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'Take this opportunity to share your real examples, proven strategies, and the enabling conditions that make inclusion possible.'
Claire Jackson, Ed Psychologist on the work of the Inclusion EAG and a call to action via @inclusioninpractice.org.uk
edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/ed...
Claire Jackson, Ed Psychologist on the work of the Inclusion EAG and a call to action via @inclusioninpractice.org.uk
edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/ed...
Educational psychology and the evidence for inclusion in practice - edpsy.org.uk
The Department for Education, in setting out inclusive education as a national priority and a shared responsibility, has established a...
edpsy.org.uk
April 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
'Take this opportunity to share your real examples, proven strategies, and the enabling conditions that make inclusion possible.'
Claire Jackson, Ed Psychologist on the work of the Inclusion EAG and a call to action via @inclusioninpractice.org.uk
edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/ed...
Claire Jackson, Ed Psychologist on the work of the Inclusion EAG and a call to action via @inclusioninpractice.org.uk
edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/ed...
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The systemic damage this fiscal inertia is creating is awful and deeply inhumane. The disconnect between the cost of legally protected provision and what schools are provided with to deliver, means children, their families and those who teach them ultimately pay the price.
As the Spring Statement beckons, no obvious sign of the Treasury, DfE and MHCLG hammering out a deal on what to do about this
Until they do, expect more briefings about SEND's 'existential' financial risk to councils - but bear in mind that real kids bear genuine existential risk here
Until they do, expect more briefings about SEND's 'existential' financial risk to councils - but bear in mind that real kids bear genuine existential risk here
March 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The systemic damage this fiscal inertia is creating is awful and deeply inhumane. The disconnect between the cost of legally protected provision and what schools are provided with to deliver, means children, their families and those who teach them ultimately pay the price.
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Really pleased to have launched this today at @ascl-uk.bsky.social.
Please do share/engage - we're hoping to build a national resource which shares examples of good practice that exist in the system.
Please do share/engage - we're hoping to build a national resource which shares examples of good practice that exist in the system.
Inclusion in Practice is live! This is a sector-led initiative to gather practical examples of successful approaches to inclusion in mainstream education.
We welcome submissions from all involved in delivering inclusive practice. Link to submit here: www.inclusioninpractice.org.uk 1/3
We welcome submissions from all involved in delivering inclusive practice. Link to submit here: www.inclusioninpractice.org.uk 1/3
Inclusion in Practice
An inclusive education hub, to bring together examples of what successful inclusion looks like in practice.
www.inclusioninpractice.org.uk
March 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Really pleased to have launched this today at @ascl-uk.bsky.social.
Please do share/engage - we're hoping to build a national resource which shares examples of good practice that exist in the system.
Please do share/engage - we're hoping to build a national resource which shares examples of good practice that exist in the system.
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Statement from CST on the appointment of Sir Hamid Patel as interim chair of Ofsted. Sir Hamid is a leader who illuminates the darkness by serving a wider common good. I am extremely proud to work with him. cstuk.org.uk/news-publica...
Statement from CST
Statement from the Confederation of School Trusts following the appointment of Sir Hamid Patel CBE as Interim Chair of the Ofsted Board
cstuk.org.uk
March 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Statement from CST on the appointment of Sir Hamid Patel as interim chair of Ofsted. Sir Hamid is a leader who illuminates the darkness by serving a wider common good. I am extremely proud to work with him. cstuk.org.uk/news-publica...
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Delighted to be working with @tomrees.bsky.social @hilaryspencer.bsky.social @ambitioninstitute.bsky.social and a range of system partners on this important project inclusioninpractice.org.uk inclusioninpractice.org.uk
Inclusion in Practice
An inclusive education hub, to bring together examples of what successful inclusion looks like in practice.
inclusioninpractice.org.uk
March 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Delighted to be working with @tomrees.bsky.social @hilaryspencer.bsky.social @ambitioninstitute.bsky.social and a range of system partners on this important project inclusioninpractice.org.uk inclusioninpractice.org.uk
So pleased to see these principles get such a positive response today. It is the right direction
Well said, @tomrees.bsky.social speaking at @ascl-uk.bsky.social #ASCL2025: "I would like to see a world where we can retire the label of SEND".
Dead right. It's about giving the dignity of achievement to all young people: schoolsweek.co.uk/id-like-to-s...
Dead right. It's about giving the dignity of achievement to all young people: schoolsweek.co.uk/id-like-to-s...
'I'd like to see SEND label retired' says inclusion tsar
Tom Rees also spoke of problems with the current 'medicalised model' of SEND support
schoolsweek.co.uk
March 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
So pleased to see these principles get such a positive response today. It is the right direction
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This Special school leader agrees. My funding settlement is increasingly disconnected from the cost of safely & effectively providing what our pupils require. There is something deeply troubling both nationally & locally about placing legal requirements upon schools & then choosing not to fund them.
NAHT Senior Policy Advisor, Rob Williams, yesterday told the Education Committee that school leaders worry about not being able to provide for the needs of pupils with SEND as a result of funding pressures on schools.
February 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This Special school leader agrees. My funding settlement is increasingly disconnected from the cost of safely & effectively providing what our pupils require. There is something deeply troubling both nationally & locally about placing legal requirements upon schools & then choosing not to fund them.
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Teachers in special schools are less likely to have QTS, according to @thenfer.bsky.social research highlighting the recruitment challenges in the specialist sector
Special schools employ more teachers without QTS
Special schools face worse teacher shortages, particularly in alternative provision, research shows
www.tes.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Teachers in special schools are less likely to have QTS, according to @thenfer.bsky.social research highlighting the recruitment challenges in the specialist sector
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It great to see @thenfer.bsky.social shining a light on the recruitment and retention challenges in the Specialist sector. For too long Government policy on schools workforce matters has lacked consideration of the difficulties we face and how to address them. #SEND
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Special schools employ more teachers without QTS
Special schools face worse teacher shortages, particularly in alternative provision, research shows
www.tes.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
It great to see @thenfer.bsky.social shining a light on the recruitment and retention challenges in the Specialist sector. For too long Government policy on schools workforce matters has lacked consideration of the difficulties we face and how to address them. #SEND
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Really important work here by @thenfer.bsky.social
Today we have published new research on the special schools workforce in England: an under-researched sector that can get neglected and misunderstood in policymaking.
Part 1 looks at staffing, and part 2 next week will have even more insights 👀
www.nfer.ac.uk/blogs/explor...
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Part 1 looks at staffing, and part 2 next week will have even more insights 👀
www.nfer.ac.uk/blogs/explor...
Thread 🧵👇
Exploring the special schools workforce: What’s the current picture?
In this first of a two part feature length blog post series on special schools, Senior Economist Michael Scott discusses the current workforce, teacher vacancy rates and data about teachers with quali...
www.nfer.ac.uk
February 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Really important work here by @thenfer.bsky.social
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Great to be at @schoolsnortheast.bsky.social last week to introduce the Inclusion Expert Advisory Group, which I'm pleased to be chairing.
Reforming the SEND system is the most important area of focus for us in the next 5-10 years.
Here's what I said in full.
schoolsnortheast.org/news/inclusi...
Reforming the SEND system is the most important area of focus for us in the next 5-10 years.
Here's what I said in full.
schoolsnortheast.org/news/inclusi...
Inclusion at the Heart of the School System – Tom Rees - Schools North East
Keynote at Schools North East Academies Conference 2025 – Thursday 23rd January 2025, With sections taken from ‘5 Principles for Inclusion’ (Newmark/Rees 2023): https://cstuk.org.uk/knowledge/discuss...
schoolsnortheast.org
January 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Great to be at @schoolsnortheast.bsky.social last week to introduce the Inclusion Expert Advisory Group, which I'm pleased to be chairing.
Reforming the SEND system is the most important area of focus for us in the next 5-10 years.
Here's what I said in full.
schoolsnortheast.org/news/inclusi...
Reforming the SEND system is the most important area of focus for us in the next 5-10 years.
Here's what I said in full.
schoolsnortheast.org/news/inclusi...
Really privileged to be part of this important review #NPQreview
The Early Career Framework will be reviewed to make improvements in terms of mentor workload and flexibility, says DfE
Government will review ECF and NPQs
DfE appoints an expert steering group to advise how National Professional Qualifications can be reformed
www.tes.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Really privileged to be part of this important review #NPQreview
Ok here’s to a new dawn and a new place to chat…..
January 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Ok here’s to a new dawn and a new place to chat…..