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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...
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
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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.
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
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
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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
So pleased to see these principles get such a positive response today. It is the right direction
March 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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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
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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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...
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February 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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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...
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
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
Ok here’s to a new dawn and a new place to chat…..
January 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM