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The Children’s Commissioner has published part 2 of the independent family review entitled ‘A positive approach to parenting’.
- Universal Services
- SCNWLON
In this fourth session of the series, participants explore strategies that can be implemented in the classroom to support children with speech, language and communication needs.
- Online Units
- Universal SEND Services
We are delighted to share that 5 free-to-access online CPD units have been launched by Whole School SEND and Real Group as part of the Universal Services programme.
- Covid-19
A new report by ASK Research, suggests that those pupils with EHCPs attending special schools and colleges have experienced between 4 to 5 months’ worth of learning loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new set of 60 resource packs are being made freely available for SLTs, schools and parents between now and August 2023 to support early progress with speech, language and communication targets.
The Government has today released the Schools’ White Paper – the policy document that sets out proposed future legislation.
Please read on for our official response.
- Webinar,
- WSS past event
- Universal needs
In this webinar we will explore the increase in SEMH needs and how we can meet the challenge of assessing needs and providing targeted support within school.
A new report highlights and discusses the educational experiences of young people across England.
New data from National Foundation for Educational Research’s (NFER) annual labour market report shows that the education system is not meeting the teacher supply challenge.
nasen, a charity that supports and champions those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences, has launched a new report to help improve early identification of, and support for SEN in the early years.
A new report by the Relationships Foundation looks into the use of flexi-schooling for children with SEND across the UK.
Dr Nic Crossley is Director of Inclusion at Astrea Academy Trust.
A research graduate from the University of Exeter, Nicola is Executive Director for Inclusion at Astrea. Her role involves working with schools to enhance the learning experience for all vulnerable learners; but particularly those who are disadvantaged and/or have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Her specialist interest areas are Autism and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) and she is passionate about improving provision in these areas, in particular.
Her previous experience is varied having worked across Primary, Secondary, Mainstream and Specialist provision. She has worked as a Consultant Principal to two Special schools and as a School Inspector and has also written and led leadership development training for middle and senior leaders in Primary, Secondary and Special Education in England, Wales and Jersey. Her areas of professional expertise include: school improvement through action planning and impact analysis, evaluating the effectiveness of targeted interventions, and leadership development through coaching and mentoring.
With a Masters in Educational Leadership and Management, a Masters in Practice-Based Educational Research and a Doctorate in Education, Nicola has supported schools to develop their own research-based practice. Her research interests include: the impact of government reform on conceptualisations of professionalism through the lens of critical discourse analysis and factors which contribute to academic underachievement in children of compulsory school age in England.
Nicola is co-author of [Inclusion: A Principled Guide for School Leaders] and is an Honorary Teaching Fellow at the University of Warwick
- ofsted
New report by Ofsted and the CQC, SEND: old issues, new issues, next steps, highlights how long-standing issues around SEND were amplified during the pandemic.
- DfE
The new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak MP, has assembled his new cabinet to fulfil the duties of the government. Education sees new ministers at all levels for the third time in as many months.
Liz Maudslay from the Association of Colleges provides insight into some of the important differences between school and college provision for students with SEND.
- nasen responds
nasen has today welcomed the release of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Review: Right Support, Right Place, Right Time – the government’s SEND and alternative provision (AP) green paper.
Read on for our official response.
- Webinar,
- Introduction Series
- mainstream,
- inclusive provision
- condition specific,
This webinar is suitable for SENCOs, teachers and support staff who would like an overview on the basics of dyspraxia.
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
- early years
Dingley’s Promise is one of twenty initiatives to receive share of £9.1 million funding from Comic Relief. The charity will use the funding to build wider inclusion for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in the early years.
- International
nasen has carried out an Independent Review of Inclusive Education and Early Years for the Government of Jersey as part of their commitment to ‘putting children first’ and making Jersey’s education system more inclusive.