Early Years SEND Partnership events and resources
nasen is proud to be part of the DfE-funded Early Years SEND Partnership Project led by the Council for Disabled Children (CDC). The other partners are I CAN, National Children’s Bureau (ncb), The Communication Trust, Contact and Dingley’s Promise.
As a result of our successful partnership with 6 other organisations in the Early Years SEND Partnership, nasen can highlight the following DfE-funded events and resources:
Upcoming EYSEND Training and Seminars
Support for children with Anxiety
18th November
This parent workshop introduces what anxiety is and discusses some strategies to help recognize and manage anxiety.
Support for children with Anxiety
22nd November
This parent workshop introduces what anxiety is and discusses some strategies to help recognize and manage anxiety.
Early years, disability and the Equality Act Duties Seminar
23rd November
This seminar will:
- Explain how the disability duties in the Equality Act work in the early years, including the differences between the duties in schools and early years settings
- Support an understanding of who may count as disabled
- Explore some of the tricky issues linked to managing difficult behaviour
- Draw on real life examples
- Share some of the learning about the best ways of making sure disabled children have positive experiences of early years provision
Toilet training
23rd November
This workshop for parents and practitioners helps understand whey children are ready for toilet training and how to start.
EYSEND 'Ordinarily available' provision and the Local Offer Seminar
24th November
This seminar will:
- Identify what is required under the Children and Families Act
- Explore the wider benefits of having an agreement about provision
- Draw on examples and share the learning from recent EYSEND Partnership work
Using the self-review tool Seminar
29th November
The seminar will:
- support you with the review and development of local plans to support young children with SEND
- remind you about some of the tools and resources that we have developed to enable this.
Support for speech, language and communication
1st December
This parent workshop will help you to think about how you can best communicate with your child and how you can share this knowledge with those in their early years and school setting.
Toilet training
2nd December
This workshop for parents and practitioners helps understand whey children are ready for toilet training and how to start.
You may also be interested in nasen's Early Years resources and events
Early Years SEND Review Guide
- General
- 17 Sep 2024
The Early Years SEND Review Guide was developed for Early Years practitioners and reviewers, to support the review and development of inclusive provision and practice.
Time Together with your Toddler
- General
- 09 May 2024
This booklet has been produced by nasen for parents, carers and families of all children in the Early Years but particularly those with SEND. It gives ideas for places to look for activities to do with young children from trusted and well-known sources.
SEND Code of Practice & EYFS Framework – what they say
- General
- 12 Apr 2024
This resource is a quick reference guide which highlights the key messages for SEND in the context of early years. It can be printed out and displayed, used as the focus of a staff meeting or kept in the front of a practitioner’s planning folder.
Meeting the Needs of Every Child (9.30am - 11.30am)
This DfE funded online course is FREE to access and will provide Early Years Practitioners with an overview and understanding of inclusive practice for SEND in Early Years settings.
Meeting the Needs of Every Child (9.30am - 11.30am)
This DfE funded online course is FREE to access and will provide Early Years Practitioners with an overview and understanding of inclusive practice for SEND in Early Years settings.
Early Years SEND Reviewer Training - Medway
This DfE funded training is available only to Early Years SENCOs from PVI and Early Years maintained school settings in Medway Local Authority.
Meeting the Needs of Every Child (10am - 12pm)
This DfE funded online course is FREE to access and will provide Early Years Practitioners with an overview and understanding of inclusive practice for SEND in Early Years settings.
