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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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Let Teachers SHINE winners 2023 handed a share of £150,000 for projects supporting disadvantaged pupils

Let Teachers SHINE is an annual competition from the education charity SHINE which supports teachers developing innovative practices for the classroom.

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Free online course on Delivering Quality Annual Reviews

The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) have produced a new online training course free to practitioners to support them when delivering annual reviews.

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Permanent exclusions and suspensions show pupils with SEND disproportionately affected

The data from the spring term 2021/22 has been released and shows an increase in exclusions from the autumn term that year and a huge increase in suspensions, up by almost 20,000.

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Ofsted report finds workload impacting teacher professional development

‘Independent review of teachers’ professional development in schools: phase 1 findings’ report, Ofsted has found that schools understand the importance of professional development however there are issues in finding the time due to competing priorities.

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“Teaching: the new reality” report shines light on modern education

Education Support, the dedicated education mental health and wellbeing charity, have released a new report showing the reality of the role of teaching and the expanding responsibilities of  modern education.

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Talking about anxiety in schools and colleges free seminar

The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families have an online seminar for education staff to explore anxiety within schools and colleges.

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New anti-bullying course: All Different, All Equal - Preventing and Responding to Appearance Targeted Bullying

The Anti-Bullying Alliance have released a new online training course aimed at school staff and practitioners who work with children and young people.

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Minister talks about SEND and AP Improvement Plan

On Tuesday 2nd May, Special Needs Jungle hosted Claire Coutinho, Education Minister with responsibility for SEND, to discuss the SEND and AP Improvement Plan.

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Free webinar: Engaging Voices for Change for Inclusive Education

The University of Chichester are hosting their 11th Annual SEN Conference online on Thursday 18th May 9:30am to 1:15pm. The title is ‘Engaging Voices for Change for Inclusive Education’.

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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.