Welcome to the nasen Awards Delegate Hub
Welcome to the nasen Awards Delegate Hub – your dedicated space for everything related to the event. Here you’ll find essential information, downloadable content, and shareable images to help spread the word.
We hope that you have a wonderful night at the nasen Awards 2026!
Event Overview
Event name nasen Awards 2026
Attire: Formal / Black Tie
Date and time: 16th October 2026, 6:30pm - late.
Venue: The Vox Conference Centre, Resorts World, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1PU
Tickets
Your tickets and table number should now be with you. Please keep your eye out for an email from nasenawards@nasen.org.uk as this ticket will grant you entry into the venue.
Attention: Roadworks and Traffic
We wanted to make you aware of ongoing road closures and restrictions around M42 Junction 6 (Bickenhill Interchange), which may affect journeys to and from the venue.
Access to The Vox and Resorts World remains open, but some routes between the M42, A45 and NEC are subject to diversions.
If you're travelling by car, we recommend:
- Allowing additional time for your journey, particularly during Friday's peak travel periods.
- Checking your route before setting off and following any signed diversions.
- Being mindful that restrictions may also affect your journey home following the event.
We apologise for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you on Friday for what promises to be a fantastic evening celebrating excellence in SEND.
Support & Celebrate with Us
Evening Raffle
At the nasen Awards, we will be holding a raffle to win various prizes. Tickets will be £10 which can be purchased via cash or card at the event. Look out for nasen's stand during the reception drinks or visit table 5 during the evening.
To be won:
2x Tickets for a Northampton Saints Game - GBWR
2x Tickets to the Play that Goes Wrong – Kenny Wax Productions
1x Family Day Pass (Farm & Wildlife Park) - Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park
2x Tickets to Castledon Cave Show - Lucy Spraggan
1x Family Ticket to Luminate Light Trail - J9 Events
1x £20 Voucher - Greggs
1x Bottle of Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne
Parking
Parking will be available at South 6 Car Park, by Resorts World. Upon parking you will be given a ticket. Validate your ticket using the Vox machine during the evening to avoid cost.
Note: Blue badge parking is available in Resorts World car park. Please let us know if you will be parking at resorts world with a blue badge and validate your ticket with security at the venue (it will not work with the event validation machine).
Help us celebrate excellence
nasen Awards does not make a profit for their event. The ceremony is to celebrate those making a difference within the sector, income for the Awards comes from the wonderful organisations that sponsor a category and table. If you would like to support nasen and help to continue to provide events such as this, we kindly invite you to make a donation to nasen as a charity..
A suggested donation of £10 is appreciated, but please give what you can.
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Evening Photography
Please note that photography and video will be present at the awards ceremony. These will be used for promotion of nasen's future events. If you do not wish to be photographed or recorded, please let us know by contacting nasenawards@nasen.org.uk.
Need assistance?
Accessibility
We want our ceremony to be as enjoyable and accessible as possible for everyone attending. To support this, we have put a range of accessibility measures in place.
A quiet room will be available throughout the evening for anyone who may need it, with sensory products kindly provided by our partners at TTS.
If you have any accessibility requirements or concerns, please contact our Accessibility Officer, Anna, at nasenawards@nasen.org.uk.
Event assistance
Any queries before 16 October can be made by calling our office on 01827 311500 or by emailing nasenawards@nasen.org.uk.
On the day of the event, our team will be at the venue preparing for the evening and may not be able to answer calls or emails promptly. If you require assistance, please contact our Guest Phone Support, Tracey, on 07498 290131.
Order of evening
6:30pm - 7:10pm Drinks reception
7:25pm - 7:30pm Performance
7:30pm - 7:50pm Host welcome and housekeeping,
7:50pm - 8:25pm Starters
8:25pm - 8:55pm Lifetime contribution, Ceremony
8:55pm - 9:40pm Main meals
9:40pm - 9:45pm Performance
9:45pm - 10:00pm Ceremony
10:00pm - 10:30pm Desserts, tea & coffee
10:30pm - 10:50pm Awards ceremony
10:50pm - 11:15pm Raffle and closing speech
11:15pm - 1:00am DJ disco
