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Welcome to the latest issue of Education Today. In the magazine this month we focus on the many aspects of SEND provision – in our first piece on the topic we hear from Sandy Toogood, Head of Clinical and Behavioural Services at Chester’s Abbey School, an independent day and residential special school for young people with autism, who discusses what education is for, and how to help SEND students get the best out of it; while in our second Suha Yassin, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lead at Pearson, outlines some of the challenges facing schools today when it comes to SEND provision, and offers her thoughts on how these can be overcome. In our third piece on the topic we speak to Jo Hill, Head of School Improvement and CPD lead at North Star Academy Trust, and Emma Hampton, Director of Inclusion at Transform Trust, to gain a better understanding of the importance of CPD in SEND provision. We also have two features this month looking at CPD in the company of David Chapman, Head of School at Aston University Engineering Academy, and Adam Speight, acting assistant headteacher at a school in Wales. Elsewhere in the magazine we have all our usual contributors offering insight and opinion, and a lovely View from the classroom feature with Andrew Simpson, Headteacher at Arundel Church of England Primary School, who explains how a change in the school’s approach to assessment has led to multiple benefits for staff and pupils alike. Remember, we love to hear from you, you can get in touch with us via Twitter @EdTodayMag, as well as by phone or email. Enjoy the issue!


Jonathan Swift Managing Editor


In this issue... 4-10 NEWS


Selected stories from the UK education scene this month


12 WELLBEING


With Mark Solomons, Founder of Welbee 14 VIEWS


With Alistair Foster, Head of English at The Beauchamp College in Leicester; and Chloe Makin from Edge Hill University


15 BESA CORNER


With BESA members 2Simple and Collins Adapt 16-17 VIEW FROM THE CLASSROOM


We hear from Andrew Simpson, Headteacher at Arundel Church of England Primary School 18 CONTRIBUTORS


Charlotte Rowley discusses leadership 19 SEND


With regular columnists Jayne Foster and Emma Sanderson


20-25 VIEWS & OPINION


Featuring comment and insight from the UK education sector


26-27 FEATURE FOCUS: SEND


With Sandy Toogood, Head of Clinical and Behavioural Services at Chester’s Abbey School 28-29 FEATURE FOCUS: SEND


We hear from Suha Yassin, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lead at Pearson 30-32 FEATURE FOCUS: SEND


Featuring Jo Hill, Head of School Improvement and CPD lead at North Star Academy Trust, and Emma Hampton, Director of Inclusion at Transform Trust


34-35 FEATURE: CPD


With David Chapman, Head of School at Aston University Engineering Academy


36-37 FEATURE: CPD With Adam Speight, acting assistant headteacher


38-41 BUILDINGS, MAINTENANCE & REFURBISHMENT


Education today


OCTOBER 2023


• News and views • View from the classroom • SEND • CPD


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