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

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Free webinar on the barriers to learning presented by disadvantage in schools

A free webinar entitled ‘Doorstep Disadvantage’ is being held online on Wednesday 19th October at 4pm.

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Charity calls for government to ensure schools are more inclusive for autistic pupils

Ambitious about Autism have sent a letter to the new Education Secretary and Minister for Schools and Childhood, written by their youth network, calling on schools to be more inclusive for neurodiverse pupils.

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Opportunity for funded Early Years research from the National Deaf Children’s Society

The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) is calling for funding applications for their early years research challenge. They are inviting proposals for new projects that will help further improve early years support across the UK.

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Report says school behaviour policies are ineffective in creating change

A survey by the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition has found that both children and parents are unhappy with how behaviour is being managed in schools in England.

nasen Connect magazine September 2022

Our September edition includes articles on media literacy and how to support pupils with SEND to critically engage with news and media,how school libraries can help to boost wellbeing and how strategies to support young people with autism can benefit all.

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DfE Funding for reading announced

More primary school pupils will benefit from high quality phonics and expert literacy teaching as part of new funding announced on 9th October.

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Education Resources Awards 2023 (ERA) now open for entries!

The next ERA, gala ceremony take place on 18th May 2023 at The National Conference Centre, Birmingham, and entries are now invited from nasen members.

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NEW READER PEN LAUNCHES WITH IMPROVED USER ACCESSIBILITY

UK assistive tech company, Scanning Pens, has built on the success of its most popular product, the Reader Pen with a new launch of the model, the C Pen Reader 2.

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World Teachers’ Day – 5th October

World Teachers’ Day is celebrated annually on the 5th October to commemorate the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers.

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Support for Local Areas to review their joint working

The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) have designed a systems checklist and audit tool that supports local areas with a framework for assessing their progress towards effective joint working.

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National Braille Week 10th-16th October

Next week is National Braille Week and provides a wonderful opportunity to engage pupils with a unique writing system they may never have experienced before and raise their awareness of diversity.

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British Youth Council recruiting young people to improve assistive technology in Further Education

The British Youth Council is recruiting young people from across England to be part of their Access and Assistance for All programme.

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Choice Support is recruiting for their inspection ‘Experts by Experience’ teams

Choice Support are recruiting for more people to join their ‘Experts by Experience’ teams.

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Message from Alison Ismail - Director for SEND and Alternative Provision at the Department for Education

An update on the current position of the SEND and AP green paper, and confirmation of the appointment of Kelly Tolhurst as Minister for Schools and Childhood.

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Public Seminar on Alternative Provision

Organised through Excluded Lives, a multi-disciplinary project based at the University of Oxford’s department for education, aims to provide a comprehensive view on policies, practices and costs of formal, informal and illegal school exclusions.

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Ministerial Portfolios Announced

The portfolios for the new ministers in the Department for Education have been released.

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Innovative pilot project supporting young people with SEND to have their voice heard

The SEN Policy Research Forum is supporting a UKRI-RSA Rethinking Public Dialogue pilot project looking at enhancing the participation of young people with SEND in public dialogue about inclusion in school education.

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Deaf children required for University College London study

Researchers at University College London (UCL) are starting a research project across England in which they will examine reading development in deaf children from when they start in Reception to Yr 2.

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Making Participation Work - Practitioners Free Conference

As part of the Department for Education funded Making Participation Work programme, the Council for Disabled Children is delivering their next national practitioner’s conference on Tuesday 18th October 2022.

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All change again in the Department for Education

The new Prime Minister, Liz Truss MP, has assembled her new cabinet to fulfil the duties of the government.