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Upcoming Continuing Professional Development

Discover the latest upcoming CPD that nasen will be hosting. We offer CPD on a wide range of topics and themes from universal teaching, to high quality practice and condition specific introductions. 

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Upcoming events

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Improving Your Classroom SEND Practice with Whole School SEND

Online
21 Sep 2026
FREE
Universal SEND Services
Online Event

Tailored specifically for teachers and support staff, this session introduces our free resources and looks at how they can directly support your daily practice.

Specialist Spotlight: Exploring Inclusion under the new Ofsted Framework - Lived Inclusion, Leadership and Evidencing Impact

Online
22 Sep 2026
FREE
Universal SEND Services
Online Event

Participants will consider what this means for strategic leadership and how to articulate their school’s inclusive intent and practice. A facilitated discussion and reflection will support leaders to connect this to their own context.

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Neurodiversity Training Package: Train the Trainer Webinar – Autumn Half Term 1 (all settings)

Online
22 Sep 2026
FREE
Universal SEND Services
Online Event

Join us for a free webinar supporting leaders, SENCOs and inclusion teams across primary, secondary and FE settings to deliver the Neurodiversity Train the Trainer package with confidence.

Specialist Spotlight: Inclusive Learning for Pupils with Complex Needs in Mainstream Settings (Primary)

Online
24 Sep 2026
FREE
Universal SEND Services
Online Event

This session will explore, through presentation and discussion, initial steps to take to ensure your classroom provides inclusive learning for pupils with complex needs.

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Twilight Talk: Why Is Learning So Hard? What Brain Science Tells Us, and How We Can Help Every Child Learn

Online
24 Sep 2026
FREE
Twilight Talks

Why do some children make steady progress while others, given the same teaching, remain stuck despite effort, support, and time? This talk draws on cognitive neuroscience.

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Meeting the Needs of Every Child (10am - 12pm)

Online
25 Sep 2026
FREE
early years

This DfE funded online course is FREE to access and will provide practitioners with a thorough overview of inclusive practice for SEND in the early years.

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Specialist Spotlight: Tracking Progress and Achievement for learners with SEND

Online
28 Sep 2026
FREE
Universal SEND Services
Online Event

Participants will consider what this means for strategic leadership and how to articulate their school’s inclusive intent and practice. A facilitated discussion and reflection will support leaders to connect this to their own context.

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Meeting the Needs of Every Child (3pm - 5pm)

Online
29 Sep 2026
FREE
early years

This DfE funded online course is FREE to access and will provide practitioners with a thorough overview of inclusive practice for SEND in the early years.

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South East Regional Conference: Secondary inclusion bases: a strategic guide to implementation and reform

Face to face
30 Sep 2026
FREE
Universal SEND Services
WSS
In-person Event

Sessions will focus on the leadership, cultural, and operational shifts necessary to ensure these spaces provide high-quality support while fostering a deep sense of belonging and connectedness within the whole school.

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Meeting the Needs of Every Child (1pm - 3pm)

Online
01 Oct 2026
FREE
early years

This DfE funded online course is FREE to access and will provide practitioners with a thorough overview of inclusive practice for SEND in the early years.

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Specialist Spotlight: Creating an effective inclusion strategy (Cross phase)

Online
05 Oct 2026
FREE
Universal SEND Services
Online Event

The session will explore how schools can strategically consider pupil need, inclusive practice, leadership and provision while ensuring their strategy reflects the unique context and priorities of their school.

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Meeting the Needs of Every Child (6pm - 8pm)

Online
07 Oct 2026
FREE
early years

This DfE funded online course is FREE to access andwill provide practitioners with a thorough overview of inclusive practice for SEND in the early years.

Leading Specialist Spaces: Safeguarding Children with Complex SEND in Mainstream Settings

Online
08 Oct 2026
FREE
Universal SEND Services
Online Event

This webinar will explore how senior leaders and DSLs with the specialist insight to read complex behaviour, work past communication barriers, and make sure no child goes unheard.

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Specialist Spotlight: Memory for Learning (Cross-phase)

Online
12 Oct 2026
FREE
Universal SEND Services
Online Event

This session will explore the role of working memory in learning, how to identify learners experiencing memory difficulties, and practical, evidence-informed strategies to support the retention and retrieval of knowledge across educational settings.

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Recognised Teacher/Practitioner Module 2 live session_Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs

Online
13 Oct 2026
FREE
Universal needs

This session will focus on contextualising the information delivered through the webinars included within the “Understanding and Supporting Universal Needs” module.

Access to this event is exclusive to users with the nasen Recognised Teacher of SEND, nasen Recognised Practitioner of SEND

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Twilight Talk: Supporting children and young people with Down syndrome in mainstream schools

Online
13 Oct 2026
FREE
Twilight Talks

This twilight talk explores how mainstream schools can effectively support children and young people with Down syndrome to achieve positive educational, social, and emotional outcomes.

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Early Years SEND Reviewer Training

Online
14 Oct 2026
FREE
early years

This free training session is designed for Early Years SENCOs and setting managers who would like to carry out an Early Years SEND Review within their own setting, or as part of a peer review with another setting, using the Early Years SEND Review Guide.

Knowing Your Reader: Adapting Teaching to Improve Curriculum Access and Outcomes

Online
14 Oct 2026
FREE
Universal SEND Services
Online Event

Join Martin Galway and Lynn Lovell for a webinar on exploring how current reading research and an understanding of individual learner profiles can inform effective classroom practice in both primary and secondary settings.

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London Regional Conference: Inclusion by Design: maximising collaboration to deliver equity

Face to face
15 Oct 2026
FREE
Universal SEND Services
WSS
In-person Event

This conference will provide school and trust leaders the opportunity to learn from existing practice and frameworks, as well as engage in practical workshop activities to consider developments for inclusion within their own settings and contexts.

nasen Awards 2026

Face to face
16 Oct 2026
£150
nasen Award

Celebrate excellence in inclusive education at nasen’s prestigious annual awards ceremony. Join us at the The Vox Conference Centre, Resorts World, Birmingham (B40 1PU) on 16th October 2026.