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January 2026
A new national collaboration, the Alliance for Inclusive Literacy, has launched to ensure that everyone has access to meaningful, progressive literacy education
January 2026
The What Works in SEND team are conducting research to understand how state-funded mainstream schools in England organise and deploy staff supporting SEND. This is to improve the experiences of this group of children and young people.
Martin Galway is the Head of Professional Learning and Partnerships at the National Literacy Trust. He is a Fellow of the English Association and previously worked as a teaching and learning advisor for the Herts for Learning Primary English Team. Martin is a former primary school teacher. His interests include early reading development and reading fluency instruction, grammar, literacy difficulties, and oracy. He has a particular research interest in the interactions between reading and writing and associated teaching practices. Martin is a regular speaker at national and international conferences on all aspects of English and literacy.
Lynn is the Head of Professional Standards at the British Dyslexia Association, where she promotes high standards in the assessment and support of individuals with specific learning difficulties through guidance, professional development, and evidence-informed practice.
She began her career as a teaching assistant before becoming a specialist teacher across secondary, further and higher education; she has also served as an Acting SENCo. Lynn holds an MA in Specific Learning Difficulties, with research focusing on self-esteem in individuals with dyslexia. She is an experienced assessor of dyslexia and dyscalculia and is passionate about improving outcomes for individuals who face barriers to learning.
January 2026
nasen technology partner Concero Education Technology has been named a winner at the BETT Awards 2026, receiving the award for IT Support Service.
February 2026
The Department for Education (DfE) is signalling a significant shift in how schools should use suspensions, emphasising that only the most serious cases should lead to traditional fixed-term suspensions where pupils are sent home
February 2026
We are delighted to announce the launch of a new accessibility feature on the nasen website: the Recite Me Assistive Toolbar.
February 2026
A new national research project is examining how Care, Education and Treatment Reviews (C(E)TRs) are experienced by autistic people, people with learning disabilities, and the professionals and families involved in supporting them
February 2026
The SEN Policy Research Forum has published a series of new blog posts addressing critical challenges facing England’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system, as policymakers await the forthcoming White Paper
Feb 2026
We’re delighted to share the launch of nasen Academy - a new digital learning platform created to support everyone working with and for children and young people with SEND.
Feb 2026
The government has today pledged to end the one size fits all education system that has traumatised too many families, and damaged the lives of too many children, as part of generational reforms to improve outcomes for children with SEND.
February 2026
On Monday 23rd February the Department for Education published its schools white paper Every Child Achieving and Thriving which shares their plan to reform special educational needs and disability (SEND) support.
February 2026
Teachers and practitioners working with young people with SEND are being offered a free two-part webinar series this March aimed at making democracy and voting more accessible.
February 2026
The Gatsby team is working with leaders in England’s secondary and special schools, and colleges, to highlight how making careers guidance a strategic priority is helping them tackle attendance, engagement and other indicators of NEET risk
Feb 2026
Many schools across the UK are unknowingly paying for tools or software that are already built into Microsoft or Google platforms. Imagine how much your school could save by leveraging these built-in features.
March 2026
The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a new consultation on significant reforms to Key Stage 4 (KS4), aiming to ensure that schools with lower prior attaining pupils are judged more fairly.
March 2026
Specific learning difficulties (SpLDs) are not being identified equally among school pupils in England, according to a major study by Durham and Oxford universities.
March 2026
We are seeking trustees who have currency in:
-Matters related to digital, whether that is strategic or analytics, cyber security or AI
-Marketing, especially the public or non-profit sector
-Legal experience in UK Commercial or Charity Law
May 2026
nasen is looking for Trustees with Finance experience! Don't miss this opportunity. Apply now!
March 2026
Join the National Children's Bureau for a funded webinar exploring fresh insights from ten years of the A Better Start (ABS) programme and their insights into improving outcomes in the early years.