Our Work

Whole School SEND is a consortium of charities, schools and organisations. We are committed to helping children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) or learning differences reach their full potential.

Hosted by nasen, Whole School SEND lead the Universal SEND Services with our strategic partner Education and Training Foundation (ETF).

The Education Resources Awards (ERA) highlight the quality and diversity of educational products and resources, excellent educational establishments and the most dedicated members of the teaching profession and supplier industry, all working together to encourage the very best in education.

Now firmly established as the premier annual event to celebrate outstanding success for manufacturers, wholesalers, suppliers and teaching professionals of the education sector throughout the UK, these awards are recognised by the teaching profession as the benchmark of excellence, aiming to encourage the raising of educational services and product standards throughout the industry. Our online site is NOW OPEN to enter for the 2026 awards!

With a mission to advocate for inclusivity and accessibility in education, nasen’s Quality Framework program allows products and services to undergo a review by qualified education specialists. Upon review, the nasen team will provide expert advice to optimise the accessibility of the product or service, supporting you to meet the diverse needs of individuals with special educational needs.

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:

• Speech and Language UK
• The Communication Trust
• Contact
• National Children’s Bureau (ncb)
• Dingley’s Promise

nasen is currently working with Local Authorities across the country to develop their SEND provision at a strategic level.

By responding to government consultations, we can use our lived experience of supporting children and young people with SEND and learning differences to help make sure that inclusive practice is at the heart of every classroom.

Use this page to keep up to date with the latest consultations relating to SEND, along with opportunities to feed into nasen’s organisational responses, and hints and tips that could help make your individual response quicker and easier to submit.

International declarations have made commitments to non-discrimination since 1960 and to inclusion since 1990, and now inclusion permeates the UN 2030 Agenda with its call to leave no one behind. Yet, we do not live in a world where education is inclusive and accessible to all children and young people.

At nasen we believe that every child and young person across the globe can achieve. As a trusted champion and protector of the education workforce, we have continued to strive to transform outcomes for the children and young people it serves.

The SEND Review is a structured, peer-to-peer evaluation of SEND provision across a school. The aim of the programme is to improve provision for pupils with SEND in mainstream schools by helping schools to evaluate the effectiveness of their provision, and then implement a bespoke action plan to target areas of priority and drive improvement.