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Keep up to date with all of the latest news, headlines and features from across the SEND sector.

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Disabled Children’s Partnership: New report “This is my life: Hear me, help me” 

July 2024

The Disabled Children’s Partnership have published a new report which reveals that inadequate support services for disabled young people across England, are denying them the right to a happy and fulfilling life and threatening their future.

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Absence rates still exceed pre-pandemic levels

July 2024

The latest figures from the Department for Education for absence across all settings shows that there is a slight decrease overall but figures remain higher than pre-pandemic levels.

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New data shows increase in SEND to 18.4%

July 2024

The Department for Education has released the full data on SEND in schools taken from the January census.

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The Sure Breaking Limits Programme resources are the next to gain the ‘Assured by nasen’ Status!

June 2024

The Sure Breaking Limits programme PE & PSHE resources have been confirmed by nasen via the Quality Framework Programme to be curriculum-ready and inclusive of all SEND students.

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Call for pastoral staff to take part in a survey

June 2024

The Regulating Emotions-Strengthening Adolescent Resilience (RE-STAR) research programme aims to cut the risk of adolescent depression, focusing on autistic and ADHD students. 

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New ‘Inclusion Hub’ supporting more inclusive sport for schools

June 2024

Inclusion 2024 aims to increase and improve opportunities for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to engage and participate in physical education and school sport.

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Funding for NPQs

June 2024

The Department for Education has announced the funding arrangements for NPQs from Autumn 2024.

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Free resource highlighting best practice in supporting pupils with EAL

June 2024

With more than 1 in 5 primary pupils identified as using English as an additional language, linguistic diversity is a feature of many classrooms.

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FREE Early Years training now available!

May 2024

nasen is proud to be part of the DfE-funded Early Years SEND Partnership Project led by the Council for Disabled Children (CDC).

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Help to shape future research in childhood deafness and hearing loss

May 2024

The National Deaf Children’s Society have teamed up with the University of Manchester, Aston University and Lancaster University, to find out what the research priorities are in childhood deafness, according to the people with real experience.

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Supporting VI learners through the Curriculum Framework – free webinar

The third of a series of webinars from the Royal National Institute for Blind People (RNIB) and VIEW, focusing on how to utilise the Curriculum Framework for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment (CFVI) is to be held online on 6th June 4-5:30pm

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Opportunity for adoptive and special guardianship families (young people aged 12-25) to be heard

Family Routes is a brand-new, ground-breaking study about the lives of teenagers and young adults and their adoptive and special guardianship families.

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The MAT Factor – how MATs are supporting learners with SEND

The NFER have released a paper examining the role of MATs in supporting learners with SEND.

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BBC Children’s and Education, Premier League and ParalympicsGB join forces to provide schools with inclusive PE equipment and resources

BBC Children's and Education, the Premier League and ParalympicsGB have come together to engage disabled children and those with special educational needs in sport and physical activity.

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World Forum looks at potential of AI to reshape education

A new report by the World Economic Forum has explored the potential of Artificial Intelligence to revolutionise education systems and improve the experiences of learners and educators alike.

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Call for evidence on inclusion

The Centre for Young Lives are seeking to develop practice and policy for developing inclusive schools.

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Foundation offers £5000 funding to support autistic students

The Sheila Coates Foundation has launched its rapid impact fund scheme offering mainstream secondary schools and colleges in England the chance of accessing £5,000 to support autistic students.

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New app for parents of deaf children

The National Deaf Children’s Society has launched a new app for parents of deaf children to support their child with expert guidance anytime, anywhere.

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Report highlights the negative impact of exclusions in primary school

Chance UK, a London-based charity supporting children with trauma, have published their commissioned study into the long-term impact of exclusions and suspensions in primary school.

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nasen unveils insights from Digital Marketing Survey

At nasen, we are looking to develop a new digital marketing strategy to inform the work of our small, but passionate and impactful team.