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The Children’s Commissioner has published part 2 of the independent family review entitled ‘A positive approach to parenting’.

Professor Adam Boddison, former Chief Executive of nasen, has been named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours List. Adam is currently Chief Executive of Association for Project Management (APM).

The awards entry countdown has now started and so now is the time to submit your entry for your opportunity to give your establishment the recognition it deserves.

A new inquiry by the Education Committee will investigate causes and solutions to the increasing issue of absence.

Founded and sponsored by the youth mental health charity, Beyond, the Now and Beyond festival is a whole day of online dedicated workshops for schools. The workshops are free to view once schools have registered.

Hear from specialists across the sector on a range of different topics relating to SEND and additional needs. As well as developing knowledge and awareness of different elements of SEND, there will be points for reflection and practical take aways.

Neurodiversity Celebration week takes place from the 13th to 19th March this year and there is a series of 24 events taking place across the week. All of the events are free of charge and open to all, parents, young people and professionals.

Join Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke of King’s College London as he explores the question “Does the neurodiversity concept provide a foundation for a new science of neurodevelopment?”.

The internet has become an integral part of daily life for children and young people and provides both positive opportunities and an open door to a range of damaging content and experiences.

The first impact report from Diversity Role Models around their DfE project ‘Embracing Difference, Ending Bullying’ highlights that bullying is still very much prevalent within education settings.

The EEF has launched an updated version of the toolkit summarising the best available evidence on key areas for learning and development within the Early Years.

In 2022 the government announced the newly created Family Hubs to support communities and young people from birth to age 19, or 25 with an EHCP.

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability (LD) and Autism has been running since 2022 since the Health and Care Act introduced a requirement that service providers ensure that staff receive training on LD and autism.

The government has released the latest data on pupil absence which shows that the level of absence is still a concern, almost two years after the last Covid lockdown.

On the 15th March 2023, the British Deaf Association (BDA) and Signature, are inviting primary schools across the country to take part in the UK’s largest online British Sign Language (BSL) lesson as part of Sign Language Week.

nasen’s CEO, Annamarie Hassall MBE will be joining Professor Dame Alison Peacock from The National College of Teaching next month, as the two organisations come together to host a joint roundtable discussion for Teaching Assistants. 

The government has released the first four modules of the Early Years child development training. This is an online programme designed to help practitioners improve their knowledge and understanding of child development

‘Inside our Autistic minds’ is a documentary series of two episodes hosted by Chris Packham.

In 2022, the National Deaf Children’s Society conducted an online survey aimed at deaf young people over the age of 13 across the UK.

The National Autistic Society have published ‘The Moonshot Vision’ report, an ambitious vision for what society would look like if it were autism-friendly.