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Joint letter from Viv Bennett, Chief Public Health Nurse and Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer for England to Directors of Nursing, about winter planning to support children and families.

Following a comprehensive review launched in July 2019 by the DfE, the review group, chaired by Malcolm Trobe CBE, former Acting General Secretary of ASCL, has recommended a new set of Headteachers’ standards to replace those published in 2015.

Winners of nasen’s fourth annual Awards were revealed in an online celebration today (16th October 2020).

2020/21 will be a transitionary year for the assessment of pupils working below the standard of national curriculum assessments.

The Governance Handbook for SEND and Inclusion - authored by nasen CEO and National Leader of Governance, Professor Adam Boddison - is available for pre-order now ahead of the Handbook being released on 29th December 2020.

Ofqual is working on engaging with all relevant stakeholders, including students, school and college leaders and parents, around how they will approach setting exam standards in Summer 2021

The SEND forums is an independent e-community for those involved in the education of children and young people with SEND.

The results from the latest Mental Health of Children and Young People (MHCYP) survey have been released through NHS digital. This year the survey also sought to examine the specific impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ofsted has released the latest findings from their recent ‘interim visits’ to six local areas to hear from children and young people with SEND, their families and practitioners and leaders who are about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Children and Families has written to all children and young people with SEND, including their parents/carers, families, and all those who support them, to provide advice and guidance with regards to current lockdown.

The Government have today released updated guidance within the Safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care settings, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

The SEND Review was launched in September 2019, to look into the progress made since the SEND reforms of 2014/15 and help ensure that these reforms are being implemented as well as possible.

Oak National Academy have been providing free practical resources and video lessons for schools throughout the 2020/21 academic year.

Following the release of the Annual Report of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills 2019/20 earlier this week, nasen has officially responded to the report.

A report commission by the Local Government Association, the Association of Colleges and Natspec has set out key recommendations for improving post-16 High Needs provision.

Following the announcement in the House of Commons last week that examinations for the Summer series will not go ahead as planned, a joint consultation between the department of the Secretary of State for Education and OFQUAL will begin later this week.

The Times Educational Supplement SEN show has moved online this year due to the pandemic and the keynote speech was delivered by the Right Honourable Vicky Ford MP, Under Secretary of State for Children and Families at the Department for Education.

nasen International has produced a series of live webinars streamed to over 30 countries to date, building on key principles of equality, neurodiversity and the social model of inclusion, as identified through a close consultation process.

Vicky Ford MP, Minister for Children and Families, has sent an open letter to all children and young people with SEND, their parents/carers and families, and others who support them.