Tuesday
Pay special school staff as ‘consultants’ for mainstream, MPs told
Catholic Education Service tells SEND inquiry that special schools should be recognised as centres of excellence, with ‘consultant’ staff given extra pay, like in medicine
Why we pair students with EHCPs with peers for revision sessions
One education director at a trust of special schools outlines how this simple practice benefits both students simultaneously
Thursday
How our MAT has worked with the LA to improve specialist provision
Senior leaders at Ormiston Academies Trust discuss two major projects they have undertaken with the local authority to improve SEND support in the local area
How to create a truly inclusive education system
The executive chair of the Centre for Young Lives explains its new roadmap to help the government deliver a more inclusive school system – and why inclusion is so important
Friday
Government told to ‘trust the profession’ on teacher training
Experts have their say on the government’s approach to initial teacher training, CPD and the Early Career Framework at the Schools and Academies Show
DfE: Previous government sent mixed messages on inclusion
Department claims that under the Conservatives it created special-school places for pupils who could have been educated in mainstream schools
