Resources
Our team of education specialists have put together a bank of information, support and resources. This provides you easy access to the most up-to-date knowledge and support which is rooted in research and evidence-informed best practice.
Please note: Our resources reflect the terminology and accepted language of the moment in time at which they were produced, and sometimes, although content remains relevant and valid, as our knowledge and understanding grows, some of the terms may not be what we would now choose to use.
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Latest Resources
Relationships, Sex and Health education (RSHE)
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- 01 Oct 2023
Free
These slides were presented by Jenny Fox at nasen Live 2021.
SEND and the Law: Understanding the significance of the C&C v GB of a School, SoS for Education and the National Autistic Society (2018) case
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- 01 Oct 2023
Free
Mark Blois, one of nasen's trustees, has produced an article on the judgment in C&C v The Governing Body of a School [2018] UKUT 269 (AAC) and it's effect on schools in relation to education exclusions.
The Disability Access Fund: Case Study 2 - A setting in the South of England
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- 01 Oct 2023
Free
The Department for Education has commissioned this series of case studies which illustrate the impact it can have for individual children.
Preparing for adulthood
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- 01 Oct 2023
Free
These slides were presented by Philippa Stobbs at nasen Live 2021.
Podcast: Creating Welcomes and Inclusion in Early Years Settings
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- 01 Oct 2023
Free
In this podcast we hear from John Parry, an academic and senior lecturer in Early Childhood for the Open University, about creating welcomes. John outlines the importance of creating a welcoming environment that accepts and values difference and talks abo
Neurodiversity and online education - designing effective environments for learning
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- 01 Oct 2023
Free
These slides were presented by Paul Keenleyside at nasen Live 2021.
SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan: What mainstream leaders need to know
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- 01 Oct 2023
Free
To support leaders of mainstream settings, we have extracted the key changes from the DfE’s SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan which are most relevant.
SEND Review Summary
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- 01 Oct 2023
Free
nasen has summarised the key points for you to keep you up to date and inform you of how you can respond to the Green Paper and the time period in which you have to do so.
nasen and WSS member newsletter September 2023
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- 28 Sep 2023
Free
Welcome to your September update, full of SEND CPD opportunities to help support your ambitions for an inclusive learning environment.
Global Accessibility Awareness Day - 18th May 2023
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- 17 May 2023
Free
Accessibility is the concept of whether a product or service can be used by everyone—however they encounter it. For education this means the environment, resources and opportunities.
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Five 'Be' Considerations for Inclusive Awareness Days
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- 18 Apr 2023
Free
In this free, co-produced guide from Rockerbox News, we've put together five ‘Be’ considerations for creating an environment for any day that breaks from a routine that is inclusive by design.
Children’s Mental Health Week Resource - Connection, disconnection and digital wellbeing
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- 07 Feb 2023
Free
Lisa Blackett, a wellbeing and leadership coach discusses our ever-increasing world of digital connection and why it is so crucial for educators to be able to ‘switch off.’
Children’s Mental Health Week - Breaking taboos by providing inclusive sex education for all
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- 07 Feb 2023
Free
Johanna Aiyathurai (CEO of Learn and Thrive) looks at the impact of relationships and sex education (RSE) on children and young people with SEND, and how it needs to be prioritised as a foundation block for greater independence and healthy relationships.
Children’s Mental Health Week Resource - Therapeutic Tools
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- 07 Feb 2023
Free
This article from Dr Tina Rae featured in our bi-monthly members’ magazine, nasen Connect. Join Dr Rae (a child psychologist specialising in children’s mental health) as she contemplates the impact of the pandemic on mental health
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Summary of nasen’s response to the SEND Review
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- 02 Aug 2022
Free
nasen carried out a series of focus groups, surveys and workshops to listen, capture and make sure that the voice of the sector was reflected within our organisational response.
#NL2022: Digital Technology in the Early Years
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- 18 Jul 2022
Free
These slides were presented by Kate Cowan at nasen Live 2022.
#NL2022: Universal Design for Learning and the Mythical “Norm”
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- 18 Jul 2022
Free
These slides were presented by Nicola Martin at nasen Live 2022.
#NL2022: - Developing a Sense of Belonging through a Rights Based Approach
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- 18 Jul 2022
Free
These slides were presented by Parmi Dheensa at nasen Live 2022.
#NL2022: Learning From Autistic Teachers How to be a Neurodiversity-Inclusive School
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- 18 Jul 2022
Free
These slides were presented by Rebecca Wood at nasen Live 2022.
#NL2022: Exploring Early Years Inclusion by Design
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- 18 Jul 2022
Free
These slides were presented by Julian Grenier at nasen Live 2022.