The nasen Awards areback!

6October 2023, The Grand Hotel, Birmingham

The nasen Awards recognise and honour outstanding individuals andorganisationsthat have made significantcontributions to promoting andadvancinginclusion

They provide an opportunity to highlightthe often-unrecognisedwork ofthose who have shownacommitmenttostriving for, enabling andcreating environments that are welcoming andsupportive to all, regardless of their abilities, backgrounds or circumstances.

Joinusaswecelebrate theachievements of all of those across the country,and internationally, whoare working to breakdown barriersand create more inclusiveschools andcommunities,and to inspire others to join the movement forinclusion by design

The awards serve as apowerfulreminder that, together,wecan create an education system, and world,whereeveryone is valued,supported and giventhe opportunity to reach their full potential.

Anyone can nominate an individual or organisation for an awardand there are 16 awards up for grabs this year

Nominations open todayuntil 23 June 2023; visit www.nasen.org.uk/awards formoredetails.

For

1. Early YearsProvision of the Year sponsored by NurseryWorld

2. PrimaryProvision of the Year sponsored by Axcis Education

3. SecondaryProvision of the Year

4. Further Education (FE) Provision of the Year

5. Specialist Provision of the Year sponsored by The Edwin Group

6. Alternative Provision of the Year

7. Co-Production Initiative of the Year sponsored by The Seashell Trust

8. Young Advocate of the Year (Aged 16 and Under) sponsored by Filisia

9. Young Advocate of the Year (aged 17 and over) sponsored by Christie and Co

10. Leader or Leadership Team of the Year sponsored by NEU

11. SupportPractitioner of the Year

12. Teacher of the Year sponsored by Scanning Pens

13. Innovation in the Field of Inclusion

14. The David Ryan Award for Positive Media Impact

15. International Provision of the Year sponsored by IDL

16. Changemaker of the Year sponsored by Rockerbox News vidence gives us information abouthow different approaches impactchildren’slearning and development. It canhelpyou to create greatlearningopportunities for all children, particularly those from socioeconomicallydisadvantaged backgrounds.

Those shortlisted for an award will be invited to the ceremony,whichisdue to takeplace on 6October at The GrandHotel, Birmingham.

The role of early yearspractitionersis integral to buildingand nurturingstrong learningfoundations, givingeachchild the best start in lifeso that they canachieve their potential.The EEFhas published twonew resourcesdedicated tosupportinghigh quality early years practice: theupdated EarlyYears Toolkitand the EarlyYears Evidence Store. TheToolkitgives youinformationonaverage impacts andcosts of differentstrategies, alongside guidance on what to consider when putting aparticular approach into practicein your setting. Go to: https://bit.ly/3IkQaVS

Designed to supportthe Department for Education’s (DfE) Stronger Practice Hubs,the Evidence Storeisasummary of evidence,illustrated with practices that typicallymake up theseteachingapproaches and videoexamplesofwhat these could look like. Go to: https://bit.ly/3HTvjrj

Topchildren’sauthors back RNIB’s library of learning resources as millionth title is added

Some of the UK’s most popular children’sauthors havesaidthey aredelighted theirbooks are featured in leading sight-loss charity the Royal National Institute of BlindPeople’s (RNIB) Bookshare service, which has just addedits millionth title. RNIB’sBookshare website provides books,worksheets and resources free of charge to teachers, pupils andstudents, whichcan be downloadedinaccessible formatsincluding electronicbraille,PDF andaudio. Allthe titles have been generously donated by 1,046publishers and are currently usedby45,087 students from 12,647nurseries, schools anduniversities. The millionth title was receivedinDecember

Jacqueline Wilson,whose books including Double Act, Funny Girls andThe Lottie Project areavailable on RNIBBookshare, said: “I’m delighted my titlesare on RNIB Bookshare,which now has one million leisure andeducationaltitlesavailable for children andyoung people with print impairmentsinaccessible formats.”

RNIB BookshareUKeducation collectionprovidestextbooksand materials to supportthe national curriculum. It offers arange of accessible formats that can be read electronicallyoradapted to suit thepersonalreading needs of learners.

Teachers,parents andpupils can join RNIB Booksharehere: https://bit.ly/3xka3Gi