Inclusion Now magazine

Inclusion Now 50 Summer 2018

Bumper 50th edition! inclusion snakes and ladders, interview with Kevin Courtney and Mary Bousted of the NEU, school visit to Tollgate Primary, young people’s research into EHCPs and more…

Inclusion Now 50 cover. Classroom scene with the words 50th issue superimposed

Welcome to the 50th edition of Inclusion Now 50. Audio and text versions are in the articles below.

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Inclusion Now 50, Summer 2018

Editorial

In our 50th edition ALLFIE’s Chair, Navin Kikabhai, looks back – and forwards.

From cover to cover

Maresa McKeith appeared on the cover of the very first edition of Inclusion Now in Spring 2001 and is now a writer. We asked her to tell us about her journey.

Tollgate school visit

Tollgate Primary School in Plaistow, East London, has a reputation for being an inclusive school. Richard Rieser and Yvonne Brouwers visited to see how this works in practice. For Yvonne, who lives locally, this was an interesting opportunity to write about an inclusive school in her own community.

Voices for inclusion

We asked some leading supporters of inclusion to tell us what has changed since 2001 and about their aspirations for the future.

Inclusion snakes and ladders!

For this 50th edition of Inclusion Now we’ve created a timeline of major milestones reflected in the magazine, so here it is – as a game of snakes and ladders!

“Plans made for us, not by us”

A team of Disabled young people tell us about their research into how well Education, Health and Care Plans are working.

Mapping the way ahead

Following on from our article in the last edition about the current assault on inclusion, Richard Rieser and Tara Flood look at what needs to change in the education system.

Molly’s Path

Angie Northwood talks about her daughter Molly and working with Inclusive Solutions on a learning path for her.

Parents for Inclusion – the big handover

The work of the parents’ group goes on, despite loss of funding. Micheline Mason, Cornelia Broesskamp & the PI team report back.

United Together for Inclusion

Richard Rieser interviews Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, joint General Secretaries of the new National Education Union (NEU) about their interest in inclusion.

Legal Question – Inclusion Now 50

Challenging local authority policy which makes it harder for Disabled pupils to access mainstream education