This training is for staff who already have an understanding of RARPA and want to further their knowledge of how to ensure the process is quality assured.
This session gives colleagues the opportunity to ask and discuss ILR related issues or queries, especially in advance of upcoming data returns.
A new training intended for senior members of staff in specialist and mainstream provision with responsibility for quality assuring SEND provision.
This is a course for managers who want to develop a PMLD curriculum that supports good quality of life outcomes through focusing on person centred approaches and preparation for adulthood.
This is a free online HR networking event for Natspec members.
A new training exploring the concept of ‘age appropriacy’ in the context of providing educational opportunities to learners with a complex need or PMLD label.
Join our first training about Qualification Achievement Rates (QARs)!
This online network is for staff from Natspec member colleges and affiliates who are specialist sensory impairment teachers or in a role that involves supporting learners with sensory impairments.
A network for staff in Natspec colleges and affiliates working with students with PMLD aged 16-25. Teaching staff, managers, therapists, care staff and learning support staff can share information and discuss ideas and issues relating to provision for learners with PMLD.
This network gives member colleges the opportunity to discuss approaches to the assessment process and share good practice.
Join our Natspec Games 2025 programme with Seashell Trust!
Learn about the types of technology which can support learners with PMLD and how to effectively support their use with learners.
This session, facilitated by Natspec, will introduce participants to planning a preparing for adulthood curriculum. It will explore how to deliver an effective, challenging, and creative curriculum that has a positive impact on learners with SEND moving into their futures. There will be opportunities to hear from professional colleagues about their approach to curriculum planning that meets the needs and empowers learners.
This event is for job coaches, work experience coordinators, managers and other staff involved in developing relationships with employers to secure work placements for learners with SEND.
Come along to discover how Assistiv helps learners fulfill their potential in employment by enhancing their independence skills.
This network, run by Hannah Wharton from Sense College Loughborough, is an informal opportunity to get together online with other careers leads.
This free, member-only meeting will compare approaches to supporting and advising governors, give you an opportunity to share practice, and discuss what constitutes good governance in specialist colleges.
This course focusses on key stages in a learner’s journey and highlights the appropriate support required for effective outcomes.
If you have Data/MIS/ILR responsibilities at any of our member colleges, join us to discuss your issues.
This is a free, Natspec members-only event, for finance and business managers.
Join us for this online course, aimed at anyone who needs to know and understand how high needs funding works for FE providers.
This training is for staff who already have an understanding of RARPA and want to further their knowledge of how to ensure the process is quality assured.
The Natspec employment network is a free event where members can network with people in various roles from across our membership, to discuss hot topics and swap ideas.
This free event, for Natspec members only, is an opportunity for staff responsible for fundraising to network and share ideas and practice.
This network is for Learner Voice Practitioners working in Natspec member colleges and affiliates. This is an opportunity to meet other practitioners, hear about their work and share ideas around best practice.
A new training on identifying how QARs affect your organisation and how to access your own data tables.
This free session as part of our 'Preparing for Adulthood' curriculum community of practice will focus on the implementation of the curriculum, the skills needed by tutors to deliver and the options for timetabling. It will also consider positive risk taking when planning a curriculum and how this impacts on success for learners.
