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nasen, a charity that supports and champions those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences, has launched a new report to help improve early identification of, and support for SEN in the early years.

We are delighted to share that 4 free-to-access online CPD units have been launched by Whole School SEND and Real Group as part of the Universal Services programme.

nasen Recognised Practitioner/Teacher of SEND

This session, suitable for SENCOs, teachers and support staff, will introduce SLCN, how it might be identified and some introductory ideas for support.

Anja Rellstab is a trainee teacher at the University of Manchester. She is currently studying for her PGCE after having done her BSc in Physics at UCL. As a neurodiverse student (ASD) Anja has had a passion for SEND advocacy since they were a  pupil in secondary school where she went through most of her education without much support from her teachers. Anja started a YouTube channel to explain her needs to a wider audience and it has over time become a community where people can share their own school experiences too. Since creating the YouTube channel, Anja has expanded her advocacy to giving talks on autism to university students and teachers with SEND learners. Anja has also taken steps to improve representation of autism in the media, especially autistic girls, by collaborating with authors and screenwriters. Anja has found her own experiences valuable in identifying areas where pupils might have difficulties and how to then make adjustments accordingly. She hopes, through delivering training, to enable all practitioners to have a greater understanding of pupil needs, including Speech, Language and Communication Needs and to leave you with more ways in which you can support all learners, including those with SLCN. 

Webcasts

This session, suitable for SENCOs, teachers and support staff, will introduce SLCN, how it might be identified and some introductory ideas for support.

We are delighted to share that 2 free-to-access online CPD units have been launched by Whole School SEND and Real Group as part of the Universal Services programme.

A new report from the children’s communication charity I CAN estimates that more than 1.5 million UK children and young people risk being left behind in their language development – a direct result of lost learning due to the COVID-19 period.

Webcasts

This webinar, driven by first-person perspectives builds on the Introduction to SLCN session.

We are delighted to share that 5 free-to-access online CPD units have been launched by Whole School SEND and Real Group as part of the Universal Services programme.

Dr Juhayna Taha is a Lecturer in Language and Literacy at UCL's Institute of Education and an expert in child language development and disorders. She conducts research, spanning multiple countries and languages, to identify the language, reading and cognitive profiles of children with typical language development, including bilinguals, and those with language learning disorders. She has developed evidence-based screening measures for developmental language disorder and dyslexia. As a qualified speech and language therapist, Juhayna has extensive clinical experience supporting students with Speech, Language, and Communication Needs (SLCN). Juhayna is also a science communicator, having written several blogs, delivered public seminars, and trained teachers and practitioners.

A new set of 60 resource packs are being made freely available for SLTs, schools and parents between now and August 2023 to support early progress with speech, language and communication targets.

Earlier this term, we published a survey asking nasen members to tell us more about provision for Speech, Language and Communication Needs in schools.

Speech and Language UK have designated Wednesday 29th November as ‘No Pens Day’. This is a chance for schools to get involved, raise awareness and funds for the charity and have a day where talking and listening take over the curriculum.

Over 3,000 extra school places at 37 new free schools are to be created across the country for pupils with the most complex needs, to open from September 2022.