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The Autumn budget presented to parliament on Wednesday 27th October saw the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announce funding of £2.6bn to provide places for children with SEND.

Ofsted have recently published several guides, research, and information regarding Early Years Providers.

The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) launch their 4th annual Advocacy Awareness Week on 1st November. The aim is to remind people about what advocacy is, how it works best and how it has already helped people to live their lives.

Ofqual have launched a consultation on designing and developing accessible assessments. The inherent variability in terms of all Learners’ needs, including those of disabled Learners are at the heart of the proposals.

The first module of nasen’s new Modular CPD Programme  has gone live today. Linked to the nasen Recognised Teacher/Practitioner of SEND award, this latest CPD offering is designed for both teachers, teaching assistants and support staff.

The Maths Anxiety Trust and National Numeracy have combined to deliver an event on Thursday 4th November for teachers to discuss “the importance of confidence with number.”

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi made his first appearance in front of the Education Select Committee and faced questions from MPs. The first question from the chair, Robert Halfon MP, was around the SEND review.

The ADHD Foundation has produced a new resource, initiated and funded by the Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, to support SENCOs titled “Refocusing on ADHD in Education: how can schools help children and young people with ADHD to achieve their potential?”.

Amanda Spielman, Ofsted Chief Inspector, recently published an article announcing new research into the number of pupils attending Alternative Provision (AP) and what their profile of strengths and needs might be considered to be.

The I CAN Network in Australia is hosting an online autism expo for parents, educators and young people. I CAN Network is Australia’s largest provider of Autistic-led group mentoring programs, training and consultancy.

As part of the DfE’s EdTech Demonstrator programme, Digital Learning Cornwall are offering a suite of free training online.  

Multiple members of nasen and Whole Schools SEND staff will be joining C.E.O. Annamarie Hassall at the 10th annual Schools & Academies Show next week.

Children and families Minister Will Quince has written an open letter to all parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities to talk about his ambitions for them and their children.

The 15th to 19th November is Anti-Bullying Week and the theme is One Kind Word. The week, organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, is beginning with Odd Socks Day supported by CBBC and CBeebies star Andy Day. 

The National Autistic Society have issued a School Report based on the views of over 4,000 parents, carers and autistic young people surveyed during Summer 2021.

The EEF have published an updated Pupil Premium Guide to reflect the new Department for Education guidance and the new statutory template for schools.

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.

As a result of our successful partnership with 6 other organisations in the Early Years SEND Partnership, nasen can highlight the following DfE-funded events and resources.

Since Ofsted resumed its inspections this autumn their first job was to inspect schools who had previously been exempt due to attaining an ‘outstanding’ judgement.

Widgit have always produced resources free and paid for on their website to support a variety of topics. The latest additions have been created with support from celebrity chefs Tom Kerridge and Ainsley Harriot.