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March 2025
The Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) are currently recruiting for blind and partially sighted students aged 16 and over but still involved in education to join their Student Voices forum.
March 2025
A major new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and The Difference, sets out a plan to end the rapid rise in absence, exclusions and the special educational needs ‘crisis’.
March 2025
The RISE (Research and Improvement for SEND Excellence) Programme, a contract funded by the Department for Education (DfE), has developed a new e-learning course entitled ‘Sensory Processing: What it is and why it matters’.
April 2025
As Strategic Reform Partner to the Department for Education (DfE), the Council for Disabled Children (CDC) are gathering evidence on how post-16 settings are making their settings more inclusive and meeting the needs of of young people.
- Policy
- reforms
- ofsted
- consultation
- call for evidence
- nasen responds
Ofsted's proposed changes to the inspection of educational settings represent a significant shift in how quality and performance are assessed across early years, schools, further education, and teacher training. Read on for nasen's perspective...
- Policy
- reforms
- ofsted
- consultation
- call for evidence
- nasen responds
This call for evidence has been running alongside Ofsted's consultation on proposed changes to the inspection of educational settings. It considers accountability principles, school profiles and interventions. Read nasen's response...
Alison is a joint CEO at Nurture International with over thirty years experience working with learners who exhibit social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. Alison’s roles include creating and managing a team of clinical psychologists to focus on supporting learners who had experienced early developmental trauma. Alison has been a distance education tutor at Birmingham University, and is the author of Family SEAL.
Yvonne is a joint CEO at Nurture International with over thirty years experience in working with learners who exhibit social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. Yvonne’s roles include Head of Consultancy and Training for Nurtureuk, Head of a Primary Special school and co-ordinator for Behaviour at Wigan Authority where one of her roles was to be on the CAMHs partnership board.
May 2025
The Sheila Coates Foundation (SCF) has opened its rapid impact fund for mainstream schools and colleges to apply for funding to support autistic students to excel and achieve, flourish and succeed.
May 2025
Last week, the Department for Education (DfE) published updated guidance for schools, colleges and ITPs on careers education, structured around the refreshed Gatsby Benchmarks.
- inclusive sport
May 2025
Hundreds of thousands of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are set to benefit from a national programme to improve access to PE and school sports.
June 2025
Camtree, DEFI and Twinkl, have announced a partnership to uncover new insights and approaches to teaching through practitioner-led research and improved professional development (PD).
June 2025
Save the Date – 17 October 2025
Join us online for “Looking Beyond: the benefits of learning from other settings and cultures” – a free conference hosted by Support for Learning.
Call for Papers now open – deadline 31 July 2025.
- Dyslexia
- reading
nasen believes that reading should be viewed not only as a fundamental right for all learners but also as a core responsibility of all educators, regardless of subject area or school phase.
Nasen and TTS (a supplier of educational resources to schools in the UK and abroad) have entered into a formal two-year partnership to reinforce nasen’s works in providing SEND training, consultancy and advocacy that empowers educators and professionals.
We’re thrilled to announce that nasen has been awarded a charity place in the 2026 TCS London Marathon!
This is more than a marathon - it’s a chance to make a difference in SEND.
Run For Us and be part of the change.
Birmingham, UK - 4 July 2025 - The UK's leading SEND CPD conference, nasen LIVE 2025, is returning to The Vox Conference Centre at Resorts World Birmingham on Friday 4 July 2025, with the powerful theme "Preparation for Life."
July 2025
We're proud to announce the appointment of Phillipa Sherlock-Lewis, CEO at PA Community Trust, as the new Chair of the Board.
- nasen Award
July 2025
We’re proud to reveal the shortlisted individuals and settings for the nasen Awards 2025, celebrating excellence in SEND and inclusive education.