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Winners announced. Thank you to all who submitted a nomination!

nasen Award 2025 - winners announced!

nasen Award

In the ninth, annual nasen Awards, 17 schools, individuals and organisations were recognised for their outstanding work to ensure that children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (ѻƵ) and learning differences reach their full potential.

The inspiring ceremony, held at the Vox, Resorts World Birmingham on Friday 3rd October 2025, was hosted by nasen – the National Association for Special Educational Needs and supported by official Partner of the nasen Awards BeReady.

nasen is a charitable membership organisation that exists to support and champion those working with, and for, children and young people with ѻƵ and learning differences.

Chief Executive of nasen, Annamarie Hassall MBE said: “I would like to congratulate all our nasen Award winners and those who were shortlisted, our annual event is a celebration of remarkable individuals, teams and organisations, making a difference. 

Behind the scenes, our panel of independent judges and sponsors deserve a vote of thanks for their invaluable support for nasen Awards 2024”

The nasen 2025 Award winners are:

Award

Name

Sponsored by

Alternative Provision of the Year

Changemaker of the Year

Thomas Keaney,

Community Champion of the Year

Co-Production Initiative of the Year

Corporate Partner of the Year

Early Years Provision of the Year


 

Further Education (FE) Provision of the Year

 (Highly commended)

Inclusive Technology of the Year

Leader or Leadership Team of the Year

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Primary Provision of the Year

Resource for ѻƵ 2025


 

Secondary Provision of the Year

Specialist Provision of the Year

Support Practitioner of the Year

Fallon Thomas,

Teacher of the Year

Cary Sawbridge,

Wraparound Provision of the Year


 

Young Advocate of the Year

Katie Nellist, Oxfordshire

Official Partner of the nasen Awards:

Table sponsors:

For more information please visit:  or follow #nasenAwards2025

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