Practical guidance for inclusive schools
Field guides, checklists and evidence-led questions for the people joining up SEND, attendance, safeguarding, health, assessment and behaviour.
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Each stream keeps related guidance together and makes the professional boundaries around the subject explicit.
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Written for the jobs that land on an inclusion lead: the audit before September, the report nobody can evidence, the meeting that needs a decision. Every article checks its sources against the current guidance and says when it was last checked.
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Use five questions to review school roles before the regulated activity change on 1 September 2026, without letting pupil data decide DBS eligibility.
Read the lead articleUse a five-minute transition assessment check to test transferred judgements, expose provenance gaps and plan fresh classroom evidence safely in England.
England school news from 16 to 22 August 2026, covering GCSE results, belonging, Prevent referrals, attendance, funding, nature grants and family support.
Use a four-question school review when attendance and safeguarding concerns overlap, with evidence limits, DSL ownership and safe next routes clear.
Use five fields for a school de-escalation handover: observable context, what helped, pupil voice, the next action, owner and review point.
Spot emerging attendance concerns before a pupil crosses the persistent absence threshold, using a human-reviewed change card for schools in England.
Map who owns school medical conditions policy, individual plans, trained cover and escalation in England with a clear responsibility template.
Understand persistent and severe absence measures in England, then use a five-question review to check denominators, context, barriers and support.
Use three staff commitments to teach routines, correct calmly and provide help consistently, with an accessible ten-school-day September review.
Use a controlled KCSIE 2026 readiness review for policy ownership, staff reading, volunteer checks, filtering evidence and human sign-off before 1 September.
Use a six-week September baseline evidence plan to gather curriculum-aligned evidence, preserve uncertainty and set accountable review points for teachers.
Use eight checks before putting pupil records into AI: test purpose, minimisation, suppliers, retention, access, transparency and human review.
England school news from 9 to 15 August 2026, covering Level 3 results, primary research, estates, care leavers and SEND funding plans.
Check whether families can find, understand and question your school behaviour policy, including support, adjustments, contacts and review routes.
Test safeguarding chronology training with a synthetic staff rehearsal, a six-point recording check and an evidence-led governor assurance review.
Use this parent-friendly school assessment template to explain purpose, evidence, adjustments, limits, review and how families can question the record.
Review a DPIA for SEND software by tracing purpose, pupil data, processors, access, retention, AI use, mitigations and accountable approval.
Use seven checks to verify family contact details, accessible channels, named owners, support actions and safeguarding routes before attendance work restarts.
Design a positive behaviour recognition system that pupils can understand, staff can sustain and leaders can review for access, fairness and context.
Use a seven-part DSL record when a safeguarding partner response does not resolve concern, with local escalation, ownership and review kept visible.
