Independent advice for schools and trusts
Inclusion, SEND and behaviour reviews that stand up to scrutiny.
From a former special school headteacher and Ofsted inspector. Fixed scope, fixed fee, and a report your board can act on.
- Former Ofsted inspector2022 to 2023, mainly mainstream secondary schools
- Specialist leadershipAll through special school and a residential specialist college. BILD accredited PBS coach
- Published author and conference speakerTes author on inclusion bases, PBS UK conference speaker
The expectations
What schools are expected to show.
Ofsted evaluates inclusion in its own right, more mainstream schools are running inclusion bases, and guidance on behaviour, restraint and suspension sets clear expectations. An independent view costs far less than a surprise later.
Inclusion judged in its own rightInspectors look at how well pupils with SEND are included, including inclusion strategies and the quality of inclusion bases.
A published planMany schools are expected to publish an inclusion strategy setting out how they include pupils with SEND.
Clear DfE expectationsGuidance on how bases in mainstream schools should be set up, staffed and run.
Clear rules on restraint and suspensionGuidance on restrictive interventions, suspensions and the use of part time timetables.
Reviews and support for inclusive schools
Three reviews and a design brief. One standard of evidence.
Inclusion Base Review
Find out whether your base works for pupils and meets the DfE guidance.
Behaviour and Restrictive Practice Review
Consistent, lawful practice that reduces restraint, removal and suspension, especially for pupils with SEND.
Inclusion and Improvement Review
A whole school view of inclusion and improvement, tested against the inspection toolkit and your inclusion strategy, where you have one.
Provision Design Brief
Specify it right before you build it: an educational brief for new bases and specialist provision.
Inclusion provision rarely succeeds or fails on intent. It succeeds or struggles on detail.Barry Reed, writing in Tes, February 2026
How I work
Clear from the start.
A 20 minute call about your school or trust and what you need. No charge, no obligation.
A short proposal with the question, the evidence, the days and a fixed fee, before anything begins.
A clear report, a prioritised action plan and, if you want it, a briefing for leaders or governors.
Let's talk
Twenty minutes is usually enough to know whether a review would help.
If it would not, I will say so, and point you to free support instead.
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