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Special Needs London 2008 17th & 18th October 2008 Business Design Centre, London

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About Us

Lorraine Petersen, CEO

nasen is the leading organisation in the UK which aims to promote the education, training, advancement and development of all those with special and additional support needs. nasen reaches a huge readership through its journals: British Journal of Special Education, Support for Learning, new on-line publication Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs and the magazine Special.

nasen formerly the National Association for Special Educational Needs was formed in 1992 when the National Association for Remedial Education (NARE) amalgamated with the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). This followed a decision by the two organisations to create a single, powerful voice to promote equal opportunities for all learners.

NCSE had its roots in special schools and was created in 1973 when the Association for Special Education merged with the Guild of Teachers of Backward Children and the College of Special Education. NARE began in 1963 and was largely inspired by those working in the remedial services developed in the 1950s. Nasen now operates at many levels and is open to all those who wish to advance the education of those with special needs.

Structure

A Board of Trustees govern the affairs of the Association in line with the powers expresed in the Memorandum and Articles of the Association. The Trustees delegate the day to day business of the Association to the Chief Executive Officer.

Every full individual member or named school/organiasation contact is a voting member of  nasen and will be invited to attend the Annual General Meeting.

The Advisory Board has the responsibility of providing advice and support to the Governing Body and CEO to ensure the aims and objects of the Association are fully achieved in line with the Strategic Plan.

The Advisory Board is comprised of

• President
• Vice President
• Past President
• Chairs of Advisory Groups
• Regional Representatives for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
• 9 Member Representatives
  

The Association has the following Advisory Groups:
Publications
Professional Development
Curriculum
Research
Editorial Board
Policy

nasen House, the administrative centre for the Association, is in Tamworth, Staffordshire, and is staffed by the Chief Executive, and 7 staff.

General Information
Membership approximately 6,000

2008 Membership rates

• Individual membership £66.00
• Small School (under 140 pupils) £85.00
• Medium School (141 - 500 pupils) £105.00
• Large School (over 500 pupils) £125.00 (please contact staff at nasen house for this option)
• UK Concessionery rate £38.00 (parents of children with SEN; students; LSA's; retired, unwaged)
• Overseas subscription £135.00

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Please note a reduction of £1.00 is made for those who pay by direct debit.

Membership Subscription provides the following benefits:

• Professional Journals:

  Support for Learning published quarterly

  British Journal of Special Education published quarterly.

• From January 2008 FREE ACCESSS to JORSEN (Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs).

        Magazine:

• Special magazine six issues a year from 2007 onwards.

In Spring 2001, nasen launched the Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. This electronic journal is published on Wiley-Blackwell Publishing website on behalf of the Association, and is accessible for a subscription of £15 per year for nasen. For institutional subscription rates, please contact Wiley-Blackwell Publishers by email at: customerservices@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com

Publications
These include titles on Dyslexia, Reading Resources, Language, Mathematics, Drugs Education and Beahviour.  Members receive a 10% discount on retail prices and there are also discounts on bulk purchases.

nasen members can also clain a 10% discount from our partner organisations:

• Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
• Routledge
• Rising Stars
• Smart Kids
• LDA

To obtain your membership discount just quote your membership number when placing orders.

Professional Development
National and Regional courses and conferences - see our events page.

NB: Publications and courses are also available to non-members.

Influence
nasen has an influential voice at national level on issues concerning special educational needs. nasen personnel meet regularly with Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) officials to discuss special educational needs issues and are represented on many influential national organisations such as the Teacher Training Agency, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, and the Special Education Consortium.

Regional  Structure
All members are allocated to a region and nasen  is committed to providing regional events throughout the UK, there are also a number of local Branches which may also run a range of activities, in addition to those organised regionally and nationally.

Exhibitions
nasen, in conjunction with the TES, Educational Publishers Council and EMAP organise a number of exhibitions, supported by nasen seminar programmes:

• nasen & TES Special Needs London Exhibition  each Autumn (featuring the nasen & TES Book Awards)
• Special Needs North, G-Mex, Manchester
• Education Show, Birmingham

Contacts
General enquiries should be addressed to:
Beverley Walters
Professional Development Manager
nasen House
Amber Business Village
Amber Close
Amington
Tamworth, Staffs. B77 4RP
Telephone 01827 311500 Fax 01827 313005
Email: welcome@nasen.org.uk
Web site: http//www.nasen.org.uk

Additional contacts:

Lorraine Petersen, Chief Executive:
(see nasen House contact details above)

Editor of Support for Learning:
Prof. Philip Garner, School of Education, University College, Park Campus, Boughton Green Road, Northampton NN2 7AL

Telephone 01604 892 695

Email: philip.garner@northampton.ac.uk

Editor of British Journal of Special Education:
Richard Byers, University of Cambridge, School of Education, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge. CB2 2BX
Telephone 01223 369631
Email: rb218@cam.ac.uk

Editor of Special :
Sean Stockdale, nasen House 4/5 Amber Business Village, Amber close, Amington, Tamworth. B77 4RP
Telephone/fax 01827 311500 01827 313005
Email: seans@nasen.org.uk 

Editor of Journal of Research in SEN:
Sue Ralph
c/o nasen House
Email: Jorsen@nasen.org.uk

Journal Reviews Editor:
Sue Pearson
Reviews Editor for Support for Learning
and British Journal of Special Education
School of Education
University of Leeds, Hillary Place
Leeds   LS2 9JT                                                                    Email: susanepearson@hotmail.com

Magazine Reviews Editor:
John Perry
Reviews Editor for Special magazine
PO Box 42
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 9BF                                                                    Email: johnperry347@btinternet.com