View>Qualifications.
Pressing the + icon will allow you to Add/Edit Qualification via the pop out window seen below;
In the example below we have completed the Qualification*, Qualification Level*, Class*, Subject Area* and Main Subject* information.
- Qualification Level – This is the level of which the Subject has been studied to.
- Class – This is the type of Qualification that has been studied for the Subject Area.
Then in the Subject Area we have chosen Non Standard Codes and for 2nd Joint Subject chose SEN – SENCO
Note: Any fields with * next to them are mandatory and must be completed to proceed.

Click Save.
This will show as below in the Qualifications panel in the Staff Profile
