Authors

Kiran Gill

Kiran Gill is the founder and CEO of The Difference, a charity that trains school leaders, supports pupil mental health and works to reduce school exclusions.

A former English teacher, Kiran was also head of policy at the Social Mobility Commission.

All articles by Kiran Gill

Internal AP: best practice all schools need to know

New research looking at how almost 500 schools already deliver inclusion support has been published – here are the key insights for leaders

General

14 May 2026

Internal AP: best practice on inclusion for schools

How ‘true’ inclusion cuts exclusions

A new approach to inclusion has helped one school to reduce exclusions to zero and significantly cut suspensions. Phil Humphreys and Kiran Gill explain how

General

7 October 2025

Covid-19: ‘Trauma gap’ could overwhelm schools and PRUs

Schools and PRUs may both struggle to cope with a huge rise in pupils affected by trauma during lockdown, so we need to act now

13 May 2020