Over the last 11 months, in partnership with the Mayor of London, we have investigated how schools, multi-academy trusts (‘trusts’) and local authorities can engage in early intervention work to become more inclusive and nurturing and reduce the number of formal and informal exclusions.
The toolkit shares exercises that will allow leaders and teams to consider:
The toolkit highlights eight case studies of promising practice from across England with ten commonly occurring features that have evidence of positive impact on inclusion and learner outcomes.
The schools, trusts, and local authorities featured in the case studies have all been on a journey towards greater inclusion and nurture and are continuing to work hard to improve themselves.
The case studies highlight aspects of their practice that practitioners believe have made a significant impact in this journey and can be adapted to other settings.
A theory of change is a great way to describe what you are trying to achieve and how you will get there. The toolkit provides a framework for developing a theory of change for your inclusion and nurture practice.
This toolkit is one of many resources available to support you in your inclusion and nurture journey – we have done our best to signpost you to other resources that can complement insights from this toolkit.
How can we solve the challenge of reducing school exclusions?
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In this report we conclude the findings from the Learning About Culture project that began in 2017 and seek to determine the impact of arts-based learning on academic outcomes.
