“The best CPD of the year.”

📣 Agenda for IncludEd 2026 is here - from conspiracy thinking in schools to building belonging & reintegration after suspension.

🗓 10 Jan 2026 | UCL IoE
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#Inclusion #EducationLeadership #Education #SchoolInclusion

We’re hiring a Chair to lead The Difference’s next phase - shape strategy, strengthen governance, and champion inclusive education. Apply by 9am Fri 31 Oct. www.peridotpartners.co.uk/jobs/chair-t...

#Education #CharityJobs #Leadership #Inclusion #EducationCharity

More schools are turning to internal alternative provision to keep students connected to their community.

Join our PD days for practical strategies:
📍 10 Oct – Manchester
📍 13 Oct – London

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Actor & inclusion advocate Anna Maxwell Martin joins us as keynote at #IncludEd2026 🎤

She’s pushing for schools where every child gets early support.

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#Education #Inclusion #SchoolInclusion #InclusionConference #AnnaMaxwellMartin

“IncludED brings together people who care deeply about making education accessible for every child.” – Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang

📅 10 Jan 2026 | 📍 UCL, London
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#IncludED returns on 10 Jan 2026 at UCL Institute of Education, London.

A one-day conference on making schools more inclusive.

Speakers include Anna Maxwell Martin, Jonny Uttley, Carlene Firmin + more.

Early bird tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/included-c...

#EducationConference #SchoolInclusion

Connect with teachers, school leaders, MAT CEOs, and local authority teams ready to put your tools into action.

📆 10 Jan 2026 | 📍 UCL Institute of Education, London

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#IncludED2026 #InclusiveEducation #SchoolLeaders #EducationEvents

Read the latest blog post, written by The Difference Co-Founder Shaun Brown, A Framework for Belonging: Shifting the Narrative in Schools

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Join us on Wednesday 25th June 2025 for the in-person launch of our practice report ‘What Works: The Tenets of Effective Internal Alternative Provision’.

We’re looking forward to sharing our findings and to building on this work together with you. Register at bit.ly/IAPReport

Read our latest blog by @mab-dallah.bsky.social, Head of The Inclusive Leadership Course at The Difference, putting forward the case for schools as anchor institutions:

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It’s less than 24 hours until we host our second Internal Alternative Symposium! We are really looking forward to welcoming Jodie and all our other guests.

Thanks to A&O Shearman for hosting us again this year.

🎟️ Tickets are on sale until midnight!

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See Kathryn Thompson and Rebecca Godfrey from Percy Main Primary School in North Shields, who share the success of their work in planning and implementing their highly successful IAP.

To register for the Internal Alternative Provision symposium, click here:

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See Toni Moser, AP Lead at Matthew Moss High School in Rochdale, at the Internal Alternative Provision Symposium on Wednesday 2nd April 2025. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internal-a...

🧵THREAD: There is a national school engagement crisis.
📑 Our new report offers 10 sector-backed recommendations to turn the tide on lost learning. We're calling on schools, trusts & government to act now. Read the full report: tinyurl.com/ybzr39t3 3 Key points 👇
#lostlearning #education

On Monday our Senior Policy Advisor @cristinobrien.bsky.social presented at the Bromley Discussion Forum giving a sneak preview of our upcoming report on inclusion👀 The meeting discussed how inclusion is measurable and what that looks like for schools and local authorities. More coming on March 18!

The Who is Losing Learning Coalition raises urgent concerns about exclusions and attendance in England’s schools.

Luke Billingham @lbilli91.bsky.social makes a powerful case for a four-sided approach to tackling exclusion. Read more: www.the-difference.com/blog

#WhoIsLosingLearning

Interest in internal alternative provision (IAP) is rising fast. But setting one up isn’t easy - that’s why collaboration matters.

Join the IAP Network ( bit.ly/4hIXJ7A ) and connect with us at our symposium on 2nd April 2025.

To learn more, read our latest blog posts on IAP: ( bit.ly/40MJ8RU ).