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Celebrating the NASS Award Winners
Watch 3 FREE SENDcast Sessions to share SEND best practice from award winning special schools
– The NASS Awards celebrate excellence in independent special schools –
Once a year the National Association of Special Schools (NASS) brings its members together to recognise excellence in special schools. It’s a chance for schools to shout about their successes, celebrate staff teams and recognise the difference they are making.
As part of celebrating NASS turning 25, The SENDcast is showcasing the latest NASS Award winning schools – so we can all learn from their success and share best practice. The winners for this school year are…
Outstanding Impact Award: Gretton School
The embedding of Relational Practice
Innovation Award: Aurora Hanley School
Children’s community cooking project: tackling food waste and food poverty
Breaking Barriers Award: Treloar School
Increasing accessibility and inclusivity for students with a physical disability
FREE SEND CPD Sessions – showcasing NASS Award Winners
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meet our speakers
Beth Elkins
Headteacher – Gretton School
Beth Elkins has worked in SEN for more than 25 years with a breadth of experience of working with learners with unique learning profiles and a need for education to be different. All of the learners at Gretton School are autistic, some with additional diagnoses, and the school is set up to support each individual to reach their very significant potential. Alongside its commitment to delivering a high quality, broad and balanced curriculum, all of the staff have specialist training on autism; focused on making the school as inclusive, vibrant and supportive as possible.
Tracy Whitehurst, Principal & Julie Martin
Head of School – Aurora Hanley School
Julie Martin is an outward looking, child-centred, principled senior leader with an extensive background in SEN education across the 4-19 age range, committed to ensuring all young people reach their potential. Tracy Whitehurst has over 25 years experience in the SEN sector leading and developing educational settings to achieve outstanding outcomes for young people. Aurora Hanley is an independent specialist school for young people aged 6 to 19, who may face difficulties as a result of communication needs associated with Autism spectrum conditions.
Lisa Bond
Head of School – Treloar School
Lisa Bond is the Head of School at Treloar School. Treloar’s is a charity which runs one of the UK’s largest specialist education centres for young disabled people to live and learn. Through its Treloar School and College, students have the opportunity to fully take part in life and achieve their aspirations. Students’ learning is carefully sequenced from Reception through to post-16 to ensure that all students are encouraged and challenged to learn within the same ‘future-focused’ context and framework as peers outside of Treloar School.
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About NASS
The National Association of Special Schools represents its membership of non-local authority maintained special schools in England and Wales, delivering support, recognition and national representation of their important work. The organisation works in close partnership with its members, other SEND organisations, central and local government, providing insight, information and opinion to help shape the future of special education. The NASS Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of member schools. They’re a powerful reminder of the life-changing impact of special schools and the innovative, inclusive ways they support children and young people.
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