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Natalie Wargent, Partner at VWV, considers the recent updates to Prevent guidance and the important questions for schools about how safeguarding concerns are identified, assessed and responded to.

Drawing on approaches commonly used in special schools, Louise Baldwin, Senior Consultant at Therapeutic Thinking Ltd, writes about how mainstream colleagues can be supported to view behaviour through a sensory lens, helping move beyond what we see on the surface to better understand the needs behind a child's behaviour

Claire Dorer OBE explores the uncertainty facing special schools as SEND reforms take shape, questioning how their expertise can be expanded across the system while policy simultaneously seeks to reduce reliance on specialist placements.

TG Escapes, #NASSConf2026 Gold Sponsor, highlights how they worked with a specialist college to create a specialist learning centre to support independence, dignity & learning for young adults who need high-level physical & sensory support

Litmus Partnership launches first-of-its-kind Consumer Insight for special schools

We are delighted to announce our 12 finalists in this year's NASS Awards!

In this guest blog for NASS, Kathryn Layzell, Partner at Stone King LLP, explains the implications of the recent AGNI judgment for special schools and pupils with complex needs.

When an EHCP-funded placement is no longer working, finding the right way forward can be challenging. In this guest blog, our NASS partner Stone King explores placement breakdown, exclusion, early engagement and planned transitions.

In the week that Andy Burnham took office as Prime Minister, NASS wrote to the new Prime Minister to set out four priorities for SEND reform in a series of briefing papers.

In this guest blog, Gemma Hill of HCR Law explains what's in the government's latest consultation (currently open until 25th August), explores the proposed new rights for workers and agency staff, and highlights the key issues special schools need to be aware of as these employment law changes take shape.

NASS Trustees have appointed Clive Lawrence OBE as the new Chief Executive of NASS and he will join NASS in November 2026.

What does the government's new SEND funding consultation mean for special schools? In this analysis, NASS Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer Mari Davis explores the potential opportunities, risks and unanswered questions behind the proposals, and why special schools should be paying close attention.