Anita Kerwin-Nye | Schools Week

Extracurricular doesn’t count as ‘broad and balanced’

There have been two recent government announcements on funding for arts activities in schools. But their extracurricular nature leaves some students out in the cold, argues Anita Kerwin-Nye Alexander is 11. He has autism and is in a special unit at a mainstream school. He is an exceptionally talented musician and this year he led […]

Narrowing the Attainment Gap, by Daniel Sobel

Any book that starts by extolling the virtues of soft data and knowing the children in your school will always win points with those of us who focus on inclusion. This, coupled with the view that whole-school approaches and quality teaching are key to transforming provision, sees this book describe an approach that I recognise […]