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School attendance has become a central focus over the course of the pandemic, with children and young people having had a very disrupted two years.

Due to the ongoing impact of Covid within school settings, the Department for Education has extended support for breakfast club provision.

The Royal Society for the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) have launched an inclusive and nurturing schools toolkit based on their most recent research.

The Disabled Children’s Partnership are looking for up to 10 disabled young people or young people with special education needs, aged 12-25 to be part of their Advisory Group.

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families have launched a five-episode podcast series to help support schools in talking about racism and mental health.

We are interested to hear what you think about access to SEND CPD and expertise in schools. What training have you had?

The Education Resources Awards 2022 (ERA) website is now open for entry.

Official figures published on 25th January 2022 show that one out of every eight pupils were off school on Thursday 20th January as Covid-related absences rose.

nasen were proud to sponsor a category in the International School Awards 2022 last week. The event took place virtually on Tuesday the 18th of January. More than 260 schools from 48 countries received nominations.

We are pleased to announce that we’ve joined forces with Assistive Technology provider, Microlink and the Department for Education (DfE) to lead a training pilot involving over 80 mainstream schools across the country.

A new paper by thinktank Education Policy Institute (EPI) has recommended that schools be judged on a wider range of accountability measures including those relating to pupil inclusion.

In the latest response from Josh McAllister, chair of the review into children’s social care, he identifies the key themes coming from stakeholders submissions and has written them into his latest blog.

A new report by the Relationships Foundation looks into the use of flexi-schooling for children with SEND across the UK.

The Department for Education and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have announced that education will be at the heart of major new reforms in their drive to Level Up in identified areas.

Two years of disruption to assessment and grading has shone solely needed light onto the pre-existing assessment system across the UK.

The Department for Education (DfE) have launched a consultation on proposed changes to the Behaviour in Schools Guidance and Suspension and Permanent Exclusion Guidance.

Children’s mental health week starts 7th February 2022 and the theme is ‘Growing Together’. During this week schools across the UK will be exploring the concept of growing emotionally and supporting each other to grow.

The Youth Sport Trust are running a Department for Education funded programme on behalf of a consortium of organisations, including nasen, titled “Inclusion 2024”. 

Ofsted have released a report ‘Securing good attendance and tackling persistent absence’. It looks at different aspects of pupil attendance and how schools tackle the challenges associated with supporting pupils in this area.

Safer Internet Day 2022 has the theme is ‘All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online’. Children and young people in our schools have grown up with the digital world as part of their everyday lives.