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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.
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.
National Play Day is held every year in August and this year the theme is ‘All to play for – building opportunities for all children’.
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring 'understanding and promoting resilience' in all settings.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
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.
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring approaches to promoting mental wellbeing in primary settings.
This year Learning Disability Week is about celebrating life and showing how people with a learning disability are reconnecting with friends and their communities.
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring approaches to promoting mental wellbeing in secondary / FE settings.
School attendance has become a central focus over the course of the pandemic, with children and young people having had a very disrupted two years.
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.