Early Years SEND Partnership upcoming events and resources
nasen is proud to be part of the DfE-funded Early Years SEND Partnership Project led by the Council for Disabled Children (CDC). The other partners are I CAN, National Children’s Bureau (ncb), The Communication Trust, Contact and Dingley’s Promise.
As a result of our successful partnership with 6 other organisations in the Early Years SEND Partnership, nasen can highlight the following DfE-funded events and resources:
Regional Action Learning Sets
The EY SEND Partnership will be holding 3 Regional Action Learning Sets as follows:
York for LAs in Yorkshire and Humberside and the North East
3rd March
Please put the date in your diary. All RALS will be from 10.00am-3.30pm with refreshments from 9.30am and a free buffet lunch!
Come along and hear from guest speakers and all partners from the Early Years SEND Partnership.
Venue - Hilton Hotel
Birmingham for LAs in the East and West Midlands.
10th March
Please put the date in your diary. All RALS will be from 10.00am-3.30pm with refreshments from 9.30am and a free buffet lunch!
Come along and hear from guest speakers and all partners from the Early Years SEND Partnership.
Venue: The Studio, 7 Cannon Street
London - for LAs in London and the South East
17th March
Please put the date in your diary. All RALS will be from 10.00am-3.30pm with refreshments from 9.30am and a free buffet lunch!
Come along and hear from guest speakers and all partners from the Early Years SEND Partnership.
Venue - BMA House
Upcoming EYSEND Training and Seminars
Ordinarily Available Provision in the Early Years National Seminar
25th February
This national seminar will:
- Explore what the requirements are under the Children and Families Act (2014);
- Discuss how local areas are developing a consistent approach to ordinarily available provision;
- Highlight some of the benefits and challenges
This national seminar is for those with well-developed ordinarily available provision and for those who want to find out more.
Strategic planning for speech, language and communication support in the early years
1st March
The event will focus on helping local areas to use key elements from the range of new national guidance and tools that relate to speech, language and communication in the early years, and to support them to develop a robust and integrated local strategy and live action plan that can sustain.
COVID recovery and young children with SEN and Disabilities
7th March
This national seminar will bring together key recent data/research, evidence and guest speakers to share a range of different perspectives on the impact of the pandemic on children with SEN and disabilities in the early years, and their families.
Planning for the best transitions for early years children with SEND
22nd March
This webinar brings together learning from all 16 local authorities and our own learning too, whilst also allowing us to share our approaches to working at a strategic level across the whole area, as well as some examples of what works based on practitioner and parent experiences.
Measuring outcomes for parent engagement and coproduction
23rd March
The workshop is suitable for; anyone interested in embedding coproduction including those in leadership roles working in early years setting, strategic managers, young people’s forums and parent carer forums.
You may also be interested in nasen's Early Years resources and events
SEND Code of Practice & EYFS Framework – what they say
- General
- 12 Apr 2024
This resource is a quick reference guide which highlights the key messages for SEND in the context of early years. It can be printed out and displayed, used as the focus of a staff meeting or kept in the front of a practitioner’s planning folder.
Resilience Development Pack: Top Tips for Parents
- General
- 23 Nov 2023
In the Resilience Development Pack, you will find that each day of the week has a theme, which supports the development of resilience.
Resilience Development Pack Parent Resource: Daily Activity Sheet
- General
- 23 Nov 2023
This activity sheet suggests a way of noting down the things you choose to do with your child from the Resilience Development Pack.
The Golden Key Programme - Autumn 2024
The role of the Key Person in an Early Years setting is vital. This eight-week training programme will upskill EY practitioners within your local authority to identify and provide for the needs of all children in their care.
