We’re kicking off a packed day of EPI events at #LDConf @ 11:30 with @aqaeducation.bsky.social Ellie Harris (@thedifferenceed.bsky.social), David Laws, @natalieperera.bsky.social, Phil Sayles, @schwitzer.bsky.social & @munirawilson.bsky.social will discuss inclusive curriculum & assessment reform.

Kicking off our #LDConf programme with a packed room, looking at inclusive curriculum & assessment reform in partnership with @aqaeducation.bsky.social. Ellie Harris (@thedifferenceed.bsky.social), David Laws, Phil Sayles, @schwitzer.bsky.social & @munirawilson.bsky.social on the panel.

More schools are turning to internal alternative provision to keep students connected to their community. Join our PD days for practical strategies: 📍 10 Oct – Manchester 📍 13 Oct – London Info 👉 the-difference.com/internal-alt... Sign up 👉 airtable.com/app6jZ7FGXFx... #AlternativeProvision

It was great to see soo many of our Headteachers attend our first meeting of the year. A huge thank you to @samfreedman.bsky.social and Shaun Brown from @thedifferenceed.bsky.social for kickstarting the year with us!

Actor & inclusion advocate Anna Maxwell Martin joins us as keynote at #IncludEd2026 🎤 She’s pushing for schools where every child gets early support. 🎟️ Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/included-c... #Education #Inclusion #SchoolInclusion #InclusionConference #AnnaMaxwellMartin

🔦 Partner spotlight: @thedifferenceed.bsky.social 📖 The Difference helps schools & multi-academy trusts reduce exclusions. They've impacted thousands of young ppl, with 58% of school leaders reporting fewer formal exclusions in year one of their programme. www.impetus.org.uk/portfolio-pa...

“IncludED brings together people who care deeply about making education accessible for every child.” – Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang 📅 10 Jan 2026 | 📍 UCL, London 🎟 Early-bird tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/included-c... #IncludED2026 #InclusiveEducation #SchoolLeaders #SENDCo

#IncludED returns on 10 Jan 2026 at UCL Institute of Education, London. A one-day conference on making schools more inclusive. Speakers include Anna Maxwell Martin, Jonny Uttley, Carlene Firmin + more. Early bird tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/included-c... #EducationConference #SchoolInclusion

Connect with teachers, school leaders, MAT CEOs, and local authority teams ready to put your tools into action. 📆 10 Jan 2026 | 📍 UCL Institute of Education, London 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/included-c... #IncludED2026 #InclusiveEducation #SchoolLeaders #EducationEvents

Excited to see the release of this guidance from @thedifferenceed.bsky.social on what works in internal alternative provision. This research fills a key gap in guidance and offers tangible steps towards making sure IAP works for all children. the-difference.com/wp-content/u...

⏰ New analysis out this morning shows: 👉 Half of children suspended from school have SEND 👉 34 million school days lost in 23/24 due to record number of suspensions & unauthorised absences 👉 Children permanently excluded in 2023/24 to cost state £1.9bn billion

We're thrilled to share with you all our latest report on internal alternative provision. understanding the role of internal alternative provision is more important than ever. This report brings together years of practice insights and research findings: the-difference.com/wp-content/u...

Read the latest blog post, written by The Difference Co-Founder Shaun Brown, A Framework for Belonging: Shifting the Narrative in Schools open.substack.com/pub/thediffe...

Join us on Wednesday 25th June 2025 for the in-person launch of our practice report ‘What Works: The Tenets of Effective Internal Alternative Provision’. We’re looking forward to sharing our findings and to building on this work together with you. Register at bit.ly/IAPReport

Read our latest blog by @mab-dallah.bsky.social, Head of The Inclusive Leadership Course at The Difference, putting forward the case for schools as anchor institutions: the-difference.com/wp-content/u...

It’s less than 24 hours until we host our second Internal Alternative Symposium! We are really looking forward to welcoming Jodie and all our other guests. Thanks to A&O Shearman for hosting us again this year. 🎟️ Tickets are on sale until midnight! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internal-a...

🚨📚 🌞 Tune in to Woman’s Hour on Radio 4 today from 10 AM to hear Eleanor Harris, author of the Who Is Losing Learning Solutions Report, diving into our key policy recommendations. You won’t want to miss this important conversation! @impetus.org.uk @ippr.bsky.social @mission44.bsky.social

See Kathryn Thompson and Rebecca Godfrey from Percy Main Primary School in North Shields, who share the success of their work in planning and implementing their highly successful IAP. To register for the Internal Alternative Provision symposium, click here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internal-a...

NEW POST: What is Whole School Inclusion? Charity @thedifferenceed.bsky.social says it's not just a buzzword, but something we can define and measure. Its research points to four key pillars www.specialneedsjungle.com/i...

I spoke to Jacob Rees-Mogg on GB News last night about this week’s @ippr.bsky.social & @thedifferenceed.bsky.social report & why it’s time to release SEND support from behind bureaucratic barriers, so children can get the help they need- when they need it Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewRw...

Well done Percy Main Primary for their SEND initiatives… 👏🏽 #r4today @thedifferenceed.bsky.social

@jeremyvine.bsky.social is speaking to Anna Maxwell Martin & Deputy Head Kiran Mahil about absence, schools and what we can do to to tackle the lost learning crisis Listen live: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @thedifferenceed.bsky.social

Last week with @thedifferenceed.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social @mission44.bsky.social, we held a launch event for our Who Is Losing Learning report: Finding solutions to the school engagement crisis. To turn the tide of lost learning, the education system must evolve. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhaW...

See Toni Moser, AP Lead at Matthew Moss High School in Rochdale, at the Internal Alternative Provision Symposium on Wednesday 2nd April 2025. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internal-a...

The Difference's CEO & Founder Kiran Gill is live on BBC Radio 4 Today programme from 8.30 am. Hear her talk about Whole School Inclusion and Internal Alternative Provision, sharing the work of the Difference School Partnership + Percy Main Primary School. Listen live: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Proud of @thedifferenceed.bsky.social partner school Percy Main on BBC Today Programme today. 👂Listen in at 8.45 to hear their leadership journey and amazing trend-bucking outcomes for children www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

"As well as accountability, schools and teachers need support. The Difference is working today with 200 school leaders working towards the challenge of helping young people stay in school." Hear from our CEO @dkgill.bsky.social on why our new report is key for ending the crisis of lost learning 👇

Absolutely brilliant to see the launch of this hugely important report from @thedifferenceed.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social The report provides 10 recommendations to improve our school system for all. Informed by input from a Solutions Council, the recommendations are based on real expertise.

🚨Excited to see the release of this report, which defines Whole School Inclusion and provides a roadmap for reform. Let's keep pushing for reforms that benefit children, teachers, and communities!🚨 #LostLearning @thedifferenceed.bsky.social @impetus.org.uk @mission44.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social

🧵THREAD: There is a national school engagement crisis. 📑 Our new report offers 10 sector-backed recommendations to turn the tide on lost learning. We're calling on schools, trusts & government to act now. Read the full report: tinyurl.com/ybzr39t3 3 Key points 👇 #lostlearning #education

One third of children who experience one of these hidden moves goes to an “unknown destination” - meaning the Department for Education has no idea where or whether they are still being schooled. Read our new report with @thedifferenceed.bsky.social: www.ippr.org/articles/who...

What a moment for the Who is Losing Learning Campaign. In a conversation with Pepe Di'Iasio, Bridget Phillipson shouted out our work. She emphasised how crucial this work is to improving outcomes for all students. Stay tuned for the release of our solutions report on Tuesday! #ASCL2025

Only 5 days to go until we publish the Who is Losing Learning Solutions report! A key area we explore is accountability. @calmleadership.bsky.social has written about this in @seced.bsky.social www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/blog... Join the conversation below 👇

Every pupil with SEND deserves to receive support before their needs reach crisis point says Chair of the Who is Losing Learning Council Pepe Di'lasio In a new op-ed for @tesmagazine.bsky.social How can we create an inclusive system for all learners? Join the conversation below.👇 tiny.cc/SEND

🚨 Teacher recruitment continues to be a major challenge. With staffing shortages leading to a loss of learning, draining staff morale and putting a strain on school budgets, school leaders need to turn their focus to innovative approaches to retention. Read more here: www.the-difference.com/blog

On Monday our Senior Policy Advisor @cristinobrien.bsky.social presented at the Bromley Discussion Forum giving a sneak preview of our upcoming report on inclusion👀 The meeting discussed how inclusion is measurable and what that looks like for schools and local authorities. More coming on March 18!

🚸 Every child deserves stability and support. Too often, pupil moves disrupt their education. In a powerful new op-ed, Edward Timpson reflects on his adoptive brother’s experience and why we need real change to protect vulnerable children. Read it here: schoolsweek.co.uk/the-schools-...

Jim Halpert constantly pranking Dwight in The Office – we all recognise workplace disengagement. But Desktop Truancy is its classroom equivalent: students in class but mentally checked out. How can we re-engage them before they silently slip away? Read our latest blog: www.the-difference.com/blog

“‘high standards’ currently too often means ‘high standards for some’."👈 Our report found that children living in poverty, with identified SEN, in contact with social services, & from some ethnic minority backgrounds miss the most education. Children cannot learn if they are not in school.

📣 New Op-Ed in @tesmagazine.bsky.social from Who is Losing Learning? Solution Council member, the Bishop of Dover. Too many children from disadvantaged backgrounds are being denied access to top-performing schools, but this doesn't have to be the case. Read it here: tinyurl.com/bdhpheyu

We recently attended the launch of the Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in Schools’ first report. ‼️Marginalisation is the strongest predictor of belief in conspiracy theories. Read our blog (www.the-difference.com/blog) to learn more.

How can we improve support for young people transitioning to adulthood? An open access conference hosted by @ncb.org.uk on 26 March will explore transitions in the context of SEND, exploitation, leaving care, mental health and Transitional Safeguarding. www.ncb.org.uk/about-us/med...

Our team members at @official-uom.bsky.social and @corc-annafreud.bsky.social are proud to have been part of shaping this groundbreaking study. We are pleased to be contributing to an evidence-based understanding of how best to support and promote children and young people’s mental health.

On 5 March, hear @alicebradbury.bsky.social (@hhcp-ucl.bsky.social) unpack the challenges faced by the early years education sector in the last 15 years, and explore how schools can both resist and reshape policy reforms #IOELectures Book your place: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/202...

The Who is Losing Learning Coalition raises urgent concerns about exclusions and attendance in England’s schools. Luke Billingham @lbilli91.bsky.social makes a powerful case for a four-sided approach to tackling exclusion. Read more: www.the-difference.com/blog #WhoIsLosingLearning

🔔 New volunteer opportunity In This Together, a food poverty and social isolation org in Belfast, is looking for spreadsheet and data analysis support. Think you could help? Sign up to volunteer👇 www.probonoeconomics.com/volunteer-fo...

@beewelluk.bsky.social, fellow Fair Education Alliance member and partner of The Difference, #Beewell is calling on the government to implement a national wellbeing measurement programme to address the needs of children and young people across England. Get involved!

Interest in internal alternative provision (IAP) is rising fast. But setting one up isn’t easy - that’s why collaboration matters. Join the IAP Network ( bit.ly/4hIXJ7A ) and connect with us at our symposium on 2nd April 2025. To learn more, read our latest blog posts on IAP: ( bit.ly/40MJ8RU ).