Embedding Inclusion and Inclusive Practice into Governance and Leadership
AELP Webinar
Facilitator: Maureen Deary, Governance, Leadership and Management, Quality Improvement and Curriculum Consultant
Guest Speakers: Ian Smith FES Consultancy, Inspector, Former Ofsted Senior HMI and Consultant, Roger Chapman, Head of The matrix Standards, The Growth Company
Overview
Join us for a highly practical and forward-thinking webinar designed for leaders and decision-makers across the provider sector.
Together, we’ll explore how to embed inclusion at every level of governance and leadership, ensuring it becomes a driving force behind strategy and day-to-day operations.
Drawing on the Ofsted framework, best practice from providers, and the expertise of governance board members and leaders, this session will equip you with tangible tools and approaches to:
- Lead with social conscience.
- Build inclusive, equitable cultures.
- Drive genuine impact for learners and staff alike.
By the end, you’ll walk away with a clear strategic roadmap to strengthen your organisation’s inclusive practices and demonstrate leadership with impact.
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Objectives
Attendees will:
- Understand the critical role of governance and leadership in embedding inclusive practices across the organisation.
- Learn how to cultivate a socially conscious, inclusive culture that benefits both learners and staff.
- Gain clarity on the Ofsted inspection requirements for inclusive practice and what they mean in practical terms.
- Explore how to personalise the learner journey – from onboarding to progression – to ensure every learner has the chance to succeed.
- Take away real-world examples of setting personal Inclusion, Equity & Diversity (IED) objectives for leaders.
Target Audience
This webinar is designed for:
- Governance Board Members
- Leaders
- Senior managers
- Colleagues responsible for Inclusive practice/SEND/ALN/EHCP learners
- Managers responsible for the learner journey onboarding stage
- HR personnel
- Directors/managers responsible for quality and curriculum
Facilitator
Maureen Deary, Governance, Leadership and Management, Quality Improvement and Curriculum Consultant
Maureen is a current practising further education and skills inspector and lead inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). She inspects and provides consultancy support across all FE and Skills and HEI provision and a wide range of sector areas sectors. She works with a range of colleges, prime and sub-contractor/partner training provider organisations and is a consultant and adviser in quality development support and improvement work and has supported organisations for over thirty years in the state, private, schools, further and higher education sectors. . She has lived and worked overseas in the education sector and has held representative sports coaching posts to national level. Maureen has worked for a number of awarding bodies approving new centres, developing qualifications, acting as a Chief and Centre Approvals Verifier/Moderator and Principal Examiner and QCF qualification designer, whilst living in the UK and in Hong Kong and Asia.
Guest Speakers
Ian Smith, FES Consultancy, Inspector, Former Ofsted Senior HMI and Consultant.
Ian Smith is a qualified teacher. He is a former Ofsted Senior Her Majesty’s Inspector and has 20 years recent experience in inspection, having worked as a senior manager for the Adult Learning Inspectorate and then moving to Ofsted. He gained extensive senior management experience as a senior leader in a general further education college and holds a degree level management qualification and a Postgraduate Award in Inspection and Evaluation. Ian has wide experience spanning over 35 years in all aspects of further education and skills and across provider types. Ian has managed a national quality improvement service and has experience of managing education programmes for young people, apprenticeships, community learning and adult skills provisions. He has carried out international work in quality improvement. Currently Ian is working as a consultant and advisor in the Further Education sector.
Roger Chapman, Head of The matrix Standards, The Growth Company
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Fees
Member Rate £69.00 + vat
Non Member Rate £119.00 + vat
If you register but are unable to attend, we will send you a copy of the recording and slides after the webinar has taken place.
Embedding Inclusion and Inclusive Practice into Governance and Leadership
AELP Webinar
