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National Awards Scheme - 2011
Engage are delighted to announce details of the first Engage in their Future National Awards scheme.
This exciting new scheme, sponsored by global publishing group Williams Lea, is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the successes and achievements of our pupils, and by association, our staff and our schools.
Nominations are open to all students within membership of engage in their future.
Full details can be found on the Engage website.
Engage in their Future
- engage in their future is the National Association of School Leaders within the Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties sector (BESD) of Special Educational Needs. Our principle aims are to provide peer support, training and the sharing of good practice, to improve the standards of our schools and the education and welfare of our children.
The organisation (which was formerly known as NAES), was formed in 1999 to enable head teachers within the BESD (Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties) sector to influence BESD issues locally, regionally and nationally.
The Association’s principle aims and objectives have been to ‘express a collective BESD voice’, to provide peer support and training for managers and to promote the sharing of good practice at all levels within the BESD sector.
THE National Association is available to all BESD School Leaders
Objectives:
- Primary Objectives:
- provide peer support for leaders of schools for pupils experiencing BESD needs
- to promote the sharing of good practice in order to improve the education and welfare of pupils
- to influence policy and practice by providing a collective voice and representing the views of BESD school leaders locally, regionally and nationally.
engage in their future niche is to:
- Specifically support BESD school leaders in education, most of whom are school Headteachers / Principals
The School Leader’s role in our context, is seen as:
- helping children with BESD to achieve in education at the highest level
- helping children to improve their social skills in order to be able to make the transition forward into society.
Through all School Leaders learning from each other, we can bring up the standards of all BESD schools and therefore improve the welfare of pupils.
- engage in their future is the effective association which allows for this to take place.
- engage in their future are keen to develop practice and policy in a child centred way in terms of what works well
- engage in their future is a network of professionals who, between them, are likely to have the answer to any child or staffing related issue
Through their specialist expertise in BESD, engage in their future aim is to also work with the Government to identify behaviour models that work in BESD schools that could be transferable into mainstream and support raising standards and achievements. This also supports the Governments inclusion agenda plus Every Child Matters (ECM) initiative (Be healthy, Stay safe, Make a positive contribution, Enjoy and achieve, Economic wellbeing).
This is an area of vital importance to our members.
Contact:
Tel: 01508 549320
Web: www.engageintheirfuture.org
Chairman: Jon Lees
Email: jon.lees@specialisteducation.co.uk
- 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 now operates at many levels and is open to all those who wish to advance the education of those with special needs.
Tel: 01827 311500
Email: welcome@nasen.org.uk
Web: www.nasen.org.uk
Chief Executive - Lorraine Petersen
The National Association of Independent Schools & Non-Maintained Special Schools (NASS) is a membership organisation working with and for special schools in the voluntary and private sectors within the UK. Its aim is to provide information, support and training to its members through a range of media in order to benefit and advance the education of young people with special educational needs.
NASS was formed in 1997 to represent non-maintained and independent special schools which are run by charities, a small but significant part of the education provision in this country catering for some 6000 of the UK's most vulnerable children all of whom are placed in our schools by local authorities. In 2000, private independent special schools were able to join as associate members and in 2007 they were given access to full membership. NASS is the only national organisation representing special schools in the voluntary and private sectors. Voluntary and private special schools represent about one eighth of the total number of special schools in England.
Tel: 01904 621243
Web: www.nasschools.org.uk
Chief Executive - Claire Dorer
Email: cdorer@nasschools.org.uk
We are the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT), an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation dedicated to raising levels of achievement in secondary education.
We have a membership of over 5,600 schools and organisations. We are a registered charity.
What we do
We work with head teachers, teachers and students to encourage them to develop and share new and effective teaching and learning practice, and to improve schools to raise standards and levels of achievement. In practice, head teachers and teachers design, lead and deliver our work, and continue to develop what we do.
Contact:
Tel: 020 7802 2300
Email: info@ssatrust.org.uk
Web: www.ssatrust.org.uk
Liz Reid - Chief Executive
Email: liz.reid@ssatrust.org.uk
Pauline Holbrook - National Special Schools and Inclusion Co-ordinator
Email: pauline.holbrook@ssatrust.org.uk
Professor Barry Carpenter OBE - Director, Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities Research Project
Email: barry.carpenter@ssatrust.org.uk
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The South and West Association of Leaders in Special Schools (SWALSS) is an association created by head teachers to serve the needs of head teachers, their deputies and school Business Managers.
SWALSS was formed as an association in 2001. Its prime purpose is to continue to organise conferences for head teachers, deputies and school Business Managers. These conferences are now in their 22nd year and as popular as ever.
SWALSS actively seeks to represent the views of its members to all the major educational organisations including, DCSF, QCA, OfSTED, NCSL and the National Strategies.
Tel: 01934 427555 or 07702 257154
Email: issy.johnson@n-somerset.gov.uk
Web: www.swalss.co.uk
- SEN Teacher provides cost-free teaching & learning resources for students with special needs and learning disabilities.
All the resources available or listed here are free for use in schools, colleges and at home.
- The Printables Page has a selection of printable worksheets, handouts and teaching aids most of which can be customised to suit a range of learners.
- The Links Page lists websites which have been carefully selected for the quality of their information or because they provide further excellent sources of cost-free learning resources and software.
- The Files Page lists free educational software from many sources which has proved useful to teachers and parents of special needs students.
- Search Tools are custom Google search engines which make it easier to locate free resources and information from several different SEN related areas.
Web: www.senteacher.org/main/links.php
- Childforce.com is a provider of secure web based solutions to support social care, healthcare and education service providers working with children and adults who have special needs.
With activities in the UK, Ireland and the US we provide funders, providers and schools with a comprehensive internet based service to manage team resources, track service provision progress at the individual child/service user level and reduce the paperwork and administration burden.
The service can be used across all areas of disability and need and covers services for children and adults. It can be of benefit to a wide range of service providers - including local authorities, charities, non-profits, mainstream and special schools and healthcare providers. Our vision is to support the delivery of comprehensive, up to date, secure case information to the extended team members anytime , anywhere.
Childforce mission - Childforce.com exists to assist service providers in delivering efficient, effective and person centered services in a cost effective manner.
Childforce vision - We believe that internet based services specifically designed to support special needs, adult services and disability services can transform service delivery levels. We also believe this can be achieved in a way that reduces overall cost in terms of time and money compared to approaches used today.We also believe this can be achieved in an inclusive manner which promotes the participation of the service user and family in the process.
Tel: 02032 391033
Email: enquiry@childforce.com
Web: www.childforce.com/index.php
SCHOOLS NorthEast was established in 2007 to provide an independent voice for all schools in the North East region. It is the first network of its kind in the UK and is led by seven Trustees and a Director. The SCHOOLS NorthEast board of 26 Head Teachers from across the region consists of a primary and secondary head from each Local Authority area, a Head Teacher from the independent sector and a representative of special schools. The organisation represents the views of all the region's schools.
Our Vision
Our young people are confident, enterprising, skilled and aspiring; learning and developing within well-resourced, nurturing and purposeful school environments.
Our schools
have a powerful voice regionally and nationally. By working collaboratively and creatively with their peers and external partners, they develop expertise, shape policy and drive change. Enjoying the resounding confidence of students, parents, communities, employers and decision-makers, schools in our region are recognised as centres of innovation and the benchmark of excellence.
Our region is vibrant, self reliant and outward looking, featuring a dynamic economy, healthy environment and distinctive culture.
Our Mission
SCHOOLS NorthEast is an inclusive network led by Head Teachers creating a unique culture of collaboration and mutual support and bringing the expertise of our members to benefit developments within our region.
- Empowering schools to meet current and emerging challenges, and discover and exploit opportunities
- Provoking discussion and debate of key issues to influence regional and national agenda
- Inspiring new approaches, celebrating good practice and supporting innovation
- Connecting schools to each other and the people, sectors, strategies, resources and ideas that shape our region's future
Contact Details
Schools NorthEast
Fabriam Centre
Cobalt Business Exchange
Cobalt Park Way
Wallsend
Tyne and Wear
NE28 9NZ
Telephone: 0191 280 5037
Mobile: 07957 936 021
Email: info@schoolsnortheast.com
Web: www.schoolsnortheast.com