Inclusion in Practice
Different approaches to help support providers deliver effective inclusion strategies
Member rate: £69.00 + VAT
Non-member rate: £119.00 + VAT
Overview
With an increasing focus on inclusion, this webinar is designed to help senior leaders better understand expectations and develop effective approaches to addressing common challenges across the sector.
The session will explore the growing emphasis on inclusion, participation, learner experience, and equity within the evolving inspection landscape, alongside what effective inclusive leadership looks like in practice across further education, apprenticeships, independent training providers, and adult learning.
It will examine common weaknesses identified among providers, including inconsistent identification of need, weak adaptive practice, over-reliance on support staff, and poor use of learner data, while considering how organisations can develop cultures in which inclusion is everyone’s responsibility rather than solely the remit of SEND teams or safeguarding staff.
Participants will also explore practical approaches to identifying learner barriers early, implementing meaningful support strategies, quality-assuring inclusive practice through observations, learner voice, work scrutiny, data analysis, and curriculum review activities, and strengthening staff development to support adaptive teaching, reasonable adjustments, and inclusive curriculum planning.
The webinar will also consider governance and leadership oversight, including how boards and senior teams can triangulate evidence and better understand the lived experience of learners, alongside examples of strong practice from across the sector and practical actions leaders can implement immediately.
Who Should Attend?
This webinar is suitable for all types of Further Education and Skills Education Providers, including ITPs, Colleges, Universities, Local Authorities and Employers with Apprenticeship training programmes.
The webinar is designed for:
- Senior leaders, curriculum leaders, quality managers, and middle leaders working across education and training provision.
Format of Webinar
The session is designed to be practical, reflective, and discussion-led, providing leaders with clear actions and strategies that can strengthen inclusive practice across their organisation. We will use slides to support the delivery of the session, as well as engage attendees in wider discussions.
The session will include and help you to gain an understanding on:
- The growing focus on inclusion, participation, learner experience, and equity within the evolving inspection landscape
- What effective inclusive leadership looks like in practice across further education, apprenticeships, independent training providers, and adult learning
- Common weaknesses identified within providers, including inconsistent identification of need, weak adaptive practice, over-reliance on support staff, and poor use of learner data
- Developing a culture where inclusion is everybody’s responsibility, not solely the role of SEND teams or safeguarding staff
- Practical approaches to identifying learner barriers early and implementing meaningful support strategies
- How leaders can quality assure inclusive practice through observations, learner voice, work scrutiny, data analysis, and curriculum review activity
- The importance of staff development in supporting adaptive teaching, reasonable adjustments, and inclusive curriculum planning
- Governance and leadership oversight, including how boards and senior teams can triangulate evidence and understand the lived experience of learners
- Examples of strong practice from across the sector and practical actions leaders can implement immediately
What you will learn
This session explores how inclusive practice is increasingly becoming central to
- Organisational quality
- Learner experience
- Participation
- Achievement
- Leadership effectiveness.
The session will focus on how leaders can move inclusion beyond compliance and towards a culture where learners with additional needs, barriers, or vulnerabilities are fully supported to participate, achieve, and progress.
Facilitators
Rob Mottram, Founding Director, Pro Excellence Partnership
Rob is a versatile and dynamic consultant with a wealth of experience in quality frameworks and standards across various educational settings, including Independent Training Providers, General Education Colleges, Offender Learning, and Adult and Community Learning. With a focus on apprenticeships and work-based learning, Rob has established himself as a specialist in these areas, consistently delivering high-quality outcomes.
Rob has held several key roles within the training, education, and skills sector, demonstrating his broad expertise and leadership. His experience includes serving as Head of Quality for a large national training provider, Head of Learner Experience for a further education college, and more recently, collaborating with the West Midlands Combined Authority to develop enhanced quality assurance mechanisms. As a non-executive director and advisory board member, Rob provides sector-specific expertise to a select group of organisations, supporting and challenging leadership teams to achieve excellence. His roles involve offering executive-level guidance on governance, statutory responsibilities, and continuous performance improvement, ensuring that the organisations he works with deliver the highest quality services.
Kate Lou, Founding Director, Pro Excellence Partnership
Kate has led the development and implementation of quality standards across a range of education and training providers, significantly improving teaching, learning, and learner outcomes. Her work spans further education colleges, independent training providers, and employer-led provision, where she has designed and embedded quality frameworks, diversified curriculum offers, secured funding streams, and driven sustainable business growth. In previous national leadership roles, Kate has established quality and training functions from the ground up, supporting large-scale improvements in teaching practice and providing training solutions across public and private sectors, including housing, health, and local government.
Kate works closely with CEOs, senior leaders, and boards to provide expert mentoring and strategic guidance, with a focus on continuous improvement, governance, and growth. Kate also contributes as a non-executive advisor across several boards, bringing deep insight and a pragmatic, future-focused approach. She holds a Master’s in Education Management from King’s College London and a PGCE, and is committed to raising standards across the sector through thoughtful, high-impact leadership and quality enhancement.
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Fees
Member rate: £69.00 + VAT
Non Member Rate £119.00 + VAT
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If you register but are unable to attend, we will send you a copy of the recording after the webinar has taken place.
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