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Making your classroom more inclusive

Posted on by Nicola Davies

Sara Alston explores what inclusion really looks like at classroom level and how teachers can make it practical and doable through small tweaks and adaptations across the 5 phases of the lesson.

If you would like to watch with subtitles, click ‘CC’ bottom right on the video play bar and tick the option English (United Kingdom).

About the Creator

Sara Alston / Consultant and Trainer, SEA Inclusion & Safeguarding

Passionate about Inclusion, during her 40 year teaching career Sara Alston has promoted Inclusion as a classroom teacher, school leader, SENCO and DSL. She is now an independent SEND and Safeguarding Consultant and Trainer at SEA Inclusion & Safeguarding. She provides support and training to schools for special needs and safeguarding, including training, supervision, and SEN and Safeguarding Reviews, as well as bespoke pieces of work.

Sara is the co-author of The Inclusive Classroom: A New Approach to Differentiation (Bloomsbury, 2021), author of Working Effectively with Your TA (Bloomsbury, 2023) and is working on Questions on Safeguarding (Routledge) due out next year. She blogs and writes regularly for SecEd and Headteacher Update.

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Nicola Davies

I am a Marketing Specialist at B Squared. I focus on communicating with customers about our latest products, explaining key features and the benefits for schools. I spend most of my time updating our websites, managing email marketing and organising our presence at events.