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Anne Longfield OBE has been appointed as the new independent chair of the Learning Disability and Autism Children and Young People’s Steering Group.

The DfE and the NSPCC have setup a dedicated helpline to support pupils who may have been subjected to abuse or unwanted sexual behaviour whilst in an education setting. This comes as Ofsted release their review into the scale of the problem.

The DfE ‘Understanding progress paper from the Autumn term of 2021’ highlights the estimated learning loss experienced by pupils due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The DfE has updated the guidance for secondary schools operating Summer schools during the summer break. There is a newly published form for schools to confirm their arrangements by 30th June.

Ofqual have commissioned and published a qualitative review into the experience of schools and colleges in utilising assistive technology (AT) for high stakes formative assessment.

Ambitious about Autism, The Autism Education Trust and the Department for Education have worked together to produce four toolkits to help more autistic young people access sustainable and meaningful employment opportunities. 

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.

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) announced that they have been awarded a grant from the Nuffield Foundation, worth approximately £500K, to examine the impact that the school closures and lockdowns related to Covid-19...

The Department for Education announced back in November 2020 that it would be extending its holiday activities and food programme to cover the whole of England.

Deafblind Awareness Week runs from 27th June – 3rd July and the charity Deafblind UK is encouraging everyone to tell someone else about deafblindness during the week so we can all be more deafblind aware. 

Vicky Ford MP and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families, has this week written to leaders of special and alternative provision schools reminding them of the opportunity to access two key areas of government support this summer.

The Special Education Needs Policy Reference Forum (SENPRF), an independent sector expert forum, have published their report  ‘How schools are coping with the impact of Covid-19 on the teaching of pupils with SEND: lessons for schools’

A brand new course for adults with a learning disability or autism has been launched by Mind the Gap in York.

The Department of Education has launched an open consultation to help inform their review of behaviour guidance and suspensions and permanent exclusions guidance to be undertaken later this year. 

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) have produced a new guide to teacher feedback to support learning. A foreword by Dylan William, Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment concisely identifies the essence of the report.

The 5 Steps to Health booklet, produced by the NHS and the Merseyside-based charity Options for Supported Living, is a guide to supporting good health for people with learning disabilities to support them, their friends & families and other professionals.

A new report commissioned by National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) documents the experiences of autistic children and young people who have accessed Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) inpatient environments.

nasen is looking for a videographer/production team to become the preferred supplier for its video, photography, and production requirements in the future.

New research published by nasen and Bath Spa University has found that millions of children and young people with SEND will be left vulnerable for decades to come if the SENCO workforce isn’t given more time, resources and support.

A new report by charity MIND shows secondary schools are struggling to meet the mental health needs of a growing number of pupils.