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The Mentally Healthy Schools programme, delivered by Anna Freud, has released a guide and toolkit to help schools and colleges develop effective targeted mental health and wellbeing support.

The government has pledged further support for young people with SEND with changes to the short breaks offer, supported internship opportunities, and increased focus on those with Down syndrome.

Now and Beyond – The mental health festival for schools and colleges is being held again this year on Wednesday 7th February.

Whole School SEND has today published its highly anticipated second edition of the Teacher Handbook: SEND.

nasen is offering the opportunity for your work to be displayed and discussed an an upcoming online conference, ‘ENABLING ACCESS: What is new in the field of supporting learners with SEND?’ which takes place on Friday 12th April 2024.

The Sutton Trust have issued a report on the current inequalities within early years education and the potential lack of impact and damage to the sector from the new free hours of childcare funded by the government.

New data released on Time to Talk Day (1 February) highlights the extent to which young people are avoiding speaking about their mental health - and how older people are embracing the importance of speaking up.

Following a review, the government has announced changes to the initial teacher training  frameworks. The changes come in response to the sector responses and the review findings.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has warned that the shortage of educational psychologists is having a significant impact on councils’ ability to set out the needs of learners with SEND.

We are delighted to share that 2 free-to-access online CPD units have been launched by Whole School SEND and Real Group as part of the Universal Services programme.

The Department for Education has announced the providers who have been approved to deliver the new SENCO National Professional Qualification (NPQ). The new mandatory qualification will have it’s first delivery from September 2024. 

EE, longstanding partner of the EE BAFTA Film Awards, is today launching a new campaign called, ‘The Stage is Yours’, which delves into the mindset of secondary school children, shining a light on the importance of drama.

Reunite Families UK is a charity supporting children, couples and families impacted by the UK’s spouse and partner migration rules. Many families face separation due to the rules, often long-term and sometimes permanent.

September 2024

As educators, we’re constantly striving to prepare the young people we work with for their next steps – from the earliest years in nursery or primary school all the way through to the final days in further or higher education.

National Children’s Day UK (Sunday 12th May) provides a wonderful opportunity for everyone to share all the great work that they are doing to protect the wellbeing of children and families.

Their future is in our hands: how educators can help light the way to brighter futures for their learners.

An investigation by Schoolsweek has found that complaints to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) have nearly tripled over the past five years, from 509 in 2018-19 to 1,435 so far this financial year.

In January, nasen embarked on a journey to enhance its member feedback processes, aiming to gather higher-quality insights to improve the overall member experience.

The latest figures on absence rates have been published by the Department for Education showing absence for the first half of the 2023-24 academic year.

The Big Listen consultation, published online today, asks a series of questions to help shape the conversation and provide a sense of direction for the changes Ofsted could make.