Search results
Refine your search
Found results
Ofsted have published their Annual Report and for the second year running it describes another disruptive year in the world of education. Ofsted praised the efforts and commitment of parents, teachers, social workers and carers.
Ofsted’s annual report has been published highlighting continuing issues within education at a system level.
National Play Day is held every year in August and this year the theme is ‘All to play for – building opportunities for all children’.
In a career spanning more than 30 years, Barry has held the leadership positions of Headteacher, Principal, Academic Director, Chief Executive, Inspector of Schools and Director of the Centre for Special Education at Westminster College, Oxford. In 2009, he was appointed by the Secretary of State for Education as Director of the Children with Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities Research Project. Since completing that research, Barry has overseen the development of a national project developing online ‘Training materials for teachers of children with severe, profound and complex learning disabilities”(www.complexneeds.org.uk).
He is the author of over 150 articles and many texts on a range of learning disability/special needs topics. His most recent book publications (with Carolyn Blackburn and Jo Egerton) focus upon Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Most recently he co-authored “Engaging Learners with Complex Needs” (Routledge).He is the co-founder of the National Forum for Neuroscience in Special Education. For the Mental Health Foundation, he Chaired the National Inquiry into the Mental Health of Young People with Learning Disabilities. He is currently Chairing a working group looking at the needs of Girls on the Autism Spectrum, which will be the focus of his next book.
Barry has 3 children – one a School Principal, one a Senior Occupational Therapist and a daughter with Down’s Syndrome, who now has a home of her own, published her first book in 2017, and is on an Apprenticeship as a Teaching Assistant.
![nasen logo [green text that reads 'nasen' above grey text that reads 'helping everyone achieve']](https://asset.nasen.org.uk/styles/690_600/public/media/2022-07/nasen%20logo%20%28news%20image%29.png?h=59f14d13&itok=D5FQDzVF)
October 2024
nasen has been commissioned to host and deliver a one-day CPD conference for SENCOs and other school leaders in Halton.
Ffion began working in education in 2005, where she quickly developed a keen interest in neurodiversity and inclusion.
She has found her teaching, leadership and SENCO roles incredibly fulfilling and has enjoyed working across a broad range of education settings, including primary, secondary, FE and HE institutions. Her most recent role before joining nasen was as secondary SENCO for a large MAT, and prior to that she was a SENCO, Inclusion Manager and Mental Health Lead in a primary school.
The Department of Education at Oxford University are holding a webinar on 24th November at 5:30pm to discuss the causes and hear a response from a Psychiatrist around the theme of persistent absence.
Choice Support are recruiting for more people to join their ‘Experts by Experience’ teams.
The Department for Education has published its response to the consultation from January this year, ‘School attendance: improving the consistency of support’.
Anne-Marie Cray has more than 30 years' experience as a Speech and Language Therapist working with children, young people and families in early years, primary, secondary settings. She specialised in working with young people who have social, emotional and mental health needs in specialist settings and alternative providers. Anne-Marie joined Speech and Language UK in 2019 and has been involved in the delivery of several projects as well as developing and delivering training and workshops. She is also part of Speech and Language UK's Family Support team delivering parent webinars and providing support for families and practitioners on the advice line.
Johanna Aiyathurai (CEO of Learn and Thrive) looks at the impact of relationships and sex education (RSE) on children and young people with SEND, and how it needs to be prioritised as a foundation block for greater independence and healthy relationships.
Bright Heart was the big winner at the 2022 National Tutoring Awards, organised by The Tutors’ Association (TTA).
A new set of resources has been co-created with teachers and young people and designed to improve students’ understanding and start the conversation on important topics such as self-care, social media, building connections, dealing with change and more.
Sarah Johnson has worked in education for the last nineteen years. As a qualified teacher, Sarah has enjoyed roles in mainstream schools, Pupil Referral Units, Alternative Provision and psychiatric in-patient services. Sarah is the author of the book ‘Behaving Together: A Teacher’s Guide to Nurturing Behaviour’ and two upcoming books published by Routledge on Social and Emotional Mental Health. As a member for the Department of Education’s Alternative Provision stakeholder group, she has supported development of policy such as the recent SEND and AP green paper as well as chairing a range of panels and events within the education sector.
New data from a working paper shows that there was a dramatic impact on the mental health of teaching staff and headteachers during and after the lockdowns.
‘Back on Track’ is a resource developed by the UCL Centre for Inclusive Education (CIE) to provide evidence-based guidance to schools and parents to support children and young people get back on track after the pandemic.
Autistica, the UK’s national autism research charity, are hosting their research festival online for the second year. The festival of research will run from Monday 12th July to Friday 16th July 2021.
This year Learning Disability Week is about celebrating life and showing how people with a learning disability are reconnecting with friends and their communities.
This mental health and wellbeing feature edition is packed full of articles to inform, inspire and embed a culture of communication about good mental health and wellbeing.
January 2025
The Department for Education has released the newly collected census data from autumn 2024 around those young people in elective home education (EHE).