nasen / WSS member newsletter January 2023

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WelcometoyourJanuaryupdateandwestart2023withabumperedition... ReadonforSENDCPDopportunities,latestpartnernewsanddetailsofhowyou canwinaCPenReader2foryourschoolandapairofticketstonasenLive 2023!

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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.

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

Pleaseremembertologinregularlyandretainfullaccesstoyourmembership benefits.

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. Login

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

ReadmoreonActionResearchandLessonStudy

WholeSchoolSEND

TheUniversalSENDServicesProgrammeisdeliveredthroughWholeSchoolSENDaconsortiumofcharities,schoolsandorganisations.

OurcoreteamofRegionalSENDLeadersofferssupporttohelpimproveSEND provision.Theyareschool-basedpractitionerswhounderstandlocalcontextandcan supportonvariouslevels-fromindividualpracticetowholeschoolsupport-througha rangeofservices.

Whetheryouareconsideringtakingpartinaprofessionaldevelopmentgroupor you'dsimplyliketonetworkwithotherprofessionalsfromsimilarsettings,your regionalteamwouldlovetohearfromyou!

Findoutmoreaboutyourregion

ATwitterChatiscurrentlyrunningonthethemeofNeurodiversityaffirming classroomsinmainstreamschools

It'sagreatplacetoshareideasandusefultoolstohelpdevelopinclusivepractice. Searchusing#WSSChatandremembertotagyourreplies!

WholeSchoolSENDCareerOpportunity

Doyouhavethepassion,knowledgeandskillstohelptransformlearning experiencesforchildrenandyoungpeoplewithSEND?

WehavetwovacanciesintheWholeSchoolSENDteamforNorthWest,Lancashire andWestYorkshire.

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Creating

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Thisliveonlinenetworkingsessionexploreshowtheethosandenvironment inaneducationsettingimpactsonlearners’speech,languageand communicationdevelopment.

Itprovidesanopportunityfordelegatestonetworkwithcolleaguesfrom acrossthecountry,toshareexperiencesandlearnfromothers.Oneofour regionalleadswillfacilitatethesessionandparticipantswillbeencouragedto askquestionsandjoininpertinentdiscussions.

Booknow

Thisliveonlinenetworkingsessionexplorestheimportanceofspeech, languageandcommunicationskills,alongwiththepotentialimpactonlearning forlearnerswhoseskillsdonotdevelopasexpected.

Itprovidesanopportunityfordelegatestonetworkwithcolleaguesfrom acrossthecountry,toshareexperiencesandlearnfromothers.Oneofour regionalleadswillfacilitatethesessionandparticipantswillbeencouragedto askquestionsandjoininpertinentdiscussions.

Booknow

Anoverviewofhearingloss,itsimpactonwell-being,andstrategiesto promoteaccessibilityandinclusivityintoday’sdynamicclassroom.

ThissessionwillbedeliveredbyPhonak Booknow

PartnerNews

TeachingAssistantsandsupportinglearnerswithSEND: aroundtablediscussion

WearedelightedtoannouncearoundtablediscussionwithourCEO, AnnamarieHassallMBE,andProfessorDameAlisonPeacock

Teachingassistants(TAs)playasignificantroleintheteachingprofession, supportingSENDandalsoinfluencepupiloutcomes. Joinus,aswebring togetherTAsfromvarioussettingsandhighlightsupportsystems,and resourcesthatmaybeusedtoenhancebothprofessionalandpersonal development.

Panelistswillinclude,AimeeDurningMBE(DirectorofInclusion& Community,TheUniversityofCambridgePrimarySchool)andBethGrevilleGiddings.

Participantswillhaveanopportunitytoparticipateinalivediscussionandraise questions.

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.

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.

Foryouropportunitytoberecognisedforthesuccessofyourestablishmentor Leadershipandtofindoutmore,pleasesubmityourentryonlinetoday.

Closingdatedeadlineis5pmonMonday20February2023

PracticearoundAccessArrangementsforStudentswith 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

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