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The BBC has reported that special school pupils around the country are not getting the education they are entitled to due to national recruitment shortages.

Following campaigning from SeeAbility and a pilot ‘proof-of-concept programme’ by NHS England, the government has committed £10m to ensure that all pupils in special schools will have access to sight tests in their setting.

The percentage of children registered for the 15-hour and 30-hour entitlements who have SEN has increased across all age groups, with the latest figures being the highest in each series.

The Department for Education has launched a consultation on the use of generative AI tools in education settings in England.

Thank you to all of those who sent in their nominations for the nasen Awards 2023. We were hit with an incredible amount of inspiring provisions and individuals this year for our 16 categories. Our shortlist is now published.

Tens of thousands of young people with SEND are facing being locked out of their own savings accounts, with calls from parents and advocates resulting in seemingly no action.

UNESCO, the culture, science and education arm of the UN, has called for smartphones to be banned from the classroom to improve learning and protect children from online bullying.

INTERACT is exploring intensive interaction to support communication skills in children and young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD).

The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) are planning their Advocacy Awareness week for 6-10th November this year and want to hear from you.

The Children’s Commissioner has hailed the Help at Hand service as a huge support for young people over the long summer holidays.

The Public Services Committee has launched a new call for evidence for its new inquiry, the transition from education to employment for young disabled people.

A new blog from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) has examined the data released by the Government regarding absence in the autumn term 2022.

The latest figures from the Administrative Justice Council’s (AJC) working group on SEND show that 96% of all appeals made by families against council decisions around their child’s support have been upheld.

Our Turn to Talk is the National Children’s Bureau’s (NCB) Youth-led podcast programme. All episodes are developed and directed by young people and focus on topics that are important to them.

As part of nasen's commitment to enabling best practice rooted in evidence and research, we are delighted to bring you our 'Twilight Talks- Research Series', in partnership with respected and established researchers from University College London (UCL). 

“Working Together to Safeguard Children” is the multi-agency statutory guidance that sets out expectations for the system that provides help, support and protection for children, young people and their families.

The Design & Technology Association has produced a set of communication symbols with Widgit to support learners in D&T subject areas.

As part of the Lego® Play for All Accelerator Programme, Kahoot! have been creating a more playful and inclusive tool to support teachers and their learners.

A two-day teaching and learning conference for teachers and education professionals hosted in association with Flourishing Network at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard and Research Schools International (RSI).

A new campaign by Scope is calling on parents and interested parties to identify how inclusive their local play areas are for disabled children and young people.