Inclusion in Practice is a Department for Education (DfE) initiative which runs alongside the work of the Expert Advisory Group for Inclusion, an independent advisory group providing expert advice to government on how to improve mainstream education for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
The work is supported by CST, Ambition Institute and a range of leaders across the education system, including Cumbria Education Trust.
Tom Rees, Chair of the DfE’s Expert Advisory Group for Inclusion, explained, “Inclusive education is a national priority – and a shared responsibility. While there are many challenges within the SEND system, schools and teachers across the country work every day to create environments where all children can succeed.
“As I visit schools up and down the country, I see so many good inclusive practices in action. Inclusion in Practice is a sector-led project designed to capture these examples and deepen our understanding of what successful inclusion looks like. In collaboration with Ambition Institute, CST, and other system partners, our aim is to strengthen the system by sharing real examples, proven strategies, and the enabling conditions that make inclusion possible.”
CET compiled a case study on how we reframe workforce deployment for inclusive practice. Our guiding principle has always been to look at the impact of educational measures and to ask repeatedly: “Do we need
to change anything? What does the research tell us?”
You can read the case study below, in which Sue Newstead, Director of Learning Provision, details the challenges we try to address, what it looks like in practice and the impact it has made on our children. It also includes key factors that made this research work and advice to other school leaders.