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AssistiveTechnology-TestandLearnProgramme
We'reteaminguponceagainthisyearwithMicrolinkPC(UK)todeliverthe AssistiveTechnologyTestandLearnTrainingProgramme
ThisDfE-fundedtrainingisdesignedtoencourageeducationpractitionerstouse technologywhichtheyalreadyhaveavailabletothemtoreduceorremovebarriers tolearning.Itbuildsonasuccessful2022Pilot,whichreceivedexceptional feedbackfromparticipantsandledtoinstantbenefitstothelearnersintheir settings.
Theresponsefromthesector-withover3timesasmanyapplicationsasavailable places-demonstratesacleardesiretoreceivetraininginthisarea.Shortlistingfor thefinal150maintainedmainstreamschoolsinEngland iswellunderway,and offerswillbemadenextweek.
Successfulschoolswillgoontotakepartinamonthly60-minutetrainingsession, deliveredbetweenMarchandJuly,helpingimprovethewaytheyuseATtosupport allofthechildrenandyoungpeopletheyteach,includinglearnerswithSEND.Andif you'renotsuccessfulthistime,pleasedolookoutforourfollowupcommunications, sowecankeepyouuptodatewithfutureopportunities.
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Youwillsoonbeinvitedtocompletenasen'sannualmembershipsurvey.This surveyisanopportunityforyou,ourmembers,totellusaboutyourexperienceof nasenandWholeSchoolSEND,howyoufeelaboutyourmembershipandwhere nasenshouldfocusitsattentionsinthefuture.
We'dalsoliketounderstandmoreabouttheprofessionalchallengesyouface,and betterunderstandyourmotivationsandexpectations.Thefindingswillbeusedto informandimproveoursupporttoyou,aswellascontributetoaresearchpiece culminatinginourStatusofSENDreportlaterthisyear
EachyearnationalstatisticsrelatedtoSENarereleased,whichgiveusanoutline pictureofneedinEngland.Sittingbeneaththesedataarethe realexperiencesof childrenandyoungpeopleandoftheschoolsthatworktoidentifyandmeetthose needs.
nasen'sStatusofSENDsurveyaimstofindoutmoreaboutthecontextofthedata, asitrelatestoyourcontextandyourlearners.Bygivingusyourthoughtsaboutyour school,wehopetobuildaricherpictureofwhat'shappeningandsofocusinon thekeyissues Throughoursurvey,letusknowwhatyouthinkthepolicyfocusand researchprioritiesforSENDshouldbeforthenextyearandhelpnasentobest supportyourdriveforinclusion.
Asathankyoufortakingpart,youwillbeenteredintoa prizedrawtowinaCPen Reader2foryourschooland2xticketstoourannualconference,nasenLivewhich takesplaceon7July
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UniversalSENDServicesProgramme
OnlineSENDCPDUnits
Thismonthwe'relaunchingfivenewonlineSENDCPDunits.We’rethrilledtolet youknowthatthefirsttwooftheseunitsarenowavailable!
DevelopedinpartnershipwithRealGroupTraining,andfundedbytheDepartment forEducationaspartoftheUniversalSENDServicesprogramme,thenewunits exploreLanguageandCommunication(SLCN)andSocial,Emotionaland MentalHealth(SEMH).Thefirstthreeunits,basedonSafetyandBelonging,were releasedinOctoberandwhichhavesincebeencompletedbyover1,200 practitionerswithconsistentlypositivefeedback.
Tocomplementtheunitcontent,wewillalsobehostingaseriesof liveonline networkingsessionstohelpcontextualiselearning,shareexperiencesandfurther developunderstanding.Bookingforthesewillbecomeavailableaseachunitis launched,sodokeepaneyeonthewebsiteforthelatestreleasesasweexpectthe sessionstofillquickly
Weknowthatlearning,behaviour,socialandemotionaldevelopment,andlife chancesforlearnerscanallbeaffectedbyspeech,languageandcommunications skills,sologintodayandhelpmakesureyoursettingisequippedtosupportall learners.
Disabilities(ISEND)ResearchCluster,theActionResearchandLessonStudy projectaimstosupportschools,collegesandFEstafftodeveloptheirownbespoke small-scaleresearchprojectsthatfocusoninclusionandremovingbarriersto achievementforchildrenandyoungpeoplewithSEND.
Participantsgainsupporttoaddressachallengeorputintoplaceagoodidea relatedtoinclusionandSEND,helpingtoembedgoodpracticeanddirectlyaddress theremovalofbarriersforsomeindividuallearners.There'salsotheopportunityto shareyourresearchfindingslocallyandpublicly,andschools/collegeswhodoso areeligiblefora£300honorariumasathankyou.
Examplesofprojectsfromthefirstcohortinclude: Exploringthebenefitsoflifeskillsoffsiteprojects. Consideringtheefficacyofperson-centredplanningforpupilswithphysical disabilities.
Lookingathowsubjectleadscanhelpwithacurriculumfocusonpreparation foradulthood.
ListeningtopupilvoiceandsupportingchildrenwithSENDtoarticulatetheir supportneedsandwishes.
Ifyouhaveanideaforaprojectyou'dliketoexplore, emailDrGeriCodina You canalsofindfulldetailsofthestudybelow
Applicationsforcohorttwocloseon15February
TheUniversalSENDServicesProgrammeisdeliveredthroughWholeSchoolSENDaconsortiumofcharities,schoolsandorganisations.
OurcoreteamofRegionalSENDLeadersofferssupporttohelpimproveSEND provision.Theyareschool-basedpractitionerswhounderstandlocalcontextandcan supportonvariouslevels-fromindividualpracticetowholeschoolsupport-througha rangeofservices.
Whetheryouareconsideringtakingpartinaprofessionaldevelopmentgroupor you'dsimplyliketonetworkwithotherprofessionalsfromsimilarsettings,your regionalteamwouldlovetohearfromyou!
Findoutmoreaboutyourregion
ATwitterChatiscurrentlyrunningonthethemeofNeurodiversityaffirming classroomsinmainstreamschools
It'sagreatplacetoshareideasandusefultoolstohelpdevelopinclusivepractice. Searchusing#WSSChatandremembertotagyourreplies!
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WholeSchoolSENDCareerOpportunity
Doyouhavethepassion,knowledgeandskillstohelptransformlearning experiencesforchildrenandyoungpeoplewithSEND?
WehavetwovacanciesintheWholeSchoolSENDteamforNorthWest,Lancashire andWestYorkshire.
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Creatingalearningenvironmentthatsupportsspeech, languageandcommunication(Secondary/FE)
7February2023|Online FREE
Thisliveonlinenetworkingsessionexploreshowtheethosandenvironment inaneducationsettingimpactsonlearners’speech,languageand communicationdevelopment.
Itprovidesanopportunityfordelegatestonetworkwithcolleaguesfrom acrossthecountry,toshareexperiencesandlearnfromothers.Oneofour regionalleadswillfacilitatethesessionandparticipantswillbeencouragedto askquestionsandjoininpertinentdiscussions.
Anintroductiontospeech,languageand communicationneeds(Secondary/FE)
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Thisliveonlinenetworkingsessionexplorestheimportanceofspeech, languageandcommunicationskills,alongwiththepotentialimpactonlearning forlearnerswhoseskillsdonotdevelopasexpected.
Itprovidesanopportunityfordelegatestonetworkwithcolleaguesfrom acrossthecountry,toshareexperiencesandlearnfromothers.Oneofour regionalleadswillfacilitatethesessionandparticipantswillbeencouragedto askquestionsandjoininpertinentdiscussions.
TwilightTalks:Supportingdeafandhardofhearinglearners
9March2023|Online
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Anoverviewofhearingloss,itsimpactonwell-being,andstrategiesto promoteaccessibilityandinclusivityintoday’sdynamicclassroom.
ThissessionwillbedeliveredbyPhonak Booknow
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TeachingAssistantsandsupportinglearnerswithSEND: aroundtablediscussion
WearedelightedtoannouncearoundtablediscussionwithourCEO, AnnamarieHassallMBE,andProfessorDameAlisonPeacock
Teachingassistants(TAs)playasignificantroleintheteachingprofession, supportingSENDandalsoinfluencepupiloutcomes. Joinus,aswebring togetherTAsfromvarioussettingsandhighlightsupportsystems,and resourcesthatmaybeusedtoenhancebothprofessionalandpersonal development.
Panelistswillinclude,AimeeDurningMBE(DirectorofInclusion& Community,TheUniversityofCambridgePrimarySchool)andBethGrevilleGiddings.
Participantswillhaveanopportunitytoparticipateinalivediscussionandraise questions.
Thiseventisopentoallandwillbeofparticular
YouthSportTrustConference-comingsoon!
Justthismonth,newdatareleasedbytheNHSfoundthatthenumberof childreninEnglandneedingtreatmentforseriousmentalhealthproblems hasrisenby39%inayearandreferralshavenowalarminglypassedthe1 millionmark.
Joinexpertsfromeducation,health,government,activistswithlived experience,andspecialistsintheirfieldattheYouthSportTrustConference 2023tolookathowthepowerofPE,sportandplaycanhelptacklethis crisis.
Wealllearnandunderstandmathsindifferentways,justlikereadingand writing.Thismeansthatstudentswithlearningneedslikedyslexiaor dyscalculia,oftenneedchoiceinhowtheyengageinmathsandscience subjectstobestsuittheirneeds.
Texthelpareonamissiontomakemathsdigitalandaccessibleforall learners.Jointhemon28FebruaryforafreePDeventandhearfromaglobal line-upofexpertsaboutunlockingpotentialinthemathsclassroom.You’lllearn howtechnologycanhelpenhancemathslearningandmakeitaccessibletoall students,includingthosewithdyslexiaanddyscalculia.
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EducationResourceAwards-thecountdownhasstarted!
Theawardsentrycountdownhasnowstartedandsonowisthetimetosubmit yourentryforyouropportunitytogiveyourestablishmenttherecognitionit deserves.OurwinnersaresharedandpromotedwithintheUKeducational pressandtheentryprocessforyouisbothsimpleandcompletelywithout cost
Entriesarenowinvitedforthefollowingcategories:
EducationalEstablishmentoftheYear-Thisawardwillbepresentedtoan educationalestablishmentfromanyphase–earlyyearstotertiary–whichcan demonstrateeffectivenessandrealvaluetothe,pupils,teachingstaffandthe communityitserves
LeadershipInEducation-thisawardwillbepresentedtoamemberofthe teachingprofessionoraneducationalprofessionalworkinginasetting,school orcollege,nominatedbyhisorherpeersorthemselves,forsomespecial leadershipqualityorqualities,e.g.forthewaythatateachingenvironmentis managed;forqualitiesdisplayedinmanaginganeducationalpurchasing policy;forthewayinwhichtherespectofpupilshasbeengained;orfor outstandinginnovationorcreativity.
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AccessArrangementsforStudentswith SpecificLearningDifficulties(PAASS)Study
The‘PracticearoundAccessArrangementsforStudentswithSpecific LearningDifficulties(PAASS)’study-fundedbytheNuffieldFoundationaimstobetterunderstandhowsecondarystudentswithSpLDaresupportedto preparefortheirexams.
DrEmmaSumner(UCLInstituteofEducation)andherteamarelookingfor secondarybasedSENCOsand/orAssessorstotakepartinashortonline survey Thesurveywillaskaboutyourexperienceoforganisingaccess arrangementsforGCSEs.Itshouldtakeapproximately10minutesto complete.Thefindingswillcontributetoawiderstudythatisexploringthe accessarrangementprocessandtheefficacyofsucharrangements.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthisstudy,pleasedogetintouchwithEmma directlyone.sumner@ucl.ac.uk Findoutmoreandcompletethesurveyhere
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