Excited to share the THEP Senior Leaders’ Conference! Join us 4 Feb for a day of learning, strategy and connection with fellow leaders. Secure your place today! @davidbartram.bsky.social @evelynforde1.bsky.social #Inclusion #Leadership #SeniorLeaders #ProfessionalDevelopment #THEPConference

A fabulous day working with GEMS Education & their schools on Leadership of Inclusion & strategic action planning as part of the Whole Ed programme. Many great examples of collaboration & sharing of practice. Looking forward to school visits tomorrow with the excellent Berna Bouwer & her team.

Well I was a little bit behind, but here is the annual #SEN #census 2025 infographics! @mmulholland.bsky.social @ascl-uk.bsky.social @jonsevers.bsky.social @johndickenssw.bsky.social @nataliepacker.bsky.social @davidbartram.bsky.social @johngroberts.bsky.social @samanthajbooth.bsky.social

My latest for @tesmagazine.bsky.social is on the trajectory to inclusive pedagogy :) www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

🚨 In case you missed it: An independent evaluation by Prof. Philip Garner confirms the impact of our #SEND School Improvement Programme. It builds confident, capable leaders & boosts capacity across MATs & LAs to meet complex SEND needs. 📖 Read the report: wholeeducation.org/greater-than...

Delighted to read this evaluation of Whole Ed's work in SEND School improvement, which it says is "well-positioned to build the capacity and capability of leaders of SEND at both school and system level (across MATs and LAs) to meet complex and changing SEND needs”. Link below! shorturl.at/wiqTJ

The next stage of the Curriculum and Assessment Review will look to create a more inclusive and fair system, address subject-specific challenges, and assess available pathways beyond GCSEs. Find out more ➡️ www.gov.uk/government/p...

2 more days until this comes out! Very excited. Hope people find it useful, accessible and respectful. Reposts appreciated. www.amazon.co.uk/Supporting-C...

Less than a week to go until this webinar with @nataliepacker.bsky.social! If your organisation is considering setting up your own resourced provision/SEN unit or internal specialist provision this session will be invaluable. Register for free here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b5599f...

V proud to see my article in this issue. Thanks to everyone who spoke to me as part of it and to @collegeofteaching.bsky.social

🚨Today, the Education Policy Institute, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, has published a new report on Identifying SEND. The report provides evidence of the inequalities that exist in SEND support across schools in England. Read the full report 👉 epi.org.uk/wp-content/u... Main findings👇

I spent last week with visiting schools and trusts in the #NorthEast. I learned that familiar challenges have a different hue here. Similar to elsewhere they're being tackled by passionate educators determinedly doing their best for their pupils and communities. challengepartners.org/news/place-m...

"Ofsted's standalone ‘Inclusion’ judgement highlights the importance of valuing all learners, but we must ensure it doesn't become a box-ticking exercise that sidesteps true inclusivity." Some thoughts on the proposal. #EduSky #SEND #Inclusion moderncassie.blogspot.com/2025/02/ofst...

It's been fantastic to see so many people registering for this event! Join @nataliepacker.bsky.social as she talks about developing and effectively evaluating resourced provision/SEN units within mainstream schools. Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b5599f...

A voice of reason to cut through the hyperbole, feigned indignation, and disingenuous pearl clutching. Great work @jonnyuttley.bsky.social schoolsweek.co.uk/political-po...

In case you missed it - I was in London this week launching a new report with @tobygreany.bsky.social on Values-based Leadership and organisational development in Multi Academy Trusts for @wholeeducation.bsky.social wholeeducation.org/a-constant-d... 1/5

Register now for this informative webinar from leading SEND consultant and author Natalie Packer, on 'Developing and evaluating effective resourced provision / SEN units within mainstream schools'. Book your free place here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b5599f...

📢 Just published — A constant dance: a study of values-based leadership in Multi-Academy Trusts Discover insights from five MATs in our network in this new report by @tobygreany.bsky.social & @eleanorbernardes.bsky.social 📥 Download here ➡️ https://buff.ly/4fYA1TN #ValuesBasedLeadership

A huge thank you to the 180 delegates who joined us for today's Conference. A big shout out to all of our incredible speakers too, who made the day massively energising and inspiring. @sendmattersuk.bsky.social @davidbartram.bsky.social @mattteachcoach.bsky.social @gerryrobin5on.bsky.social

Absolute pleasure to have @nataliepacker.bsky.social and @davidbartram.bsky.social working with @wholeeducation.bsky.social and 50 Trust leaders from across the country today. Send a DM if you’d like to find out more about becoming part of our MAT SEND Leadership network.

@davidbartram.bsky.social opening today's Inclusion and SEND Conference. David is speaking on the Strategic Leadership of SEND. #HEPInclusionandSEND

New blog: ‘Making inclusion a reality, not a rhetoric’ moderncassie.blogspot.com/2025/01/maki...

Devoured this in one sitting. A must-read for MAT SEND folk. Thank you @nataliepacker.bsky.social and @davidbartram.bsky.social

What are you reading this weekend? I am reading 👇🏽 Edited by @davidbartram.bsky.social An excellent book for SENCOs, practitioners, school leaders and other stakeholders. #SEND #SENCO #EduSky #Leadership #GreatExpectations

We are delighted to announce the launch of our brand new EAL self-evaluation, designed to support schools in assessing and enhancing their provision. Written in partnership withHounslow Language Service, find out more from Li Yen Lilian French in our video: youtu.be/Ex5fP-CaiSk

I’ll be speaking at the Whole Education MAT SEND Leaders session tomorrow about Beyond Boundaries. Beyond Boundaries includes: - A strategic model for Trust SEND Leadership - A SEND self-evaluation framework for Trusts - Examples and case studies of effective SEND leadership

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/send-in-th... Check out our SEND in the mainstream conference tickets below. Hosted by Haringey Education Partnership @johntomsett.bsky.social @gerryrobin5on.bsky.social @sendmattersuk.bsky.social @davidbartram.bsky.social @mattstone.bsky.social #send

Yes. There was concern in some quarters that the appointment of a former HMCI to lead the review would lead to a whitewash but I always knew that Christine would be robust, independent and thorough.

Great to see @sendmattersuk.bsky.social on this group. His work at Whole Education on MAT #SEND leadership is exceptional.

#Scotland #EthieHaven #LunanBay

Hopefully a blogpost that colleagues find useful. SEND: it’s not just good teaching (but it is good teaching) sendmatters.co.uk/2024/08/16/s...

In the article we outline how we identified these 6 core features of a local learning landscapes - drawing on literature & iterated through research in 3 localities. Tries to capture how CPD hubs, MATs, schools etc come together (or not) to enable prof learning link.springer.com/article/10.1...