Bridging the gap: how contextualised AI is humanising quality assurance in SEND Published on 31st March 2026 Taking a creative approach, Mark describes how evidence can be easily captured in moment and converted into useful, targeted progress evidence and feedback.
We’ll get there: four years of growth in Derwen College’s Nurture Provision Published on 3rd February 2026 Championing students with PMLD to thrive.
Creating Tomorrow College: reimagining special education through employment focussed innovation Published on 15th January 2026 Gareth Ivett discusses Creating Tomorrow College’s innovative, employment-focussed approach that supports students to achieve meaningful and sustainable futures.
Professional development for learning support assistants Published on 9th December 2025 Staff discuss the difference that using Natspec’s Professional development for LSAs resource has made to LSAs in their provision.
All roads lead to Rome: an assistive technology journey Published on 31st October 2025 Fatima from QAC explores the college’s Assistive Technology journey and how assessing students’ Assistive Technology needs can have a life changing impact.
Our journey to building a robust, personalised curriculum Published on 14th July 2025 Lisa Holland writes about how Pure College have developed a curriculum which is championed by local employers and external professionals.
Prioritising whole college continued professional development Published on 3rd April 2025 Kelly writes about Valley College’s quality improvement journey.
How do specialist colleges ensure that learner voice impacts the quality of provision positively? Published on 6th February 2025 Andrew Evans looks at how to capture learner voice via inclusive methods, and how that feeds into self assessment reports for college improvement.
Quality assuring specialist FE provision – a conversation Published on 8th January 2025 Read a discussion about developing a new piece of training to equip attendees with tools to quality assure their own provision and the surprises found along the way.
Learning to lead the Deaf Academy Published on 12th November 2024 Read about the leadership journey of a principal new to specialist further education, and how his college has adapted to new challenges
Starting the Independent Living Skills Pathways in FE Published on 21st October 2024 Find out how one mainstream FE college has revised its transition process for young people entering college.