Highlights from the #InclusiveEdFest 2021
Highlights from the 2021 Inclusion Education Festival hosted by NDTi #inclusionEdFest.
News (SEND)
Supporting Autistic Students:
Through our delivery of Time to Talk, we heard about Staffordshire University’s work to make transitioning into Higher Education as smooth as possible.
NDTI receives 76k from the national lottery to support young people with SEND with life after lockdown
Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, the National Development Team for Inclusion’s (NDTi’s) Time to Talk project offers 50 young people online strength-based support at home to counter social isolation, provide motivation and help them return to education or training.
Moral accountability begins by taking action
Author: Karen James, SENCO and Early Years & Inclusion Professional. Five years on from reforms introduced to better support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the government launched a major review into SEND.
SEND Leaders need to be brave
After being a participant on the first ever national SEND leadership programme 4 years ago, I’m proud to say that I’m now part of the NDTi team delivering SEND leadership programme to its 4th cohort of SEND Leaders.
Authenticity, Vision, Strategy and Networks: Tips for a SEND Leader
40 SEND Leaders share their advice on what key things people should consider in order to increase their SEND leadership impact.
Project leads the way in increasing the employment aspirations for young people with disabilities.
Three important resources have been launched this week that aim to help authorities, education providers and career advisers provide a more inclusive approach to employment for young adults following evidence that school leavers with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are finding it difficult to achieve their work ambitions.
Two new contracts ensure continued support for local authorities
We’ve been successful in receiving funding from the Department for Education to continue two important programmes that support local authorities with the significant challenges they face to adapt to the SEND reforms that impact on children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Employment is Everyone's Business
NDTi and the British Association for Supported Employment (BASE) have been awarded a grant by the Department for Education to work together on a new project: ‘Employment is Everyone’s Business’.