Specialist Spotlight: Exploring Inclusion under the new Ofsted Framework, Session 2
- Online
- 18 Mar 2026 (15:30 - 16:30)
Inclusion Across the School – Strategic, Practical and Lived
The second session digs deeper into what inclusion looks like when it is lived across a whole school. We will explore the reality that inclusion is rarely neat — it is relational, adaptive and sometimes messy. Participants will consider what this means for strategic leadership and how to articulate their school’s inclusive intent and practice. A facilitated discussion and reflection will support leaders to connect this to their own context.
A further input will focus on case tracking and typicality: what inspectors are looking for, how lived experience shows up in classrooms, and how leaders can evidence the journey of individual children. The session closes with a set of actionable takeaways to support leaders in strengthening inclusive culture, practice, and narrative across their school.
Online
Suitable for: SENCO, Teacher, Teaching Assistant, Assistant Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, Early Years Practitioner, Inclusion Manager/Leader
Meet your trainer
Dawn Cranshaw
Dawn is the West Midlands Regional Lead for WSS. She is a qualified teacher and been in education for 25 years. She has extensive knowledge of Early Years, Primary and Secondary phases of education where she has lead on a range of curriculum areas, projects and leadership positions. She has been a SENCO for 12 years where she has worked in RP and mainstream and been a lead SENCO for her cluster of schools. She is currently a Specialist SEND advisor for Local Authority where she provides strategic advice and support to settings and is involved in a number of collaborative SEND strategies. She also delivers NASENCO in conjunction with MMU and is an Area SEND Ofsted Inspector.
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