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The ‘Heads Up: Rethinking mental health services for vulnerable young people’ report published by the Commission for Young Lives is the fourth thematic report on mental health.

National Play Day is held every year in August and this year the theme is ‘All to play for – building opportunities for all children’.

The HOPE study (Health Outcomes of young People throughout Education) is investigating the impact of adjustments for young people with SEND on their health using linked education and hospital data.

Bright Heart was the big winner at the 2022 National Tutoring Awards, organised by The Tutors’ Association (TTA).

New research carried out for the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) Deaton Review of Inequalities and funded by the Nuffield Foundation, finds that the education system is not succeeding in closing education inequalities.

The Autistic School Staff Project has been running since 2019 with the aim of understanding better the experiences, needs and strengths of autistic education staff in a range of roles in schools.

‘The Inclusion Illusion’ by Rob Webster is available free to download via UCL press and exemplifies how children with SEN experience mainstream schools.

The Health Outcomes for young People throughout Education (HOPE) Study highlighted in our news page back in December last year, is entering the last month of information gathering.

Do you know, or work with, a young person who would like to share their expertise and experiences with professionals to help make support and services reflect disabled children and young people’s needs?

UCL are undertaking a study to identify what is important for students with intellectual disability to learn as part of Relationships and Sex Education (RSE). The study will encompass the views of students, caregivers, teachers, and other experts.

The Anna Freud Mental Health Centre has produced a mental health calendar for the autumn term of the new academic year, starting this week for most schools and colleges.

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.

Thank you to all of those who sent in their nominations for the nasen Awards 2022. We were hit with an incredible amount of inspiring provisions and individuals this year for our 16 categories.

The new Prime Minister, Liz Truss MP, has assembled her new cabinet to fulfil the duties of the government.

As part of the Department for Education funded Making Participation Work programme, the Council for Disabled Children is delivering their next national practitioner’s conference on Tuesday 18th October 2022.

Researchers at University College London (UCL) are starting a research project across England in which they will examine reading development in deaf children from when they start in Reception to Yr 2.

The SEN Policy Research Forum is supporting a UKRI-RSA Rethinking Public Dialogue pilot project looking at enhancing the participation of young people with SEND in public dialogue about inclusion in school education.

The portfolios for the new ministers in the Department for Education have been released.

Organised through Excluded Lives, a multi-disciplinary project based at the University of Oxford’s department for education, aims to provide a comprehensive view on policies, practices and costs of formal, informal and illegal school exclusions.

An update on the current position of the SEND and AP green paper, and confirmation of the appointment of Kelly Tolhurst as Minister for Schools and Childhood.