Thinking
The latest thinking from our team of experts and our community of frontline educators.
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Reflect on your school’s inclusive practice with Leading Enhanced Provision
Are you a leader in a mainstream school wondering how best to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)? Our Leading Enhanced Provision programme helps you think deeply about the offer that's right for your setting and pupils.
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Trainee teacher talks: “It’s the little victories that make all the hard work worthwhile”
When Will Coles taught a child to tie their shoelaces, it sparked his drive for supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
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What does great early years teaching look like?
Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates. How early years educators respond to these differences is central to the learning and development principle of the early years foundation stage statutory framework.
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Four principles for building the right cohort of pupils in inclusion bases
Which pupils is the inclusion base designed to support? Find out how Hill View Primary School approached this question. They share insights on defining who the base is for, grouping pupils intentionally, engaging families throughout, and reviewing, responding and refining over time.
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Three principles for setting aims and measuring success in inclusion bases
What is the inclusion base trying to achieve, and how will success be measured? Find out how The Willows at New Marston Primary School approached this question. They share insights on defining a rationale, measuring what matters, and reviewing regularly.
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Four principles for designing physical spaces for inclusion bases
How should the physical environment support pupils' needs? Find out how The GORSE Academies Trust approached this question. They share insights on defining the environment intentionally, grouping pupils thoughtfully, prioritising hygiene, safety and care, and building consistency with mainstream spaces.
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Four principles for designing an ambitious curriculum in inclusion bases
What does an ambitious curriculum look like for pupils accessing an inclusion base? Find out how Humber Education Trust approached this question. They share insights on designing the cohort with care, setting high, personalised expectations, guaranteeing a broad and rich curriculum offer, and rooting the curriculum in strong pedagogy.
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Four principles for embedding high quality teaching in inclusion bases
What teaching approaches best support pupils to learn and thrive? Find out how Hill View and Orchard Meadow primary schools approached this question. They share insights on championing expert and empowered teaching, applying a sound understanding of child development, harnessing specialist expertise through collaboration, and building whole-school expertise.