The Department for Education have recently announced that all mainstream schools must publish an Inclusion Strategy. This is a plan of how they will use their overall school funding allocation to identify and meet the needs of their cohort and make meaningful steps to embed inclusive practice. This activity will be funded using their core funding allocations, including their notional SEN budget calculated and communicated by their local authority, as well as the inclusive mainstream fund for schools.
A School’s Inclusion Strategy should set out how leaders will “ensure high quality ordinarily available provision which meet children’s needs” and fulfil conditions of the inclusive mainstream grant.
Schools must publish their inclusion strategy statement by 31 December 2026.
It is envisaged that schools will update their strategy annually and it will replace the current SEND Information Report.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Senior Leaders, Inclusion Leads, SENCOs
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This half-day training will enable you to:
Have a greater understanding of what will be required in the School’s Inclusion Strategy
Have a greater understanding ofthe Inclusion Mainstream Fund and how this can be used to support greater inclusion in your school
To develop appropriate activities and approaches to support the strategy and meet the needs of your current cohort
FACILITATOR
Lorraine Petersen has 25 years’ experience in the mainstream school environment as a Teacher and Headteacher. From 2004 – 2013 Lorraine was CEO of NASEN, a charitable organisation supporting all those who work with children and young people with SEND. She worked on a number of projects with various agencies including the Department for Education, the National College of Teaching and Leadership & UKTI, not to mention being a chair, keynote speaker & workshop facilitator at numerous national & international events and conferences.
