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elcome to the first edition of nasen Connect in 2023.

from nasen CONNECT January 2023

from nasen CONNECT January 2023, page 50

Events

Shortly afterthe publication of the November edition of Connect, the EducationSecretary,Gillian Keegan, wrote tonasen to outline revised plans forthe publication of theSENDImprovement Plan, promising to do so this term. While the SEND Improvement Planwill herald change forthe SEND system in England, it is likely the biggest change will be to determining accountability forensuring children and young people haveaneducation in their local community

The most immediate andvisible changefor our schools, colleges and settings will be the likely standardisation of Education Health and Careplans. While having adigital ECH plan should be the longer-term improvementgoal, theroadmap to adigitised system needs to start with anationally adopted common format, with common language and clarity about expressing outcomes. At nasen we conveneddiscussions about digitisation, initially forthe SEND and AP consultation. As member and sector interest continues, our conversations do too. Contact welcome@nasen.org.uk if youhaveaninterest in receiving an invitation to shareyour insights or get involved.

We knowthat thenasen ledDfE funded CPD programme, Universal SEND Services, has reached schools, colleges, and settings across England through Whole School SEND, Education and Training Foundation or theAutismEducation Trust, bringing CPD on areas that matter to your practice. Theworkforce, whether SENCOs, schooland college leadership, teachersorthose providing learning support, areatthe heart of inclusion. As experienced practitioners, youhavewelcomed the opportunity to understand specific needs or conditions, utilising knowledge to develop strategies or classroom tweaks to improve inclusion from the outset.

In planning fornasenLive2023, we areresponding to feedback from members across the sector through the themeof‘SEND andbeyond’, debating howtokeep thechildand young person at thecentre, balancing knowledge of needs, specific conditions alongside a rounded, holistic viewand looking beyond the label. Do check out thenasen website nasen org.uk forthe latest information on nasenLive2023, sector events,nasenModular CPD, Whole School SEND and theUniversal SEND Services funded programme.

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