Skip to main content

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.

Category
Role
Phase

Latest Resources

early years child playing with toy

The Disability Access Fund: Case Study 7 A Setting In The South Of England

  • General
  • 01 Oct 2023
Free
early years
DAF case study

The Department for Education has commissioned this series of case studies which illustrate the impact it can have for individual children.

nasen live 2021 logo small 2

School sport - support and inclusion of children and young people with SEND

  • General
  • 01 Oct 2023
Free
nasen Live

These slides were presented by Victoria Wells at nasen Live 2021.

SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan: What mainstream leaders need to know

  • General
  • 01 Oct 2023
Free
SEND AP

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

  • General
  • 01 Oct 2023
Free
nasen responds

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

  • General
  • 28 Sep 2023
Free
WSS enews

Welcome to your September update, full of SEND CPD opportunities to help support your ambitions for an inclusive learning environment.

nasen Connect September October 2023 front cover image [purple background with white text reads 'nasen Connect September/October Available Now' alongside an image of the front cover of September/October's front cover]

nasen Connect magazine September/October 2023

  • Nasen Connect
  • 26 Sep 2023
Free
nasen Connect
nasen Connect 2023

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.

nasen Connect September October 2023 front cover image [purple background with white text reads 'nasen Connect September/October Available Now' alongside an image of the front cover of September/October's front cover]

Inclusive Education Hub (Article taken from nasen Connect September/October 2023)

  • Nasen Connect
  • 26 Sep 2023
Free
Consortium Partner resource

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.

nasen Connect July August 2023 front cover image [light green background with white text reads 'nasen Connect July/August Available Now' alongside an image of the front cover of July/August's front cover]

Assistive Technology: essential for some but useful for all (Article taken from nasen Connect July/August 2023)

  • Nasen Connect
  • 24 Jul 2023
Free
Assistive Technology

Michael Surr, education officer at nasen, explores assistive technology (AT), including some of the features that are already available to all.

nasen Connect July August 2023 front cover image [light green background with white text reads 'nasen Connect July/August Available Now' alongside an image of the front cover of July/August's front cover]

nasen Connect magazine July/August 2023

  • Nasen Connect
  • 13 Jul 2023
Free
nasen Connect
nasen Connect 2023

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.

nasen Connect May June 2023 advertising banner image [green background with white text reads 'nasen Connect May/June 23 Available Now' alongside an image of the front cover of May/June's front cover]

nasen Connect magazine May/June 2023

  • Nasen Connect
  • 06 Jun 2023
Free
nasen Connect
nasen Connect 2023

Our new May/June edition features articles supporting engagement, life skills and social and emotional wellbeing for pupils and staff.

nasen Connect May June 2023 advertising banner image [green background with white text reads 'nasen Connect May/June 23 Available Now' alongside an image of the front cover of May/June's front cover]

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’.

Group of 3 primary school age children enthusiastically putting their hand up sat around a classroom desk

Understanding Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

  • Webcasts
  • 01 Jun 2023
Free
ABI
Acquired Brain Injury

This session will help to further develop your understanding of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

Group of primary school children in red uniform gathered around a computer with their teacher

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 promo image purple background with white text that reads twilight talks alongside the nasen logo and a cartoon owl on a branch

Twilight Talks: Making Financial Education Accessible for All

  • Webcasts
  • 11 May 2023
Free
Twilight Talks
PfA

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.

Inclusive Awareness Days images [A stylised image showing 4 pages from the 'The 5 "Be" Considerations for Inclusive Awareness Days' which is a buzzing co-produced resource from nasen and Rockerbox News]

Five 'Be' Considerations for Inclusive Awareness Days

  • General
  • 18 Apr 2023
Free
free resource

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.

nasen Connect March 2023 front cover image [green background with white text reads 'nasen Connect March 23 Available Now' alongside an image of the front cover of March's front cover]

nasen Connect magazine March 2023

  • Nasen Connect
  • 28 Mar 2023
Free
nasen Connect
nasen Connect 2023

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 promo image dark green background with white text that reads twilight talks alongside the nasen logo and a cartoon owl on a branch

Twilight Talks: Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners in Education

  • Webcasts
  • 10 Mar 2023
Free
Twilight Talks

An overview of hearing loss, its impact on well-being, and strategies to promote accessibility and inclusivity in today’s dynamic classroom.

Proud to Support Place To Be Children's Mental Health Week

Children’s Mental Health Week Resource - Connection, disconnection and digital wellbeing

  • General
  • 07 Feb 2023
Free
Children's Mental Health Week
YMHFA
SEMH
Place2Be

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.’

Proud to Support Place To Be Children's Mental Health Week

Children’s Mental Health Week - Breaking taboos by providing inclusive sex education for all

  • General
  • 07 Feb 2023
Free
Children's Mental Health Week
YMHFA
SEMH
Place2Be

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.

Proud to Support Place To Be Children's Mental Health Week

Children’s Mental Health Week Resource - Therapeutic Tools

  • General
  • 07 Feb 2023
Free
Children's Mental Health Week
YMHFA
SEMH
Place2Be

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