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August 2025
National Coordinator, Alison Betts, on the importance of continuing professional development and how Whole School SEND can take some of the strain out of planning these days for your teams.
November 2026
The DfE has launched a call for evidence on school exclusion reform, seeking sector views on internal suspension, reintegration support and learning during exclusion. Responses will inform future policy and consultation proposals.
November 2026
The evening celebrated 51 shortlisted finalists and recognised 19 winners whose outstanding work is helping to ensure that children and young people with SEND and learning differences can achieve their full potential.
June 2026
In response to the proposed SEND reforms, National Coordinator, Alison Betts, reflects on the uncertainty many schools and colleges are navigating, while recognising the strong inclusive practice already taking place across the sector.
July 2026
New DfE guidance on inclusion bases is finally here, but schools haven't been waiting for it. Amanda Wright reflects on what it gets right, the quiet risk of care outpacing education, and why an inclusive mainstream offer has to come first.
July 2026
At nasen LIVE 2026, Jason Selormey shared research on race, SEND and intersectionality, asking who gets identified, who gets believed, and why being part of the SEND community doesn't exempt anyone from racism.
July 2026
Transition isn't an event, it's a life skill. At nasen LIVE 2026, Dawn Cranshaw asked whether your transition programme is a barrier or a bridge.
July 2026
The SEND landscape is shifting fast. At nasen LIVE 2026, Erica Wolstenholme mapped what's changing, what's driving reform, and why teacher confidence is the real barrier. Because engagement isn't the goal. Impact in the classroom is.
November 2026
The National Education Nature Park is hosting a free webinar exploring how accessible and inclusive resources are being developed to support all children and young people, to engage with nature and outdoor learning.
November 2026
Academies prepare for new rules requiring all teachers to hold QTS from September 2027. Leaders are being urged to audit staffing, identify exemptions and support affected staff onto qualification routes.
August 2026
"Inclusion is not a destination we reach alone." Matt McArthur on specialist-mainstream collaboration and shared expertise.
August 2026
Amanda Wright's message at nasen Live was teachers aren't just receivers of policy. They're producers of knowledge - and change starts there.
November 2026
Andy Young, Co-Director of Pathfinder Teaching School Hub in York, has spent years working on adaptive teaching. Here he makes the case for why it matters, what it really is, and how to build the culture that makes it work.
November 2026
A headteacher shares how his secondary school built a layered set of inclusion bases, from a quiet room to a converted caretaker's house, to bring its most disengaged learners back to school.