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September 2025
The autumn term can bring fresh opportunities for students and staff to reconnect and refocus.
nasen is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with the Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) to launch a free CPD training initiative designed to boost access to careers learning and enhance outcomes for young people with SEND.
nasen is delighted to announce a new partnership with BeReady, who join us as headline sponsor in a collaboration designed to strengthen support for the SEND workforce.
STEP Together in-person event, 11 October in London
Join blind and partially sighted students for a free day of workshops, advice and connections to prepare for further or higher education.
A new report that examines the practice of internal exclusion, the temporary relocation of a pupil from their classroom to a designated isolation space as a consequence of disruptive behaviour, has been published.
October 2025
We’re proud to reveal the winning individuals and settings for the nasen Awards 2025, celebrating excellence in SEND and inclusive education.
October 2025
New platform offers practical advice and resources for families of children with SEND
Oct 2025
The British Journal of Special Education (BJSE), an official nasen journal, seeks two Editors-in-Chief to shape the future of SEND research and publishing. Join a dynamic team, influence the field, and contribute to this international journal.
October 2025
We’re thrilled to announce that nasen is a proud Supporter of the Schools & Academies Show Birmingham, 19-20 November. This flagship event welcomes over 6,000 visitors who share a passion for innovation and excellence in education.
November 2025
More online shopping is done in November than any other month of the year – that’s a huge funding opportunity for your school or setting if you’re using easyfundraising. If you’re not, there’s no better time to join!
November 2025
We welcome the publishing of the Curriculum and Assessment Review final report. The findings fill nasen with hope that this is the beginning of change, ensuring that there is a real move towards inclusion for all.
November 2025
We’re delighted to share that Jake Gurney, a dedicated primary school teacher from Luton, will represent nasen as our first-ever runner in the 2026 TCS London Marathon.
nasen Supports First Armed Forces Rugby League Cymru Cadet Cup and Remembrance Day Ceremony, Promoting Inclusion for All Young People.
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.
Dr Becky Baxter is Director of Education and Speech and Language Therapy at Down Syndrome UK. With almost 20 years of experience working with schools and families, Becky has successfully supported hundreds of children with Down syndrome of all ages across a range of education settings. Becky is committed to promoting evidence-informed practice and works with researchers to develop research priorities and projects to improve the speech, language, communication and education of individuals with Down syndrome.
December 2025
nasen trustee Mark Blois has been recognised as one of 50 global leaders on the 2025 Enable Role Model List for his outstanding commitment to disability, neurodiversity and mental health inclusion.
Charlotte is an education researcher specialising in inclusion, digital alternative provision and the use of data to improve outcomes for learners with SEND. She leads a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the University of Staffordshire and Nisai Learning, examining how digital learning can support students who are poorly served by mainstream education. Drawing on more than a decade in teaching, her work combines classroom experience, mixed-methods research and data analysis to explore what equitable digital provision looks like in practice.
Paul spent over 20 years as a special educational needs teacher, school leader and advisor in both mainstream and special education settings. As an educator his focus has always been on two key groups of young people; those with social and emotional difficulties, and those who are neuro-diverse – and on the significant overlap between the two. Paul is focused on the role that true innovation and positive disruption can play in creating change in education systems for the most vulnerable learners.
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.
The Department for Education has launched the second call for evidence as part of the formal review of the NPQ suite.