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Keep up to date with all of the latest news, headlines and features from across the SEND sector.

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Mental Health Awareness Week – 15th May

Mental Health Awareness week fittingly starts the week of the GCSE examinations this year and the theme is anxiety.

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Free Coronation Gifts for children with vision impairment

The charity Living Paintings has given away thousands of free coronation gifts to help blind and visually impaired children experience the coronation through touch and sound.

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Opportunity to be involved in RSE study for young people with learning disabilities

The Institute of Education at University College London are inviting those who fit criteria to take part in a study looking at the importance of outcomes for young people with learning disabilities when engaging with Relationships and Sex Education.

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Report highlights school financial struggles and impact on pupils

A poll carried out by NFER on behalf of the Sutton Trust has revealed the extent of the financial situation that schools find themselves in.

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Free webinar for parents and carers on supported internships

The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) have a free webinar for parents and carers of young people with an EHCP to highlight the opportunities that a supported internship can offer.

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Free mental wellbeing resources linked to Summer term calendar

The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families has produced a timetable of activities and resources linked to themes and events happening during the Summer term.

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My Story and Me – young women and girls wanted to tell their mental health story

The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families are creating a storytelling intervention for young women and girls called ‘My Story and Me’ to help other young women and girls talk about their mental health.

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New guide helps teenagers navigate their ADHD

The ADHD Foundation in conjunction with NHS London CAMHS have produced ‘A Teenager’s Guide to ADHD’, a guide and workbook for teenagers living with ADHD.

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New government report shows high working hours and stress amongst teachers and leaders

A new research report titled ’Working lives of teachers and leaders – wave 1’ has been released by the Department for Education, this is the first report in a longitudinal study that will run annually for at least five years.

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Sign up for the Making Participation Work Practitioner's Conference!

Making Participation Work Practitioner’s Conference is for professionals and practitioners designing and delivering participation and co-production at a strategic level across children and young people’s health, education, and social care.

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Free lecture on key topics in the field of child and adolescent mental health

The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) have a free webinar showcasing five 10-minute lectures from leading academics, practitioners and researchers on key topics in the field of child and adolescent mental health. 

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Short Breaks funding extended to more areas

The government has announced today that they are extending the areas taking part in the Short Breaks Innovation Fund programme.

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nasen appoints new editors to SEND Journal

nasen is pleased to announce the appointment of three new editors to the Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs (JORSEN).

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New advert welcomed for broadening understanding of autism in girls

A new advert created in conjunction with Ambitious about Autism was launched last week to celebrate World Autism Acceptance Month.

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Assistive Technology Speed Dating free event

TechEdology have organised an Assistive Technology Speed Date, a morning of free online sessions with six assistive technology suppliers.

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Artificial Intelligence and the future of education

The Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, spoke at the Bett show in London about how the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) could support education in the future.

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Students with visual impairment called to have their say on new national standards

Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) with the Department for Education (DfE) are holding an event to hear from young people with lived experience of visual impairment (VI) about their experiences of moving into post 16 education and what needs to be improved.

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The nasen Awards are back!

The nasen Awards recognise and honour outstanding individuals and organisations that have made significant contributions to promoting and advancing inclusion.

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Education Committee calls for evidence on secondary education and its suitability

The Committee on Education for 11 to 16 Year Olds was appointed in January 2023 and is chaired by Lord Johnson of Marylebone.

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Nursery places information in doubt, claims Early Years Alliance

The Early Years Alliance (EYA), through a Freedom of Information request, has cast doubt on the figures from the Government claiming that there are enough childcare places to meet demand.