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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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Ofsted’s Annual Report highlights continued challenges across the sector

Ofsted’s annual report has been published highlighting continuing issues within education at a system level.

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Investigation by the BBC shows families waiting too long for EHC plans

An investigation by the BBC has found that thousands of children with SEN have been waiting an unacceptable amount of time for their EHC plans to be issued.

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Young Adults views sought for the Sexuality Education+ Project

Researchers are wanting to hear about young people’s experiences of learning about relationships, sex and sexuality.

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New figures show decline in teacher training entrants

The government has released its figures on the new entrants to the teaching profession for 2022 showing they have reached only 71% of the target recruitment.

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Committee publishes damning report on the implementation of the Children and Families Act

A House of Lord’s Committee charged with reviewing the implementation of the Children and Families Act 2014 have released their report subtitled ‘A Failure of Implementation’.

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NSPCC Young People’s Board for Change Recruiting

The NSPCC are looking for young people aged 13 to 16 years old to form a new Board for Change.

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Care experienced children disproportionately likely to be in contact with the criminal justice system

New figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that children in care were much more at risk of interacting with the criminal justice system by the age of 24 than their peers.

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School Exclusions video guide for care givers

A new video has been produced to provide an overview of school exclusions for parents, carers and guardians focusing on how to prevent them, alternatives and what to do when they occur.

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Library of co-production resources available

The Co-production Collective have released a library of co-production resources available free for all.

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The All Star Advent Calendar is back!

The All Star Advent Calendar is back for 2022 raising money for Papyrus, the suicide prevention charity, and Place2Be, the children’s mental health charity.

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Free NHS resources to support RSE curriculum

A new set of resources has been co-created with teachers and young people and designed to improve students’ understanding and start the conversation on important topics such as self-care, social media, building connections, dealing with change and more.

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Training Needs Assessment – Abu Dhabi

UAE called upon nasen to conduct a short, deep-dive training needs assessment of the country’s SEND provision, conducted through literature and data scoping, surveys, focus groups, interviews and school observations.

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nasen Connect magazine November 2022

Our November edition includes articles on the importance of motivation for developing reading skills, why relationships and sex education needs to be prioritised for pupils with SEND and Zoe Mather takes a look at the latest SEND data from DfE.

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Record number of education staff report mental health issues

A survey carried out by Education Support shows that a record number of teachers and education staff have cited mental health issues as a reason for considering leaving the profession

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Saturday 3rd December is International Day of Persons with Disabilities celebrated every year to bring about awareness of the importance of equality for people with disabilities in all areas of society.

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New Area SEND Inspection Framework published

Following consultation the new Area SEND Inspection Framework and Handbook have been published by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission.

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nasen to Lead DfE-funded Assistive Technology Training Programme in partnership with Microlink

nasen is inviting expressions of interest from schools in England to take part in the Assistive Technology Training Test and Learn Pilot, announced yesterday by the Department for Education. 

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Department for Education (DfE) publishes letter to the SEND and Alternative Provision sector

Today the Department for Education (DfE) has published a letter from the Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP, Secretary of State for Education, sent to those working across the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) sector. 

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Report details the ongoing impact of Covid-19 on young learners

A report issued by the Education Endowment Foundation details the results of a longitudinal study into the impact of Covid-19 and the related school closures on pupils in Year 2 and 3 last academic year.

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Student voice sought around access arrangement for examinations

Ofqual are currently running a survey to learn more about students’ perceptions of 25% extra time as a reasonable adjustment.