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Mencap has launched the Big Learning Disability Survey to provide a platform for hearing the voices of people with a learning disability aged 18 and over.

Microsoft has revealed a new line of adaptive resources to support people who find the conventional keyboard and mouse layout a challenge.

The Council for Disabled Children is hosting an event for participation, co-production, engagement practitioners and strategic managers from across children and young people’s health, education and social care.

A new report by Cerebra has identified that inequalities experienced by children with disabilities in health and social aspects can be better prevented through early intervention.

The new Inclusion 2024 inclusive education hub launches today. Education practitioners across England will have access to all the essential resources for inclusive PE in one space.

The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care final report has been issued after a year of research into the current system and sharing proposals for a reset on the social care system.

nasen has been successful in its bid to deliver the Universal SEND Services programme that has been funded by the Department for Education (DfE).

A new initiative to help support children's mental health is being launched, which will see school pupils complete mental health “check-ins”.

The Education Select Committee held a one-off session looking at the Green Paper SEND Review with experts from the legal sector, parent networks and local government.

Every child has a right to play which is why Scope have launched a campaign in Child Safety Week (6th-12th June) calling on the government to invest in an inclusive playground fund.

The first of the new wave of up to 60 special and alternative provision free schools will begin opening from September 2025, creating approximately 4,500 new places.

Edinburgh University have released a new resource for mainstream primary schools to introduce pupils in Key Stage 2 to the concept of neurodiversity and how it impacts the experience of school.

The latest statistics on school and pupil numbers and their characteristics has been released. All headline figures, the number of schools, pupil headcount, average class size and percentage of pupils eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), have increased.

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have launched a consultation around Local Area SEND Reviews.

On 25th June, the government announced The Power of Music to Change Lives: A National Plan for Music Education.

Nominations for the sixth annual nasen Awards have now opened, providing another opportunity to showcase the heroes of the SEND and Education sector.

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 year Learning Disability Week is about celebrating life and showing how people with a learning disability are reconnecting with friends and their communities.

The following article is taken from May 2022 issue of nasen Connect. nasen’s bimonthly membership magazine is packed full of informative articles which offer advice, analysis and opinions on the current topics and future trends impacting the sector.

Back in March, prior to the SEND review being published, Special Needs Jungle, contact, the National Network of Parent Carer Forums and the Family Fund held a joint webinar with Will Quince, Minister for Children and Families.