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NASS welcomes three new trustees from membership

Dan Tresman, Lisa Bond and Simone Hopkins have joined our NASS Council.

Creating pathways: Empowering young people through sensory careers

The Children's Trust School’s Sensory Careers Project is an inspiring initiative recognised as a finalist in the Innovation category of our 2024 NASS Awards. Headteacher Launa Randles shares more about the the programme and the impact it has had.

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Key Insights

While the bill lacks a strong focus on SEND, Mari Davis summarises the bill's key themes in her latest blogs, including safeguarding, regulation of children’s homes, the impact on academies and provisions for children not in school.

Increasing accessibility and inclusivity for students with a physical disability

We turn the spotlight on this year's Breaking Barriers NASS Award winner, Treloar School and how their participation in Dance Live 2024 set new benchmarks for accessibility and inclusivity in performance spaces.

The end of a big first year for Sir Martyn Oliver – and a long list of New Year’s resolutions

NASS CEO, Claire Dorer, reflects on Sir Martyn's first Ofsted Annual Report and the substantial challenges that lie ahead for him.

Little Hares: a special community supporting deaf babies, toddlers and their families

In the second of our features on the 2024 NASS Award finalists, we look at Mary Hare School's 'Little Hares' community initiative.

RWK Goodman share details of the upcoming recycling legislation and how schools can prepare

Recycling in Schools: Preparing for the UK’s 2025 Legislation

In this guest blog, Robert Walton, Partner in the Real Estate team at RWK Goodman, explains what the new recycling legislation that will come into effect from 31st March 2025 will mean for schools and what actions they should take now to prepare for the changes.

Nurturing creativity and self-esteem: The power of equal opportunities in art

In this guest blog, Lucy Byrne, Managing Director of dot-art, talks about Art Bytes and its mission to celebrate creativity on an equal footing. She highlights how special schools have embraced the programme’s inclusive approach, with many educators noting its positive effect on pupils’ confidence and self-esteem.

Children’s Social Care Reform – how do we manage not to throw the baby out with the bathwater?

NASS CEO, Claire Dorer OBE, responds to the Government's proposed reforms to children's social care announced on 18th November 2024.

Great Howarth School was a finalist in this year's NASS Awards for their Poetry By Heart project

SPOTLIGHT – Great Howarth School’s Poetry By Heart project

In the first of our features on the 2024 NASS Award finalists, we look at Great Howarth School’s inspiring project, Poetry by Heart.

In response to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson’s recent speech on SEND reform to the Confederation of School Trusts, NASS CEO Claire Dorer OBE shares NASS's vision for a truly inclusive education system - one where special schools aren't "necessary alternatives when things go wrong elsewhere" but they are seen as vital "pillars of an inclusive system that truly recognises each child's needs".

Why special schools matter in an inclusive education system

CEO Claire Dorer OBE shares NASS's vision for a truly inclusive education system - one where special schools aren't "necessary alternatives when things go wrong elsewhere" but they are seen as vital "pillars of an inclusive system that truly recognises each child's needs".

NASS response to NAO report

NASS was one of 60 stakeholders consulted as part of the National Audit Office’s report on support for children and young people with special educational needs.