Description

Inclusive Leadership: Leading for Equity, Belonging, and Achievement, designed for teachers and school leaders. This programme integrates the SEND Code of Practice, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and principles of race and social justice. It invites personal reflection, collaborative problem solving, and direct school-based observation to empower inclusive leadership.

Inclusive Leadership Programme Overview

Aims

• To deepen leaders' understanding of inclusive education through the lens of the SEND Code of Practice, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and social justice.
• To develop the skills and reflective practices needed to challenge biases, shift non-inclusive mindsets, and lead change.
• To support participants in identifying and exploring a personal or school-based inclusion challenge, using evidence-based frameworks and reflective cycles.

Objectives

By the end of the programme, participants will:

1. Understand how to actively apply the principles of inclusive education, including the Inclusion Pledge/ Charter, UDL, and the legal/statutory requirements of the SEND Code of Practice (2015).
2. Reflect critically on their own attitudes, assumptions, and potential biases, as well as those embedded in their school systems.
3. Develop and refine a guiding inquiry question or challenge related to inclusive leadership in their own settings.
4. Observe and reflect on real-world inclusive practices in action through a guided school visit.
5. Design an actionable plan for advancing inclusion and equity in their school community.

Programme Journey

1. Online 2-hour launch: Foundations of Inclusive Leadership (Wednesday 15^th October, 3:30pm to 5:15pm
2. Online 2- hour Exploration of a Case Study School (Wednesday 5^th November, 3:30pm to 5:15pm
3. In Person Full Day Visit to Case Study School location TBC, Wednesday 3^rd December 10am to 3pm
4. In Person Half Day Professional Learning Community: Applying Learning and Framing for Change, Wednesday 21^st January 1pm to 4pm
5. In Person Half Day Professional Learning Community: Reflection and Moving Forward, Wednesday 25^th February 1pm to 4pm

Booking confirmation including access information and important pre-course information will be sent to you upon booking.

Please check your junk inbox if you do not receive your booking confirmation and ensure you mark the sender as safe to enable you to receive any further pre-course information or changes.

Contact information

For specific enquiries about this course, please contact Paul Claydon at paul.claydon@bdsip.co.uk.

For general booking or CPD enquiries please contact CPDEvents@bdsip.co.uk

Cancellation Policy

• No refund will be received for places cancelled within 5 working days of the session.​
• Schools will receive a 50% refund for places cancelled within 10 working days of the session.

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