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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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Request for schools to support study on RSE for students with intellectual disabilities

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.

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Your views sought on health outcomes for young people with SEND 

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.

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Opportunity to join young people’s advisory group FLARE 

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?

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Free Book Shines Light on Inclusion from Pupils’ Perspectives

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

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Learning from Autistic Teachers online event

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.

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Education Inequalities widen, new research finds

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.

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Bright Heart Education wins the Tuition Business of the Year award

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

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Study looking at improving health of young people with SEND

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.

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National Play Day 3rd August

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

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‘The mental health crisis among young people at its worst’ says Commission for Young Lives

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.

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Free attention training programme for autistic children

A new paper from the Ambition Institute and Confederation of School Trusts argues that the SEND review does not go far enough as it “rests on an outdated medical and deficit model”

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Defining ‘A Good Life’ for those with Learning Disabilities

A new paper from the Ambition Institute and Confederation of School Trusts argues that the SEND review does not go far enough as it “rests on an outdated medical and deficit model”

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Data on permanent exclusions and suspensions reveals rates for children with SEN is five times higher

The government have released the data on permanent exclusions and suspensions for the academic year 2020-2021.

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Invitation to tender (ITT): Universal SEND Services programme

nasen has published two invitations to tender (ITT) through the Universal SEND Services programme.  

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Ofsted publishes third set of briefings looking at the continuing impact of the pandemic on education providers

Ofsted has published the third set of briefings detailing the continuing impact of the pandemic on education providers and students drawing on evidence from more than 100 inspections.

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New exclusion guidance published

The Department for Education published updated Suspension and Permanent Exclusion guidance for schools on 13th July following the consultation earlier this year.

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New toolkit to support leaders reviewing workload

A new toolkit produced by the Department for Education, in collaboration with teaching and headteacher unions, has been published to support senior leadership teams to review workload across all aspects of school.

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Letter to new Education Secretary raises SEND Review concerns from education select committee

A letter has been sent to James Cleverly, the new Secretary of State for Education, to express the concerns of the Education Select committee in response to the SEND review.

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Join the Tes SEND Show 2022 to celebrate our 30th anniversary!

The UK’s leading event for special educational needs and disability, the Tes SEND Show, returns on 7-8 October 2022 – and it’s our 30th anniversary! 

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New report finds that mindfulness has little impact on adolescent mental health and wellbeing

The results from the My Resilience in Adolescence (MYRIAD) project, funded by Wellcome, have established that mindfulness training does not improve mental health for school children.