With the Department for Education and Ofsted increasingly acknowledging the benefits of inclusive education, we have been focusing more of our work in specific geographical areas, to enable the various strands of our work to complement each other and lead to stronger and longer-lasting impact.
For example, supporting schools and other educational settings to build capacity to include disabled children is likely to have greater impact in areas where we have also worked with parents/carers, local authority officers and senior leaders & governors of local schools, multi-academy trusts and other educational settings.
Our bespoke support for local authorities and multi-academy trusts that want to develop more inclusive education is best described as follows:
In each LA or MAT commissioning our support, we offer a 20% discount to local schools, colleges and early years settings on all CSIE resources and services, which is reflected in our fee. In this way, CSIE’s expertise can better support the development of inclusive education locally, both strategically and at grassroots level. We are also available to work with local parents and other key stakeholders, to ensure an even stronger impact.
LAs and MATs commissioning CSIE’s bespoke support will also have an opportunity to share their experiences and learning with one another, further benefitting from peer support. This work may be monitored by an academic research team looking at how change happens. Findings will be shared with the LA or MAT and may form part of a new resource that presents drivers of effective change for inclusive education.