This session offers practical and cost-effective strategies to make mainstream schools and trusts genuinely inclusive. Using appreciative enquiry, you will learn how to conduct a whole school or trust analysis of inclusion to identify strengths and areas for growth. The session includes inspiring case studies from settings that truly “get it” and “get it right” when it comes to inclusion, providing actionable insights you can apply in your own context.

Facilitated by Frances Akinde, a SEND education expert with over 20 years of experience, former secondary special school headteacher, and neurodivergent advocate, this workshop blends professional expertise with lived experience to support inclusive cultures that empower all learners and staff.