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Annamarie Hassall MBE is the Chief Executive (CEO) of nasen with responsibility for strategic direction and operational delivery across the full breadth of nasen’s activity. nasen CEO is the main point of contact for the board of trustees and has a close working relationship with the Department for Education (DfE). Annamarie also has overall responsibility for external relations and business development.

Vicky Cull is the Chief Examiner for Art and Design at UAL Awarding Body. She has over 25 years of teaching experience in both Further Education and Higher Educations, specialising in Textiles and Drawing. She fundamentally believes that the creative arts are for everyone and that they transform lives for the better, enabling confidence building, a sense of community and above all fun!

Marc is both an academic and practitioner in the creative arts sector and brings substantial practical expertise and academic insight to his role as Chief Examiner for Performing and Production Arts at UAL Awarding Body. Marc has extensive experience in curriculum design and qualification development and is an advocate of the transformative power of the arts. Marc’s research interests extend to creative environments/spaces and his directing practice has a focus on cross-arts collaborative storytelling.

Helen Battelley, an internationally respected Early Years Physical Development consultant, trainer, author and brings energy and a motivational approach to raising the profile of PA in the early years. As the chair of the National Early Years Active Start Partnership (NEYASP), she leads a diverse group of stakeholders from across the UK to address the systemic challenges in the early years sector to ensure that every child benefits from the positive outcomes of play and PA. NEYASP are taking positive action to inform and support policy makers and inspection bodies to ensure the sector is taking an evidence-informed approach and valuing the place of physical development in a child’s life, right from the moment they enter the world!

Ginny has been teaching longer than she hasn't. She has been a Headteacher, Senior
Manager and Class teacher, teaching all ages in the Primary age range.
Working to support SENDCOs and teachers across special, primary and secondary
schools, Ginny is able to bring experience, wisdom and common sense to an area
that can sometimes get bogged down in jargon and paperwork.
Through her highly-regarded book and also her published articles, podcast
appearances and speaking engagements for schools, MATS and national events
such as The National SEN Conference, The Education Show Wales and NASEN
Live, Ginny shares straightforward tips and ideas that save time and energy for all
those working with our most vulnerable children.

- Twilight Talks
This session is delivered by Sarah Hearne

Alison is the West Midlands Deputy Regional Lead for WSS as well as being the Headteacher of an outstanding generic secondary special school in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. She moved into this role having spent 11 years at Keele University running the PGCE Secondary programme and lecturing on the International Diploma in Education in India and Thailand.

- SW PD Group
Click on the image to watch the recording from the first meeting which took place on Monday 29th January 2024.

- Northern Ireland
A new (NI based) SEND Advisory Group was formed in October 2018. The group consists of a range of educational professionals, all with a passion for supporting children and young people with SEND.

Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and National Association for Special Educational Needs (nasen) are recruiting 160 secondary schools for a trial of the WSS Review and are focusing on the SOUTH WEST.

As part of The Nisai Group strategy for the ASEAN region, they have formed a partnership to make an impact on global sustainability through education and technical/vocational education and training (TVET).

It is with great sadness that nasen must inform its members and followers of the passing of Dr Ron Davie, president of nasen 1992 - 1994.

Nasen and UCL are delighted to announce the first line-up of keynote speakers for ISEC (Inclusive and Supportive Education Conference) 2020, which will be held on the 3rd-5th August 2020 at the UCL Institute of Education in London.

- ofsted
Research funded by nasen asks whether Ofsted's new inspection framework supports learners with SEND.

- International
Nasen is delighted to announce the success of an ongoing significant SEND training programme which has helped to support thousands of special education professionals in Pakistan.

- ofsted
Amanda Spielman, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, launched the Annual Report on 21st January.

The WSS Review provides a framework that enables school leaders to evaluate the effectiveness of current SEND provision through a structured self-evaluation and peer review with another school.

A report by the Children’s Commissioner in December 2019 concluded that 30 years on from the Children Act 1989, legislation that aimed to promote ‘a sense of security, continuity, commitment, identity and belonging for children in care’...

- early years
The DfE has published statistics this week about the results of the Early Year’s Foundation Stage Profile

This draft guidance for maintained schools, academies (including free schools) and local authorities has been released by the Standards Assessment Agency.