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Natspec represents 120+ colleges from across the UK which offer specialist education and training for young people with learning difficulties & disabilities.
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Specialist Further Education transforms lives 🚀
Last week our Kingston Supported Interns attended the Access for All Carers fair organised by @AfCKingston @TAGYouthClub
The interns took part in a reverse careers fair and helped at the event.
#ThePowerofSpecialistFE #SpecialistFEWorksForMe
Last week our Kingston Supported Interns attended the Access for All Carers fair organised by @AfCKingston @TAGYouthClub
The interns took part in a reverse careers fair and helped at the event.
#ThePowerofSpecialistFE #SpecialistFEWorksForMe
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Specialist Further Education transforms lives 🚀
Last week our Kingston Supported Interns attended the Access for All Carers fair organised by @AfCKingston @TAGYouthClub
The interns took part in a reverse careers fair and helped at the event.
#ThePowerofSpecialistFE #SpecialistFEWorksForMe
Last week our Kingston Supported Interns attended the Access for All Carers fair organised by @AfCKingston @TAGYouthClub
The interns took part in a reverse careers fair and helped at the event.
#ThePowerofSpecialistFE #SpecialistFEWorksForMe
What are you doing during 1-5 December to celebrate #ThePowerofSpecialistFE movement?
#SpecialistFEWorksForMe
#SpecialistFEWorksForMe
'Beyond the awareness week, The Power of Specialist FE is a movement'
Clare Howard, @natspec.bsky.social on the new campaign that puts FE SEND specialists centre stage
@plmr.education
Clare Howard, @natspec.bsky.social on the new campaign that puts FE SEND specialists centre stage
@plmr.education
feweek.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What are you doing during 1-5 December to celebrate #ThePowerofSpecialistFE movement?
#SpecialistFEWorksForMe
#SpecialistFEWorksForMe
From 1–5 Dec, we’re celebrating #ThePowerOfSpecialistFE! Recognising how specialist FE helps young people to gain independence, skills & confidence for life and work.
Get involved in the campaign: specialistfe.com
Share your story 📢: specialistfe.com/for-learners/
#SpecialistFEWorks #SEND #FE
Get involved in the campaign: specialistfe.com
Share your story 📢: specialistfe.com/for-learners/
#SpecialistFEWorks #SEND #FE
Supporting the Power of Specialist Further Education
A national awareness week celebrating the transformative impact of specialist further education across England.
specialistfe.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
From 1–5 Dec, we’re celebrating #ThePowerOfSpecialistFE! Recognising how specialist FE helps young people to gain independence, skills & confidence for life and work.
Get involved in the campaign: specialistfe.com
Share your story 📢: specialistfe.com/for-learners/
#SpecialistFEWorks #SEND #FE
Get involved in the campaign: specialistfe.com
Share your story 📢: specialistfe.com/for-learners/
#SpecialistFEWorks #SEND #FE
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📚 The education select committee has issued its wide-ranging report of over 40 recommendations, including:
💰 an FE pay review body
💰 devolution of 16-19 education to strategic authorities
💰 reinstatement of funding for some level 7 apprenticeships
💰 modular T Levels
feweek.co.uk/fe-engine-ru...
💰 an FE pay review body
💰 devolution of 16-19 education to strategic authorities
💰 reinstatement of funding for some level 7 apprenticeships
💰 modular T Levels
feweek.co.uk/fe-engine-ru...
FE ‘engine’ running on fumes as MPs call for funding and pay reforms
Education committee makes 40+ wide-ranging recommendations concluding its future of FE inquiry
feweek.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
📚 The education select committee has issued its wide-ranging report of over 40 recommendations, including:
💰 an FE pay review body
💰 devolution of 16-19 education to strategic authorities
💰 reinstatement of funding for some level 7 apprenticeships
💰 modular T Levels
feweek.co.uk/fe-engine-ru...
💰 an FE pay review body
💰 devolution of 16-19 education to strategic authorities
💰 reinstatement of funding for some level 7 apprenticeships
💰 modular T Levels
feweek.co.uk/fe-engine-ru...
The Education Committee's latest report is a significant moment for the specialist FE sector. We're delighted to see a report that embeds the needs of SEND learners in its thinking on FE policy and importantly, recognises the vital role of specialist colleges.
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Natspec response to the Education Committee report: FE and Skills - Natspec
Committee report cements the place of specialist colleges in FE policy
natspec.org.uk
September 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The Education Committee's latest report is a significant moment for the specialist FE sector. We're delighted to see a report that embeds the needs of SEND learners in its thinking on FE policy and importantly, recognises the vital role of specialist colleges.
natspec.org.uk/natspec-resp...
natspec.org.uk/natspec-resp...
The experiences shared by students at Homefield College demonstrate how vital post-16 transport is for learners with SEND. When transport is withdrawn, skills, confidence, and independence can be lost. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CAA...
Leicester City Council to end post-16 school transport for SEND students
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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August 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The experiences shared by students at Homefield College demonstrate how vital post-16 transport is for learners with SEND. When transport is withdrawn, skills, confidence, and independence can be lost. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CAA...
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NEW POST: In the last of our articles highlighting winners of the @natspec.bsky.social Innovation Awards, we hear how integrating therapies and education is driving inclusion for disabled students at @condovercollege.bsky.social in Shropshire: www.specialneedsjungle.com/i...
August 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
NEW POST: In the last of our articles highlighting winners of the @natspec.bsky.social Innovation Awards, we hear how integrating therapies and education is driving inclusion for disabled students at @condovercollege.bsky.social in Shropshire: www.specialneedsjungle.com/i...
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NEW POST: In the second of our series of innovative post-16 providers who've won @natspec.bsky.social innovation awards, we look at DISC Manchester, the college collaborating with tech firms to train young people with #SEND to succeed in digital and creative careers www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...
August 4, 2025 at 5:02 AM
NEW POST: In the second of our series of innovative post-16 providers who've won @natspec.bsky.social innovation awards, we look at DISC Manchester, the college collaborating with tech firms to train young people with #SEND to succeed in digital and creative careers www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...
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NEW POST: Let Me In: How students with disabilities at @treloars.bsky.social College are offering accessibility expertise to transform communities. This is the first of three articles, featuring winners of the @natspec.bsky.social Innovation awards www.specialneedsjungle.com/d...
July 28, 2025 at 5:02 AM
NEW POST: Let Me In: How students with disabilities at @treloars.bsky.social College are offering accessibility expertise to transform communities. This is the first of three articles, featuring winners of the @natspec.bsky.social Innovation awards www.specialneedsjungle.com/d...
In today's Rethinking SEND article, David Holloway from Association of Colleges looks at what might happen if EHCPs were replaced, and whether it could, possibly, create a better system. natspec.org.uk/rethinking-s...
Rethinking SEND: What if EHCPs were replaced by something better? - Natspec
David Holloway looks at what might happen if EHCPs were replaced, and what that could look like in colleges.
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July 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
In today's Rethinking SEND article, David Holloway from Association of Colleges looks at what might happen if EHCPs were replaced, and whether it could, possibly, create a better system. natspec.org.uk/rethinking-s...
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🏆 Creating Tomorrow College, a Northamptonshire specialist college, has received an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted grade in its first ever full inspection
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Creating Tomorrow College rated ‘outstanding’ today
Ofsted praises ‘dedicated’ leaders at SEND college for creating calm and professional learning environment in first full inspection
feweek.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🏆 Creating Tomorrow College, a Northamptonshire specialist college, has received an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted grade in its first ever full inspection
feweek.co.uk/creating-tom...
feweek.co.uk/creating-tom...
How do you build a robust, personalised curriculum? For our latest Quality Times article, Lisa Holland writes about how Pure College has developed their curriculum to prepare students for the world of work.
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Our journey to building a robust, personalised curriculum - Natspec
Lisa Holland writes about how Pure College have developed a curriculum which is championed by local employers and external professionals.
natspec.org.uk
July 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
How do you build a robust, personalised curriculum? For our latest Quality Times article, Lisa Holland writes about how Pure College has developed their curriculum to prepare students for the world of work.
natspec.org.uk/our-journey-...
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Come and work with a motivated and highly valuable team, making a difference in Specialist FE (and beyond).
We're recruiting! We are seeking an experienced, dynamic policy officer, with a strong track record in lobbying, providing policy advice, analysing government policy and preparing consultation responses to join our policy team.
Apply by 4 August: natspec.org.uk/senior-polic...
Apply by 4 August: natspec.org.uk/senior-polic...
Senior Policy Officer - Natspec - Natspec
We are seeking an experienced, dynamic policy officer, with a strong track record in lobbying, providing policy advice, analysing government policy and preparing consultation responses to join our pol...
natspec.org.uk
July 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Come and work with a motivated and highly valuable team, making a difference in Specialist FE (and beyond).
We're recruiting! We are seeking an experienced, dynamic policy officer, with a strong track record in lobbying, providing policy advice, analysing government policy and preparing consultation responses to join our policy team.
Apply by 4 August: natspec.org.uk/senior-polic...
Apply by 4 August: natspec.org.uk/senior-polic...
Senior Policy Officer - Natspec - Natspec
We are seeking an experienced, dynamic policy officer, with a strong track record in lobbying, providing policy advice, analysing government policy and preparing consultation responses to join our pol...
natspec.org.uk
July 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
We're recruiting! We are seeking an experienced, dynamic policy officer, with a strong track record in lobbying, providing policy advice, analysing government policy and preparing consultation responses to join our policy team.
Apply by 4 August: natspec.org.uk/senior-polic...
Apply by 4 August: natspec.org.uk/senior-polic...
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On SNJ Today: How a £9 return on every £1 invested, shows that boosting Supported Internships is a moral and valuable imperative in helping disabled young people into work. www.specialneedsjungle.com/9...
June 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
On SNJ Today: How a £9 return on every £1 invested, shows that boosting Supported Internships is a moral and valuable imperative in helping disabled young people into work. www.specialneedsjungle.com/9...
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4,000 schools in 32 LAs will trial assistive tech “lending libraries” for children with SEND . in a new pilot, funded by up to £1.7m. It will enable schools to borrow and trial a range of devices to suit their pupils’ needs. www.gov.uk/government/news/t...
Thousands of children with SEND to benefit from assistive tech
Government launches innovative pilot with up to £1.7m available to help children with SEND achieve and thrive at their local school.
www.gov.uk
June 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
4,000 schools in 32 LAs will trial assistive tech “lending libraries” for children with SEND . in a new pilot, funded by up to £1.7m. It will enable schools to borrow and trial a range of devices to suit their pupils’ needs. www.gov.uk/government/news/t...
Hear directly from the winners of our 2025 Natspec Innovation Awards about what made their practice innovative, and about the impact it's having on students: youtu.be/VbUafBQy7X0
Celebrating the winners of the 2025 Natspec Innovation Awards
YouTube video by Natspec
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June 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Hear directly from the winners of our 2025 Natspec Innovation Awards about what made their practice innovative, and about the impact it's having on students: youtu.be/VbUafBQy7X0
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We're looking for a Senior Quality Manager to oversee our quality support services.
This is a vital post that will be part of our senior leadership team, shaping the way Natspec supports members and the wider sector.
Apply by 6pm Weds 25 June: natspec.org.uk/senior-quali...
This is a vital post that will be part of our senior leadership team, shaping the way Natspec supports members and the wider sector.
Apply by 6pm Weds 25 June: natspec.org.uk/senior-quali...
Senior Quality Manager - Natspec - Natspec
We're looking for an experienced senior leader to lead our quality improvement services.
natspec.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We're looking for a Senior Quality Manager to oversee our quality support services.
This is a vital post that will be part of our senior leadership team, shaping the way Natspec supports members and the wider sector.
Apply by 6pm Weds 25 June: natspec.org.uk/senior-quali...
This is a vital post that will be part of our senior leadership team, shaping the way Natspec supports members and the wider sector.
Apply by 6pm Weds 25 June: natspec.org.uk/senior-quali...
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Help learners fulfil their potential in employment by enhancing their independence skills.
Free webinar Tuesday 24 June www.techability.org.uk/webinars/
Register now to hear how The Oaks Specialist College are working with @Assitiv to transform real life work experience.
Free webinar Tuesday 24 June www.techability.org.uk/webinars/
Register now to hear how The Oaks Specialist College are working with @Assitiv to transform real life work experience.
Webinars - TechAbility
Techability Webinars Access all recordings on the TechAbility YouTube channel Featured Webinars
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June 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Help learners fulfil their potential in employment by enhancing their independence skills.
Free webinar Tuesday 24 June www.techability.org.uk/webinars/
Register now to hear how The Oaks Specialist College are working with @Assitiv to transform real life work experience.
Free webinar Tuesday 24 June www.techability.org.uk/webinars/
Register now to hear how The Oaks Specialist College are working with @Assitiv to transform real life work experience.
We're looking for a Senior Quality Manager to oversee our quality support services.
This is a vital post that will be part of our senior leadership team, shaping the way Natspec supports members and the wider sector.
Apply by 6pm Weds 25 June: natspec.org.uk/senior-quali...
This is a vital post that will be part of our senior leadership team, shaping the way Natspec supports members and the wider sector.
Apply by 6pm Weds 25 June: natspec.org.uk/senior-quali...
Senior Quality Manager - Natspec - Natspec
We're looking for an experienced senior leader to lead our quality improvement services.
natspec.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We're looking for a Senior Quality Manager to oversee our quality support services.
This is a vital post that will be part of our senior leadership team, shaping the way Natspec supports members and the wider sector.
Apply by 6pm Weds 25 June: natspec.org.uk/senior-quali...
This is a vital post that will be part of our senior leadership team, shaping the way Natspec supports members and the wider sector.
Apply by 6pm Weds 25 June: natspec.org.uk/senior-quali...
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Drum roll please...the winner of our @natspec.bsky.social champagne competition is Kate Vincent from ROC College. Congratulations!
Thank you to everyone who entered and signed up for a free accessibility website test. Our experts will be in contact shortly with your results.
#NatspecNC25 #A11y
Thank you to everyone who entered and signed up for a free accessibility website test. Our experts will be in contact shortly with your results.
#NatspecNC25 #A11y
June 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Drum roll please...the winner of our @natspec.bsky.social champagne competition is Kate Vincent from ROC College. Congratulations!
Thank you to everyone who entered and signed up for a free accessibility website test. Our experts will be in contact shortly with your results.
#NatspecNC25 #A11y
Thank you to everyone who entered and signed up for a free accessibility website test. Our experts will be in contact shortly with your results.
#NatspecNC25 #A11y
This morning at #NatspecNC25 we're hearing from Dame Christine Lenehan, Shelagh Legrave and Denise Olander, looking at changes and developments in the further education sector for SEND.
June 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This morning at #NatspecNC25 we're hearing from Dame Christine Lenehan, Shelagh Legrave and Denise Olander, looking at changes and developments in the further education sector for SEND.
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Ensuring sites and resources are accessible for all students is essential.
If you're at the @natspec.bsky.social Conference, come to table 14 to see how we can enhance the inclusivity of your online space.
Learn more about the challenges in #education: zurl.co/cwTss
#NatspecNC25
If you're at the @natspec.bsky.social Conference, come to table 14 to see how we can enhance the inclusivity of your online space.
Learn more about the challenges in #education: zurl.co/cwTss
#NatspecNC25
June 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Ensuring sites and resources are accessible for all students is essential.
If you're at the @natspec.bsky.social Conference, come to table 14 to see how we can enhance the inclusivity of your online space.
Learn more about the challenges in #education: zurl.co/cwTss
#NatspecNC25
If you're at the @natspec.bsky.social Conference, come to table 14 to see how we can enhance the inclusivity of your online space.
Learn more about the challenges in #education: zurl.co/cwTss
#NatspecNC25
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Thrilled to be at @natspec.bsky.social annual conference in beautiful Stratford-upon-Avon.
We'll be hearing from minister Jacqui Smith a little later, along with FE Commissioner Shelagh Legrave and @ofstednews.bsky.social's Denise Olander
#NatspecNC25
We'll be hearing from minister Jacqui Smith a little later, along with FE Commissioner Shelagh Legrave and @ofstednews.bsky.social's Denise Olander
#NatspecNC25
June 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Thrilled to be at @natspec.bsky.social annual conference in beautiful Stratford-upon-Avon.
We'll be hearing from minister Jacqui Smith a little later, along with FE Commissioner Shelagh Legrave and @ofstednews.bsky.social's Denise Olander
#NatspecNC25
We'll be hearing from minister Jacqui Smith a little later, along with FE Commissioner Shelagh Legrave and @ofstednews.bsky.social's Denise Olander
#NatspecNC25
Here's a selection of photos from this morning at Natspec National Conference; an inspiring keynote session, busy exhibition and some fabulous informative breakout sessions.
June 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Here's a selection of photos from this morning at Natspec National Conference; an inspiring keynote session, busy exhibition and some fabulous informative breakout sessions.