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
nasen and WSS member newsletter September 2023
- General
- 28 Sep 2023
Free
Welcome to your September update, full of SEND CPD opportunities to help support your ambitions for an inclusive learning environment.
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nasen Connect magazine September/October 2023
- Nasen Connect
- 26 Sep 2023
Free
The September/October edition includes an overview of the latest national data for SEND, information about the Inclusive Education Hub, which is a free resource designed to help teachers include all young people in their PE and school sport offer.
Inclusive Education Hub (Article taken from nasen Connect September/October 2023)
- Nasen Connect
- 26 Sep 2023
Free
The Youth Sport Trust’s Chris Smith outlines a free online resource hub developed to support teachers to include all young people in their PE and school sport offer.
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Assistive Technology: essential for some but useful for all (Article taken from nasen Connect July/August 2023)
- Nasen Connect
- 24 Jul 2023
Free
Michael Surr, education officer at nasen, explores assistive technology (AT), including some of the features that are already available to all.
nasen Connect magazine July/August 2023
- Nasen Connect
- 13 Jul 2023
Free
The July/August edition features articles on Assistive Technology, mental health and marginalised communities and inclusivity in practice in relation to young people with SEND the workplace.
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nasen Connect magazine May/June 2023
- Nasen Connect
- 06 Jun 2023
Free
Our new May/June edition features articles supporting engagement, life skills and social and emotional wellbeing for pupils and staff.
The SEND and AP Improvement Plan: filling the gap between where we are and where we want to be? (Article taken from nasen Connect May/June 2023)
- Nasen Connect
- 06 Jun 2023
Free
Even before the SEND and AP Improvement Plan from the Government was published this March, there was a growing sense of this being a chance for real progress; a significant opportunity, a ‘moment in time’.
Understanding Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Webcasts
- 01 Jun 2023
Free
This session will help to further develop your understanding of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Global Accessibility Awareness Day - 18th May 2023
- General
- 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.
Twilight Talks: Making Financial Education Accessible for All
- Webcasts
- 11 May 2023
Free
The session will explore different approaches and programmes on offer for primary and secondary children and young people with SEND, parents and educators to help you access high quality and impactful financial education.
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Five 'Be' Considerations for Inclusive Awareness Days
- General
- 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.
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nasen Connect magazine March 2023
- Nasen Connect
- 28 Mar 2023
Free
Our March 2023 edition features articles on Employability Skills and supporting learners with SEND to build skills for independent living. You can also find news updates, book reviews and the latest on nasen Live 2023 and the nasen Awards.
Twilight Talks: Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners in Education
- Webcasts
- 10 Mar 2023
Free
An overview of hearing loss, its impact on well-being, and strategies to promote accessibility and inclusivity in today’s dynamic classroom.
Children’s Mental Health Week Resource - Connection, disconnection and digital wellbeing
- General
- 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
- General
- 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
- General
- 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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nasen Connect magazine January 2023
- Nasen Connect
- 27 Jan 2023
Free
Our January 2023 edition features articles around supporting neurodivergent students at university, ones school’s approach to supporting children with Pathological Demand Avoidance and how to make the learning environment deaf friendly
nasen Connect magazine November 2022
- Nasen Connect
- 30 Nov 2022
Free
Our November edition includes articles on the importance of motivation for developing reading skills, why relationships and sex education needs to be prioritised for pupils with SEND and Zoe Mather takes a look at the latest SEND data from DfE.
Targeted Support in Specialist Settings
- Webcasts
- 23 Nov 2022
£10.00
This topic, suitable for all staff working within specialist settings, will look at supporting pupils need that is not yet sufficiently met through the quality first teaching that is in place as part of a universal offer.
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
An introduction to Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Webcasts
- 21 Oct 2022
Free
This webinar will provide an introduction to Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)