nasen is delighted to announce their extended partnership with Axcis Education Recruitment

nasen, the National Association for Special Educational Needs is delighted to announce their extended partnership with Axcis Education Recruitment.

The three-year partnership which will run from 2024, will see Axcis Education Recruitment continue their headline sponsorship of nasen, alongside Scanning Pens and Rockerbox News. 

nasen is a charitable organisation that exists to support and champion those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences. It seeks to ensure that all education practitioners across early years, schools, post-16, and wider settings are equipped to understand, identify, and support those with SEND and learning differences.

The charity is currently reaching 77% of schools in England and has over 100,000 members from SENCOs, senior leaders, teachers and TAs to local authorities, Trustees, Governors and those with a professional interest in SEND.

Axcis Education Recruitment was established in 2001. They aim to be the foremost supplier of SEN teaching and support staff across the UK and work with special schools and units and SEN departments of mainstream schools to: 

• Recruit special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) staff for mainstream schools and alternative provisions across England and Wales 
• Offer recruitment solutions for short-term, long-term, and permanent vacancies. Working with the broadest range of positions, our candidates include teachers, teaching assistants, therapists, and school leaders.
• Offers rates that are fair to both candidates and clients.
• Give extensive free training to candidates in, for example: Team Teach, Makaton, Autism Awareness, PECS

Speaking about the partnership, Annamarie Hassall MBE, Chief Executive of nasen said: “Over the last 32 years, nasen have been committed to providing the most effective and relevant support for all those working with children and young people with SEND.

We are delighted to continue this partnership with Axcis and know that with our mutual interest in the workforce for schools and settings, this is a beneficial relationship for nasen, for the sector and most of all, for children and young people. With their continued support through sponsorship, we can continue to provide up to the minute resources for education professionals working within the SEND sector”. 

Paul Gold, CEO of Axcis Education Recruitment said: “We are thrilled to confirm the extension of our partnership with nasen, until 2027 and continue to support the fantastic work they are doing within SEND across the entire education spectrum”.