nasen Quality Framework - Summary
With a mission to advocate for inclusivity and accessibility in education, nasen’s Quality Framework programme allows products and resources to undergo a review by qualified education specialists.
nasen Assured Products
Rockerbox is a fantastic platform, designed with inclusion at its heart and incorporated into all areas.
Particular strengths in line with the nasen Quality Framework are:
- Learner and teacher voice is integrated as part of the ongoing development process, in a variety of ways.
- There is a focus on metacognitive skills including engagement, empathy, critical thinking, resilience building and independence.
- Inclusive, current and relevant content, with sound pedagogical principles underpinning learning.
- Appropriate scaffolding for users through:
- Use of high-quality symbols and images for texts and questions.
- A high-quality ‘read-aloud’ function, incorporated throughout.
- Word banks of tricky words
- Picture dictionaries
- Adaptable formatting and design including the opportunity for learners to adapt backgrounds, font sizes, colours, and to highlight lines of texts at a time.
- Translation options.
- Printable texts if required.
- Thorough diagnostics for educators.
- Clear and useful educator instructions and guidance, including comprehensive guidance around how to support learners with additional needs.
Valid between 2024 - 2026
The Sure Breaking Limits Programme is a free curriculum-linked PE and PSHE programme, equipping young people with the confidence to move and demonstrating the power of movement to deliver physical, mental and social benefits for young people.
The programme is double accredited – with the PE lessons accredited by the afPE and the PSHE lessons quality assured by the PSHE association.
Particular strengths in line with the nasen Quality Framework are:
- All teaching resources and guidance materials are designed with inclusion at the core and thought has been given to how to include every learner from the outset.
- Resources are designed to be clear and easy to read, with accessible language and design throughout.
- Images and visuals, including photographs and icons showing a range of young people, are well used to support the written word.
- Each activity is designed to be inclusive as possible with little need for additional adaptation or for separate activities.
- Where adaptation may be necessary to meet individual needs, notes are included to ensure this is done as smoothly as possible.
As a programme that focuses on breaking barriers to movement- including barriers related to gender, race and ability- the programme certainly lives up to its values of being inclusive and representative of all.
Valid between 2024 - 2026
This sweet guinea pig is a great resource to support sensory regulation and emotional wellbeing. It comes with a weighted blanket which means that the weight can be adapted to suit the user. The vibrate function can be turned on or off too, to enable use in a variety of ways. Online materials support professionals to understand the benefits of sensory resources and how they can be utilised.
Valid between 2024 - 2026
This collection includes a variety of resources, including a mini pop-up sensory pod, a sparkle rug, light up bolster cushion, glow construction blocks and sensory illuminated board, as well as a weighted lap buddy. With such a range of resources, children and young people are able to make use of the resources that work best for them. A valuable addition to any inclusive setting.
Valid between 2024 - 2026
Twinkl Symbols provides an extremely comprehensive range of ready-made visual resources to support communication, emotional regulation, sensory regulation, functional skills and social skills. There are also customisable templates, editable versions and adaptable features to enable flexibility of use.
The resource is underpinned by evidence based, sound pedagogical principles and it is suitable for use in a range of contexts. Available via desktop and as an app, the resource has clearly been developed with passion and care to improve inclusivity and user experience, with development continually ongoing. Guidance is useful and clear.
Valid between 2024 - 2026
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For more information about the nasen Quality Framework and how to participate in the program, please contact our Education team today.