by Georgina Wright | Nov 29, 2022 | SEND & Inclusion
The number of teaching assistants in schools has increased by 20% over the last ten years, with an additional 54, 331 teaching assistants working within schools since 2012 (DfE, 2022). However, this may not be surprising to educators, as the number of students with...
by Georgina Wright | Nov 7, 2022 | SEND & Inclusion, Thought leadership
Celebrate the 12th UK Disability History Month Disability, Health and Wellbeing 16th November – 16th December 2022 Across all three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, data published in Updated estimates of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths by disability status...
by Georgina Wright | Oct 31, 2022 | SEND & Inclusion, Thought leadership
The concept of inclusion seems like a clear and straightforward construct; simply put, include everyone. As simple as it sounds, schools are finding it increasingly challenging to embed a consistent whole school approach to inclusion with increasing number of students...
by Georgina Wright | Oct 24, 2022 | SEND & Inclusion
Calling all London school children aged 4 to 14! You are invited to take part in the annual competition to design the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan’s official Christmas card. This year, he’s inviting pupils to design a card on the theme, ‘new beginnings and...
by Georgina Wright | Oct 7, 2022 | SEND & Inclusion, Thought leadership
Many teachers have experienced that anti-climactic moment after executing a lesson plan to precision. Instead of witnessing a flurry of activity from students, you are gazing at a flock of lost sheep meandering around with looks of confusion. What do we have to do?...
by Georgina Wright | Jun 24, 2022 | SEND & Inclusion
The focus on diversity in the science curriculum is nothing new. Indeed, prior to the current discussion around race and social justice, teachers of STEM subjects were grappling with the gender gap and in response to this, Teach First launched their STEMinisim...
