Engagement model – leaflet for parents
4 December 2021
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) released a leaflet on 1st December 2021 entitled, The engagement model - information for parents. This leaflet is for schools to share with parents…
ViewTrauma and insecure attachment behaviour in primary schools: How to respond
20 October 2021
This seven-page free download is written by therapeutic teaching expert Shahana Knight and considers the dos and don'ts of behaviour management in classrooms and schools. She discusses common behaviour and…
ViewOfsted: Put SEND pupils ‘at centre’ of Covid recovery
8 August 2021
"Chief inspector Amanda Spielman says system change is needed to ensure children and young people with special needs get a better deal," writes John Roberts in TES. Ms Spielman said: “This…
ViewCreativity celebrated during learning disability week
13 June 2021
It’s Learning Disability Week from 14th to 20th June 2021 and this year’s theme is art and creativity. The NSPCC have put together resources to help you protect children and young people with…
ViewGuide for teachers: developmental language disorder
14 May 2021
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a diagnosis given to children and young people who have language difficulties that: Create barriers to communication or learning in everyday life.Are unlikely to resolve by 5 years…
ViewNasen’s termly training calendars
6 May 2021
To help you keep up to date with all the webinars nasen are delivering each term, they have created the Termly Training Calendar! Each term nasen will be releasing a…
ViewWorld Autism Awareness Week
17 March 2021
World Autism Awareness Week is back from 29th March to 4th April 2021. The National Autistic Society website contains lots of ideas and resources to raise awareness, and funds, with…
ViewBlog: developing resilience
12 March 2021
nasen have written a thoughtful blog about resilience, which they refer to as 'the golden thread to understanding the way in which we can work together to support young children’s development and…
ViewEarly Years Resilience Development
8 February 2021
nasen has secured further funding from the DfE to extend their work on the Early Years Resilience Development Pack for parents and practitioners. The 58-page resource has been popular with parents and practitioners…
ViewIs working memory holding a pupil back?
11 December 2020
A strong working memory is an indicator of a pupil's success in school. "For children who have working memory issues, there are many things we can do in school to…
ViewCOVID-19 series: briefing on local areas’ SEND provision
26 November 2020
In October 2020, Ofsted used a case-study approach, focused on a sample of children and young people with SEND, to examine what had happened to their support during the pandemic. Below is…
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