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Our storyNACE is an independent membership charity that has been working to support more able learners in education since 1983.
1983
NACE is founded as Provision for Able Children in Education (PACE).
1984
We become a charity and hold our first conference. Our name changes to National Association for Curriculum Enrichment, Extension and Enjoyment (NACE).
1989
We move to our first small office, at Nene College.
1990
We join forces with the National Association for Gifted Children to open the National Centre for Able and Talented Children.
1992
We change our name to National Association for Able Children in Education.
1993
NACE is given a three-year grant by the Department for Education to “Support the Education of Able Pupils in Maintained Schools”.
1996
We relocate to Westminster College, Oxford.
2003
The NACE Challenge Award is launched.
2008
NACE turns 25! The first independent school is accredited with the Challenge Award. At this point, we have over 100 Challenge Award schools.
2009
We move to The Core, Milton Hill. We launch our current logo.
2015
We host an awards ceremony to celebrate 10 years of the Challenge Award.
2018
In a rather busy year, the first international school is accredited with the NACE Challenge Award, we launch our Making Space for Able Learners research project and we move to
our current offices at Horticulture House, Chilton.
2020
We publish the first phase of our research project, Cognitive challenge: principles into practice.
2022
The NACE Challenge Ambassador Schools programme is launched to recognise Challenge Award schools making outstanding and sustained contributions to the NACE community.
2023
NACE turns 40 and we create the 40 benchmarks for schools to mark the occasion.
2024
We publish the second phase of our research project, Cognitively challenging learning: rethinking assessment.
2025...
We publish our first Impact Report, and we will publish the third phase of our research project, Cognitively challenging learning: supporting learners who encounter disadvantage.
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