News

Keep up to date with all of the latest news, headlines and features from across the SEND sector.

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Advocacy Awareness Week 1st-7th November

The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) launch their 4th annual Advocacy Awareness Week on 1st November. The aim is to remind people about what advocacy is, how it works best and how it has already helped people to live their lives.

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Early Years Research from Ofsted

Ofsted have recently published several guides, research, and information regarding Early Years Providers.

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Autumn Budget 2021 - a look at SEND funding

The Autumn budget presented to parliament on Wednesday 27th October saw the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announce funding of £2.6bn to provide places for children with SEND.

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Health Resources from Public Health England

Public Health England (PHE) have produced lesson plans and activities for Year 6 upwards on a variety of areas of RHSE. All of the resources have been co-created with teachers and young people.

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The Council for Disabled Children Quarterly Digest

The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) have published their quarterly digest, a round-up of all the essential policy, practice and other news involving disabled children and young people, and their families.

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Youth Voice Matters – Children and Young People’s Conference 2022

The Council for Disabled Children, as part of the Making Participation Work programme jointly delivered by CDC and KIDS and funded by the Department for Education, will be hosting an interactive, online, all-day conference.

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New report highlights need for further funding for education recovery  

The Education Policy Institute has published it’s phase two report on Education Recovery and Resilience in England.

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Kooth online support and counselling: Parent & Carers Information Session

Kooth, the free, safe and anonymous online support and counselling service for young people aged 11 to 18, are holding a parent information session on Wednesday 20th October at 4pm.

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nasen Awards 2021 winners announced – Transforming the lives of children and young people with SEND and learning differences

Winners of nasen’s fifth annual Awards were revealed in a glittering celebration at the Waldorf Hilton in London on Friday 15th October 2021.

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Share your experiences of accessing CPD on SEND!

As part of a wider research project funded by the Department for Education alongside nasen and Whole School SEND, University of Birmingham and Bath Spa University have launched a survey.

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Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day

15th October 2021 marked the 4th Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder Day.

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Independent Review of Social Care publish summary

The Case for Change report was published back in July and interested parties were asked to contribute their feedback on the interpretation of the evidence.

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Safeguarding resources from NSPCC Learning

The NSPCC Learning arm of the charity has produced an online safeguarding programme for primary schools called Speak out Stay safe.

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Newly reformed NPQs to be fully-funded

The government has announced that the newly reformed National Professional Qualifications will now be fully-funded for all state-funded schools from Autumn 2021. 

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Football Association launch three-year plan for disability football

The FA have launched ‘Football Your Way’ an ambitious three-year plan to increase participation and access to make football available to all. 

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Dyspraxia Week 2021

Dyspraxia Foundation is using this year’s Dyspraxia Week – 10th to 16th October – to urge teaching professionals to find out more about how to support children with dyspraxia who continue to fall ‘under the radar’ and miss out on vital support in schools.

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New guidance for Ofsted inspectors 

New guidance has been issued for inspectors around the evaluation of to what extent settings create a positive environment where children can live and learn and where staff interact positively with children.

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National Deaf Children’s Society release surveys

The NDCS have released a survey for deaf young people to share their views about their school experience.

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World Mental Health Day 2021

World Mental Health Day is on Sunday 10th October and the theme for this year is ‘mental health in an unequal world’. 

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World Teachers Day

UNESCO World Teachers’ Day is held annually on 5 October to celebrate all teachers around the globe.