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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.

Ruth is Head of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Northern Ireland (RCSLT NI), a role she has held since July 2021. She enjoys the opportunities this post brings in representing NI members and advocating for people with speech, language, communication and swallowing needs across Northern Ireland. Ruth is also a Director of the Special Educational Needs Advice Centre (SENAC).  Before joining RCSLT NI, Ruth worked within the Belfast Trust, where she led the Clinical Lead Mental Health pilot post established in 2019, which secured permanent funding in 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.

The Department for Education commissioned the panel to identify the views of parents, pupils and learners to inform policy and identify trends over time. The latest data is from June 2023 and was published in October.

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Lisa Blackett, a wellbeing and leadership coach discusses our ever-increasing world of digital connection and why it is so crucial for educators to be able to ‘switch off.’

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The Anti-Bullying Alliance has been working with schools and disabled young people to develop strategies and approaches that help to reduce bullying of disabled young people and those with SEN, often referred to as disablist bullying.

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.

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These slides were presented by Sarah Dove at nasen Live 2021.

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.

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.

Ofqual has produced a guide for students preparing them for the process of how grades are to be awarded, the appeals process and a timeline for the arrangements.

A study from the University of Sussex, has been released today. The paper examines the perspectives of parents of children with SEND and their experiences of the return to school in September 2020 and home-learning during the latest lockdown.

During anti-bullying week the government announced additional funding for organisations to support schools to combat bullying, promote diversity, and improve wellbeing for staff.

The Department for Education (DfE) have published the statistical release of data for SEN for 2020 and they make for interesting reading.

The Department for Work & Pensions has updated its guidance for users and employers around the Access to Work grants. Access to Work is a publicly funded employment support programme that aims to help more disabled people start or stay in work.

The All Party Parliamentary group for SEND have issued their report into the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on educational transitions for young people with SEND

The DfE has updated the guidance for secondary schools operating Summer schools during the summer break. There is a newly published form for schools to confirm their arrangements by 30th June.