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The government has announced today that they are extending the areas taking part in the Short Breaks Innovation Fund programme.

The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) have a free webinar showcasing five 10-minute lectures from leading academics, practitioners and researchers on key topics in the field of child and adolescent mental health. 

A new research report titled ’Working lives of teachers and leaders – wave 1’ has been released by the Department for Education, this is the first report in a longitudinal study that will run annually for at least five years.

Making Participation Work Practitioner’s Conference is for professionals and practitioners designing and delivering participation and co-production at a strategic level across children and young people’s health, education, and social care.

The ADHD Foundation in conjunction with NHS London CAMHS have produced ‘A Teenager’s Guide to ADHD’, a guide and workbook for teenagers living with ADHD.

The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families has produced a timetable of activities and resources linked to themes and events happening during the Summer term.

The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families are creating a storytelling intervention for young women and girls called ‘My Story and Me’ to help other young women and girls talk about their mental health.

The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) have a free webinar for parents and carers of young people with an EHCP to highlight the opportunities that a supported internship can offer.

A poll carried out by NFER on behalf of the Sutton Trust has revealed the extent of the financial situation that schools find themselves in.

The Institute of Education at University College London are inviting those who fit criteria to take part in a study looking at the importance of outcomes for young people with learning disabilities when engaging with Relationships and Sex Education.

The charity Living Paintings has given away thousands of free coronation gifts to help blind and visually impaired children experience the coronation through touch and sound.

The University of Chichester are hosting their 11th Annual SEN Conference online on Thursday 18th May 9:30am to 1:15pm. The title is ‘Engaging Voices for Change for Inclusive Education’.

Mental Health Awareness week fittingly starts the week of the GCSE examinations this year and the theme is anxiety.

On Tuesday 2nd May, Special Needs Jungle hosted Claire Coutinho, Education Minister with responsibility for ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ, to discuss the ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ and AP Improvement Plan.

The Anti-Bullying Alliance have released a new online training course aimed at school staff and practitioners who work with children and young people.

The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families have an online seminar for education staff to explore anxiety within schools and colleges.

Education Support, the dedicated education mental health and wellbeing charity, have released a new report showing the reality of the role of teaching and the expanding responsibilities of  modern education.

‘Independent review of teachers’ professional development in schools: phase 1 findings’ report, Ofsted has found that schools understand the importance of professional development however there are issues in finding the time due to competing priorities.

The data from the spring term 2021/22 has been released and shows an increase in exclusions from the autumn term that year and a huge increase in suspensions, up by almost 20,000.

The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) have produced a new online training course free to practitioners to support them when delivering annual reviews.