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The Special Education Needs Policy Reference Forum (SENPRF), an independent sector expert forum, have published their report ‘How schools are coping with the impact of Covid-19 on the teaching of pupils with SEND: lessons for schools’
Education Officer and Editor of nasen Connect
Zoe began her career on the Graduate Teaching Programme in 2000 as a secondary maths teacher. She then furthered her practice across several secondary schools holding roles including outreach and SENCO. Her most recent post before joining nasen, was as Assessment and Achievement Lead as part of the SLT of an autism-specific all-through special school.
Two of the winners from the nasen Awards 2021 have written articles of their experiences within the sector.
Whole School SEND’s peer mentoring project offers support to leaders in schools that have received a judgment of Requires Improvement (RI) at their last Ofsted inspection and where SEND was identified as an area for improvement.
We have developed five training sessions for early years practitioners to enable them to deliver SEND CPD to staff within their own setting.
Erica is a National Coordinator for Whole School SEND. She has extensive experience leading on SEND in mainstream schools and multi academy trusts. She began her career as an English teacher before becoming a SENCO. As well as her work for Whole School SEND, she supports several multi academy trusts. She is an experienced SEND and MAT reviewer and acts as an associate consultant for nasen.
This course is the first of five sessions (including a live group discussion/shared practice session) that is suitable for more experienced SENCOs, or those who have completed Part 2, who want to ensure a whole-school approach to SEND
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
We’re incredibly excited to unveil our new nasen and SEND Gateway website, as we launch our new FREE membership offer. Find out all about how to access our new SEND Services, and how to activate your account with nasen if you're an existing member.
My name is Dr Tracy Laverick and I work as a Senior lecturer in Special Educational Needs at Leeds Trinity University. I also work as a Senior Educational Psychologist for a local authority.
A former teacher and SENCo I moved into Educational Psychology roles and have worked in a number of local authorities over the past 20 years, working directly with young people and in strategic roles supporting SEND systems within the LA. I am passionate about raising the profile and researching LA SEN Assessment and Review teams, as vital contributors to SEND system reform.
An interactive toolkit for SENDCos and Senior Leaders to navigate resources and guidance for developing effective SEND provision across a school.
The resource can be used to support SENCOs in their role in delivering effective CPD for staff.
The Governance Handbook for SEND and Inclusion - authored by nasen CEO and National Leader of Governance, Professor Adam Boddison - is available for pre-order now ahead of the Handbook being released on 29th December 2020.
Professor Adam Boddison shares his wealth of knowledge and expertise to explore the role and expectations of governance in relation to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and inclusion.
The qualifications developed from this specification are intended to support early years practitioners to gain accreditation for the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to perform the Early Years SENCO role effectively.
Natalie is an Independent Education Consultant specialising in SEN and school improvement. She develops and delivers a wide range of continuing professional development to schools and local authorities, and provides SEN leadership support to three multi-academy trusts across the Midlands. Natalie is a member of nasen's 0 to 11 Advisory Group and has supported the Whole School SEND school and MAT reviews. She is also a trustee of Learn-AT multi-academy trust in the East Midlands and a Leadership Matters Ambassador.
As a leading SEN expert for Optimus and The Key for School leaders, Natalie regularly write online articles and develops webinars for SEN CPD. She is the author of The Perfect SENCO, and The Teacher’s Guide to SEN, which was nominated in 2019 for a national Educational Resources Award. She is also series editor for Routledge’s All About SEND books for classroom practitioners.
Natalie has previously worked for the National Strategies SEN Team and DfE implementing the Achievement for All (AfA) project to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEN. Prior to this, she worked for several local authorities across the East Midlands as an Adviser for SEN and School Improvement. She has had primary headship experience and has previously been a SENCO. In 2015, Natalie was a member of the DfE Assessment without Levels Commission.
This is an intermediate level webinar aimed at SENCOs in primary and secondary mainstream settings to help improve provision for students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
nasen's new SEND CPDL Annual Webinar Pass will provide education professionals with access to more than 15 live high-quality CPDL webinars per academic year.
Last week, Scanning Pens released a sponsored webinar, now available for free on the nasen website for members.
This is the third in our five-part series for more experienced SENCOs, or those who have completed Part 2 of this series, who want to continue to develop their strategic approach to SEND.
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
This is the second in our three-part series for more experienced SENCOs, or those who have completed Part 1 of this series, who want to continue to develop their strategic approach to SEND
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand