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Martin Galway is the Head of Professional Learning and Partnerships at the National Literacy Trust. He is a Fellow of the English Association and previously worked as a teaching and learning advisor for the Herts for Learning Primary English Team. Martin is a former primary school teacher. His interests include early reading development and reading fluency instruction, grammar, literacy difficulties, and oracy. He has a particular research interest in the interactions between reading and writing and associated teaching practices. Martin is a regular speaker at national and international conferences on all aspects of English and literacy.
Lynn is the Head of Professional Standards at the British Dyslexia Association, where she promotes high standards in the assessment and support of individuals with specific learning difficulties through guidance, professional development, and evidence-informed practice.
She began her career as a teaching assistant before becoming a specialist teacher across secondary, further and higher education; she has also served as an Acting SENCo. Lynn holds an MA in Specific Learning Difficulties, with research focusing on self-esteem in individuals with dyslexia. She is an experienced assessor of dyslexia and dyscalculia and is passionate about improving outcomes for individuals who face barriers to learning.
Rachel is the CEO of Ascent Academies' Trust, a six-school specialist MAT in the North East and North Yorkshire. In her twenty-eight years in education, Rachel has worked across the sector in special schools, a mainstream secondary school with resourced SEN provision and all age mainstream and specialist Multi Academy Trusts. Rachel has been a headteacher/executive headteacher for 15 years and took up the post of CEO in January 2025.
Rachel has been Nort East regional lead for Whole School SEND since 2019.
Rachel has a National Professional Qualification in Headship and Executive Headship, an MSC in Leadership and Organisational Change and is an accredited Coach. Rachel is committed to improving the quality of provision for all children and young people with Special education needs and disabilities and developing the professional practice of colleagues in all settings.
Click on the image to watch the recording from the first meeting which took place on Monday 29th January 2024.
A new (NI based) SEND Advisory Group was formed in October 2018. The group consists of a range of educational professionals, all with a passion for supporting children and young people with SEND.
Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and National Association for Special Educational Needs (nasen) are recruiting 160 secondary schools for a trial of the WSS Review and are focusing on the SOUTH WEST.
As part of The Nisai Group strategy for the ASEAN region, they have formed a partnership to make an impact on global sustainability through education and technical/vocational education and training (TVET).
It is with great sadness that nasen must inform its members and followers of the passing of Dr Ron Davie, president of nasen 1992 - 1994.
Nasen and UCL are delighted to announce the first line-up of keynote speakers for ISEC (Inclusive and Supportive Education Conference) 2020, which will be held on the 3rd-5th August 2020 at the UCL Institute of Education in London.
Research funded by nasen asks whether Ofsted's new inspection framework supports learners with SEND.
Nasen is delighted to announce the success of an ongoing significant SEND training programme which has helped to support thousands of special education professionals in Pakistan.
Amanda Spielman, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, launched the Annual Report on 21st January.
The WSS Review provides a framework that enables school leaders to evaluate the effectiveness of current SEND provision through a structured self-evaluation and peer review with another school.
A report by the Children’s Commissioner in December 2019 concluded that 30 years on from the Children Act 1989, legislation that aimed to promote ‘a sense of security, continuity, commitment, identity and belonging for children in care’...
The DfE has published statistics this week about the results of the Early Year’s Foundation Stage Profile
This draft guidance for maintained schools, academies (including free schools) and local authorities has been released by the Standards Assessment Agency.
A review of the current provision available for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) has been commissioned in partnership with the National Association of Special Educational Needs (nasen).
Key Stage 4 Performance 2019 (revised) report reveals pupils with SEN perform markedly worse than pupils with no SEN across all headline measures of attainment.
Do you spend your time as a teacher or Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) / Learning Support Co-ordinator (LSC) wrecking your brain for ways to meet the diverse needs of pupils with SEND?
International education provider, Nisai Group, has signed a strategic partnership with NOCN Group to establish a separate NOCN international approved centre, facilitated by Nisai and making use of local knowledge and expertise.