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A new report by the Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) claims that the lack of access to support and resources for students with Vision Impairment  is locking them out of further and higher education.

The National Children’s Bureau, in collaboration with NatCen Social Research, are developing a new survey on behalf of the Department for Education.

From May 2016 Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have carried out a programme of local area SEND inspections and the data from these has been released.

An open letter, co-ordinated by Early Education and supported by the Early Years Alliance, has been sent to Ofsted expressing concerns around their early years review: ‘Best start in life part 1: setting the scene’. 

The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has launched a professional community for those working with deaf children and their families.

The COSMO study (COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities), undertaken by University College London, has released its latest figures around the mental health of young people.

IPSEA (Independent Provider of Special Education Advice) have published a letter calling on the Government to rethink reform of the SEND system and instead review the wealth of evidence on how and why the 2014 reforms have not worked as intended.

The Government released the results of the EYFS profile for 2021-2022 which due to changes to the EYFS profile in 2021 make it difficult to compare with previous years.

In another delay to the reforms to the SEND system, the new ministerial team appear to have removed timelines for the response.

The Government has released the statistics on suspensions and exclusions for the Autumn term 2021-22.

Ofqual are currently running a survey to learn more about students’ perceptions of 25% extra time as a reasonable adjustment.

A report issued by the Education Endowment Foundation details the results of a longitudinal study into the impact of Covid-19 and the related school closures on pupils in Year 2 and 3 last academic year.

Today the Department for Education (DfE) has published a letter from the Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP, Secretary of State for Education, sent to those working across the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) sector. 

nasen is inviting expressions of interest from schools in England to take part in the Assistive Technology Training Test and Learn Pilot, announced yesterday by the Department for Education. 

Saturday 3rd December is International Day of Persons with Disabilities celebrated every year to bring about awareness of the importance of equality for people with disabilities in all areas of society.

Following consultation the new Area SEND Inspection Framework and Handbook have been published by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission.

A survey carried out by Education Support shows that a record number of teachers and education staff have cited mental health issues as a reason for considering leaving the profession

Our November edition includes articles on the importance of motivation for developing reading skills, why relationships and sex education needs to be prioritised for pupils with SEND and Zoe Mather takes a look at the latest SEND data from DfE.

UAE called upon nasen to conduct a short, deep-dive training needs assessment of the country’s SEND provision, conducted through literature and data scoping, surveys, focus groups, interviews and school observations.

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.