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A new research project organised through the Selective Mutism Information & Research Association (SMiRA) is investigating the statistics around Situational Mutism (SM) within UK secondary schools.

There has been one major change and 16 minor changes to the Ofsted Early Years Education Inspection Framework Handbook which will come into force from 1st September 2022.

A new report by Public First commissioned by Education Support, the wellbeing charity for school personnel, focuses on the experience of middle leaders and their role in the current educational climate.

The results from the My Resilience in Adolescence (MYRIAD) project, funded by Wellcome, have established that mindfulness training does not improve mental health for school children.

The UK’s leading event for special educational needs and disability, the Tes SEND Show, returns on 7-8 October 2022 – and it’s our 30th anniversary! 

A letter has been sent to James Cleverly, the new Secretary of State for Education, to express the concerns of the Education Select committee in response to the SEND review.

A new toolkit produced by the Department for Education, in collaboration with teaching and headteacher unions, has been published to support senior leadership teams to review workload across all aspects of school.

The Department for Education published updated Suspension and Permanent Exclusion guidance for schools on 13th July following the consultation earlier this year.

Ofsted has published the third set of briefings detailing the continuing impact of the pandemic on education providers and students drawing on evidence from more than 100 inspections.

nasen has published two invitations to tender (ITT) through the Universal SEND Services programme.  

The government have released the data on permanent exclusions and suspensions for the academic year 2020-2021.

A new paper from the Ambition Institute and Confederation of School Trusts argues that the SEND review does not go far enough as it “rests on an outdated medical and deficit model”

A new paper from the Ambition Institute and Confederation of School Trusts argues that the SEND review does not go far enough as it “rests on an outdated medical and deficit model”

The ‘Heads Up: Rethinking mental health services for vulnerable young people’ report published by the Commission for Young Lives is the fourth thematic report on mental health.

National Play Day is held every year in August and this year the theme is ‘All to play for – building opportunities for all children’.

The HOPE study (Health Outcomes of young People throughout Education) is investigating the impact of adjustments for young people with SEND on their health using linked education and hospital data.

Bright Heart was the big winner at the 2022 National Tutoring Awards, organised by The Tutors’ Association (TTA).

New research carried out for the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) Deaton Review of Inequalities and funded by the Nuffield Foundation, finds that the education system is not succeeding in closing education inequalities.

The Autistic School Staff Project has been running since 2019 with the aim of understanding better the experiences, needs and strengths of autistic education staff in a range of roles in schools.

‘The Inclusion Illusion’ by Rob Webster is available free to download via UCL press and exemplifies how children with SEN experience mainstream schools.