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Inclusion. National Curriculum Statutory Inclusion Statement (2000):. “Schools have a responsibility to provide a broad and balanced curriculum for all pupils. The National Curriculum is the starting point for planning a school curriculum that meets the specific needs of individuals
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National Curriculum Statutory Inclusion Statement (2000): “Schools have a responsibility to provide a broad and balanced curriculum for all pupils. The National Curriculum is the starting point for planning a school curriculum that meets the specific needs of individuals and groups of pupils.” The Inclusion Statement sets out three principles that are essential to developing a more inclusive curriculum: • Setting suitable learning challenges • Responding to pupils' diverse learning needs • Overcoming potential barriers to learning and assessment for individuals and groups of pupils
Evaluating educational inclusion (HMI 235). Ofsted identified some groups that might be at risk: • Girls and boys • Minority ethnic and faith groups • Travellers, asylum seekers and refugees • Pupils who need support to learn English as an additional language (EAL) • Pupils with SEN • Gifted and talented pupils • Children looked after by the local authority • Other children such as sick children; young carers, those children from families under stress; pregnant schoolgirls and teenage mothers, and any pupils who are at risk of disaffection and exclusion
What is the position in your school? • What can you find out about underachieving groups in your school? • Which groups have the SLT identified as underachieving? • What does the school’s SEF say about this? • What are the strategies you currently have in place?