Oct 09 nasen newsletter
October Newsletter 09
nasen Awards 2009
Congratulations to all the winners and shortlisted authors and publishers of the 6 categories in the nasen Awards 2009. A full listing and pictures from the event can be found on the nasen website.
http://www.nasen.org.uk/latestnews/?news=24
How Home Access works
Home Access is the government programme which will help to ensure that more children in state-maintained education in England have access to technology at home to support learning.
http://schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=oe&&catcode=ss_es_hom_02&rid=17038
New support to help children with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
New measures to provide better support for pupils with SEN and disabled children.
The proposals aim to make life easier for parents and help their children maximise their potential. The measures will:
Test easier ways of assessing children with special educational needs.
Review current and future supply of teachers trained to meet the needs of pupils with severe learning difficulties
New Communication Champion for children with speech, language and communication needs announced
The Children’s Secretary, Ed Balls recently announced the appointment of Jean Gross as England’s first Communication Champion.
The Communication Champion, funded jointly by the DCSF and Department of Health, will be responsible for working across Government, delivery partners and other stakeholders to co-ordinate and build on initiatives to improve services for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs. The champion will also plan, organise and lead a National Year in 2011 focusing on the importance of developing children’s communication skills.
The New Common Assessment Framework Guidance
The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has published revised guidance on the Common Assessment Framework (CAF). The CAF is a key part of delivering front-line services that are integrated and focused around the needs of children and young people. The aim is to identify, at the earliest opportunity, a child's or young person's additional needs which are not being met by the universal services they are receiving, and provide timely and co-ordinated support to meet those needs.
This new guidance will be particularly useful to SENCOs who are increasingly involved in co-ordinating integrated working.
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/strategy/deliveringservices1/caf/cafframework/
Independent review of elective home education
The report findings from the review of home education have now been published.
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/ete/independentreviewofhomeeducation/irhomeeducation/
