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Developing an Inclusive, Accessible and Ambitious Curriculum

  • Online
  • East Midlands, South Yorkshire and the Humber
  • 24 Nov 2021 (16:00 - 17:00)
secondary
curriculum
,
mainstream

This three-part series aimed at secondary practitioners will explore how to make the curriculum inclusive, accessible and ambitious for all pupils. The series will explore the curriculum from the perspective of curriculum and subject leads, Ofsted and most importantly learners. 

Each session will share ideas, approaches and case studies of best practice in how schools have created and developed ambitious curriculum pathways for students with SEND.

 

Part 1 - Wednesday 13th October 2021, 16:00-17:00: The Secondary Curriculum from an Ofsted Perspective

This session explores how the curriculum can be inclusive, accessible and ambitious for all students. Chris Pollitt HMI will look at curriculum through the lens of the EIF sharing expectations and implications for colleagues responsible for curriculum and subject areas.

 

Part 2 - Wednesday 10th November 2021, 16:00-17:00: Curriculum Design: Putting Inclusion and SEND at the Heart of our Curriculum

This session looks at ways in which curriculum and subject leads can place SEND and Inclusion at the heart of all they do. Speakers will share examples of best practice and explore whole-school approaches to creating an accessible, inclusive and aspirational curriculum. This session will feature guest speaker Dr Nic Crossley.

 

Part 3 - Wednesday 24th November 2021, 16:00-17:00: How Can Subject Leads Ensure High-Quality Teaching in their Subjects

This session will focus on a range of subjects with experienced subject leads discussing how they have led the development of their curriculum design. Speakers will identify practical ways they have supported teachers to be confident in adapting their teaching to meet the needs of students with SEND. This session will feature guest speaker Rachel Cosgrove.

You can find the recording and materials from Part 1 and 2 here.

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Suitable for: Assistant Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, Head Teacher, Inclusion Manager/Leader, Newly Qualified Teacher, SENCO, Senior Leader, Teacher

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Meet your trainer

Chris Pollitt HMI

Chris Pollitt is one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors for schools and a Specialist Lead for Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities.

Chris Pollitt is a qualified teacher and has achieved a NPQH. Before working for Ofsted, Chris gained extensive senior management experience as a headteacher, deputy headteacher, assistant headteacher and middle leader in several mainstream and special schools. His responsibilities included school improvement, self-evaluation and working with individual departments to raise the quality of teaching, learning and assessment. Chris has also been a school governor in a number of schools and a partnerships consultant for a teaching school alliance.

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Meet your trainer

Dr Nicola Crossley

Dr Nic Crossley is Director of Inclusion at Astrea Academy Trust. 

A research graduate from the University of Exeter, Nicola is Executive Director for Inclusion at Astrea. Her role involves working with schools to enhance the learning experience for all vulnerable learners; but particularly those who are disadvantaged and/or have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Her specialist interest areas are Autism and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) and she is passionate about improving provision in these areas, in particular.

Her previous experience is varied having worked across Primary, Secondary, Mainstream and Specialist provision. She has worked as a Consultant Principal to two Special schools and as a School Inspector and has also written and led leadership development training for middle and senior leaders in Primary, Secondary and Special Education in England, Wales and Jersey. Her areas of professional expertise include: school improvement through action planning and impact analysis, evaluating the effectiveness of targeted interventions, and leadership development through coaching and mentoring.

With a Masters in Educational Leadership and Management, a Masters in Practice-Based Educational Research and a Doctorate in Education, Nicola has supported schools to develop their own research-based practice. Her research interests include: the impact of government reform on conceptualisations of professionalism through the lens of critical discourse analysis and factors which contribute to academic underachievement in children of compulsory school age in England.

Nicola is co-author of [Inclusion: A Principled Guide for School Leaders] and is an Honorary Teaching Fellow at the University of Warwick

Rachel Cosgrove

Meet your trainer

Rachel Cosgrove

Rachel Cosgrove studied Zoology before training to teach and has over 25 years of experience across primary, special and secondary schools. As a highly effective secondary SENCo and Assistant Head Teacher, she created innovative provision for vulnerable groups including a successful foundation science pathway.  

Rachel is a trained and experienced SEND reviewer and is a nasen associate.  As an education consultant she works with primary and secondary schools to develop inclusive practise. Rachel works with Oxfordshire Virtual School for Children We Care For and champions attachment and trauma informed practice. As a well-respected conference speaker and workshop facilitator, she enjoys sharing her enthusiasm and knowledge with teachers, student teachers and support staff.  

Rachel is author of the book ‘Inclusive Teaching in a Nutshell’, which was published in July 2021 and is a jam-packed guide to all things inclusive for mainstream teachers in any setting.

 

Others who have been on this training said:

'Very informative and thought provoking'

'Really informative - gave me a much clearer picture of the Ofsted view and how I can support schools to consider SEND when planning their curriculum'

'Absolutely superb and inspiring. It is wonderful to hear someone with such passion.'

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