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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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National Play Day 3rd August

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

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‘The mental health crisis among young people at its worst’ says Commission for Young Lives

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.

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Free attention training programme for autistic children

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Institute and Confederation of School Trusts argues that the SEND review does not go far enough as it “rests on an outdated medical and deficit model”

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Defining ‘A Good Life’ for those with Learning Disabilities

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Institute and Confederation of School Trusts argues that the SEND review does not go far enough as it “rests on an outdated medical and deficit model”

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Data on permanent exclusions and suspensions reveals rates for children with SEN is five times higher

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

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Invitation to tender (ITT): Universal SEND Services programme

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

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Ofsted publishes third set of briefings looking at the continuing impact of the pandemic on education providers

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.

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New exclusion guidance published

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

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New toolkit to support leaders reviewing workload

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.

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Letter to new Education Secretary raises SEND Review concerns from education select committee

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.

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Join the Tes SEND Show 2022 to celebrate our 30th anniversary!

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! 

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New report finds that mindfulness has little impact on adolescent mental health and wellbeing

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.

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Middle leaders express the positive and negative aspects of their roles in new report

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.

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Changes to Early Years Ofsted Education Inspection Framework Handbook

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.

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Opportunity for schools to take part in research around Mutism

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.

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SEND Workforce Survey

The Council for Disabled Children are running a short Workforce Survey in order to design and deliver training and resources to meet the SEND workforce’s learning and development needs.

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Early Years SEND Partnership upcoming events and resources

As a result of our successful partnership with 6 other organisations in the Early Years SEND Partnership, nasen can highlight the following DfE-funded events and resources.

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New Pearson School Report Released – Over 7,000 teachers surveyed

Pearson have released a School Report, revealing what more than 6,500 teachers’ think about education in England, as well as their challenges and hopes for the future.

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Event in Cumbria to showcase inclusive arts in higher education

A Carlisle-based disability arts organisation, Prism Art, have teamed up with the University of Cumbria’s Institute of Arts to deliver a symposium to showcase inclusive arts in higher education.

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SEN in England data release – the headlines

The government have issued the full set of data relating to Special Educational Needs in England.