cpd now live dfe funded focus on send launched at nasen live 2016 online cpd for all mainstream practitioners news events what s new at nasen news ace centre s network day news 14 oct 2016 the ability to communicate is fundamental to a basic quality of life . yet for many children young people and adults effective communication is difficult because of a physical impairment language disorder or learning disability . autism professionals awards 2017 news 14 oct 2016 the national autistic society are on the search for people doing outstanding work with autistic people . there are multiple awards focused on education amongst other categories so if you know of any incredible teachers or amazing educational teams nominate them today huge success for nasen at this year s tessenshow news 14 oct 2016 nasen have been welcoming back some of its team members this week as they return from a busy weekend in london at this year s tes show . bbc children in need big spotacular news 12 oct 2016 the national send forum annual conference news 12 oct 2016 the national special educational needs and disability forum is a regular meeting of the leading representatives of significant national organisations in this field . events bespoke events senco alnco guidance for school inspection school improvement for send this offers must have training for every school leader senco alnco and sen aln governor . this training day covers the context for send aln since the september 2015 ofsted inspection frame work took effect how the common inspection framework will impact on schools and how effective self evaluation should be used to identify areas for whole school improvement . the common inspection framework has been implemented across all settings including early years fe settings and academies . in practice this means that all settings will receive graded judgements against the same areas . inspectors will consider how well the provision meets the needs of disabled children and learners and those with special educational needs . inspection arrangements will reflect changes to legislation and existing inspection guidance how prepared is your school setting for this the training day this training day covers the context for send aln how the common inspection framework impacts schools and how effective self evaluation can be used to identify areas for whole school improvement . these will include ideas for effectiveness of leadership and management quality of teaching learning and assessment personal development behaviour and welfare outcomes for children and learners the training day includes a free copy of the nasen guidance for school inspection school improvement for sen aln which retails at 99.00 . this publication includes a comprehensive update of the common inspection framework from an sen aln perspective and provides key consideration for effective self evaluation for sen aln from a whole school perspective . this is an essential for any sen aln leader in school . booking training is available on request for groups of schools nurseries and colleges . for further details of packages available or to provide an outline of training required please email our events team or call 01827 311 500 . collaborative learning for sen aln the role of the senco alnco for sencos alncos to meet their responsibilities and ultimately to reach a point where they can effectively act as the in school send aln specialist there will be a need to support staff in further developing high quality teaching . how do we do that consider the need for continuing professional development cpd the nature of effective cpd how good practice is identified and shared and how to maximise the impact . most importantly consider how we can engage our staff and the skillset sencos alncos might require to draw upon to do this successfully . the training day to enable sencos alncos to help teachers to meet the needs of children and young people with sen aln nasen has provided very successful training and can offer these events again for interested groups . this training will support sencos alncos to start exploring the issues around effective professional development and guide them in planning for the use of nasen s free online resource focus on send for teachers and practitioners . the training will cover the national context of send reform the recalibration of the roles of teachers and sencos alncos exploration of what collaborative learning for sen aln looks like how to engage all staff effectively the need for high quality professional development principles and models of effective cpd evaluating the impact of collaborative learning ideas for the effective use of nasen s new online cpd resource focus on send training booking training is available on request for groups of schools nurseries and colleges . for further details of packages available or to provide an outline of training required please email our events team or call 01827 311 500 . whole school approach to access participation and achievement independent schools training pack sen aln training for professionals from the independent schools sector the whole school approach to improving access participation and achievement training course is designed to offer a foundation level of knowledge of additional and special educational needs and disabilities for attendee sencos alncos and other send leaders to use back in schools to train their own staff . the focus is upon applying the principles of high quality teaching and best practice as aligned with the national send agenda . the cpd certified training day will benefit all learning support teachers sencos alncos and members of the school leadership team and is accompanied by resource pack which enables delegates to cascade training to all school staff as part of planned in house professional development and to all new staff as part of induction . nasen developed this event based on requests for training from staff in independent schools and figures from the independent schools council isc census 2015 which identified 66 026 pupils at schools in member schools as having a special educational need or disability . the training day the aim of the resource is to up skill the education workforce to ensure staff are able to provide effective support for pupils with send and know where to find more information should they need it . this training package therefore provides a platform for send continuing professional development for all staff with this course being aimed at the staff within school who will lead on the training . as part of the training day we will cover four key areas which are also featured in the training pack inclusive teaching and learning assessing tracking and reviewing achievement working with families and other stakeholder s developing pupil self advocacy booking training is available on request for groups of schools nurseries and colleges . for further details of packages available or to provide an outline 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