Keep up to date with all of the latest news, headlines and features from across the SEND sector.
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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.
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
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 We are delighted to announce the launch of a new accessibility feature on the nasen website: the Recite Me Assistive Toolbar.
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
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.
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.
January 2026 Schools are being urged to adopt a more empathetic and transparent approach to parental complaints following the release of new government approved guidance designed to curb rising tensions between families and schools.
January 2026 On Wednesday 28 January at 4pm, the Department for Education (DfE) will host a webinar for education professionals on the review of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs), including the SENCO NPQ
January 2026 Research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has found that alternative education settings, such special schools and pupil referral units, need tailored guidance and extra funding to support their students.
January 2026 A new thematic review from Ofsted entitled Beyond the classroom: the experiences of children with SEND who are not in school has been published.
January 2026 The government announced at least £3 billion to create tens of thousands of new specialist places in mainstream schools. The Education Secretary announced an expansion of specialist learning spaces in mainstream schools
January 2026 The Children's Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, has published a guide for parents to support them with helping their children navigate the digital world safely
The Council for Disabled Children has launched three guides to the disability duties in the Equality Act for schools.
The Department for Education has launched the second call for evidence as part of the formal review of the NPQ suite.
Ofqual has launched a 12-week public consultation on its proposed approach to regulating on-screen exams in GCSEs, AS & A levels. The proposals aim to support innovation while protecting fairness, standards & integrity of England’s qualifications system.
Project CECiLiA, an evaluation of Care (EduCatIon) and treatment reviews for people with Learning Disabilities and Autistic people, have launched a national survey study to find out more about how people experience C(E)TRs.
nasen Supports First Armed Forces Rugby League Cymru Cadet Cup and Remembrance Day Ceremony, Promoting Inclusion for All Young People.
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