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Bringing the best in education to the children who need it most through programmes, research and partnerships. Led by @dkgill

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Heard about The Difference’s Inclusive Leadership Course (ILC)?👂 Join our Inclusive Leadership Course webinar if you’re interested in a course that can reduce exclusions, strengthen student sense of belonging to improve attendance, and de-escalate behavior incidents with…

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@TheDifferenceEd is working closely with @mission44 to grow the reach and impact of our work. Thank you to Sir @LewisHamilton for his visit to Tunmarsh School @NewhamPRU and spending time with Difference Leaders ⤵️

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Every young person needs support to help them reach their full potential. That’s why we’re working with @TheDifferenceEd to train more inclusive school leaders and reduce school exclusions. Our founder, Sir @LewisHamilton , visited Tunmarsh School to see the impact of this work.

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There's more than one way to be a school leader. Difference Leader @Yasmomar spoke to @Mission44 as part of @LewisHamilton 's visit to @NewhamPrus recently. Yasmin believes that it’s possible to be a compassionate leader and still maintain high expectations of every student⤵️

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The biggest thank you to the exceptional @lemnsissay and the brilliant Jade Barnett for their powerful opening of IncludEd 2023 from @dkgill and Team @TheDifferenceEd !

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We're working with @Mission44 to increase the reach and impact of the Difference Leadership Programme. Listen to Assistant Headteacher & Difference Leader Dami explain how the programme is supporting him⤵️ Find out more and get involved:

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IncludEd 2024 is coming! Saturday 13th Jan @ UCL IoE London An outstanding day of professional development, and practice sharing Tickets available now from £50 - See more Early Bird tickets sold out in 5 days - don’t miss out.

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“Some of these kids fail because we’re just not teaching them well enough. Look at your practice, not just their behaviour” Estelle Morris #IncludEd

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A slightly special post... @TheDifferenceEd team would like to say a huge thank you to @dkgill as she prepares to go on maternity leave in the new year! Kiran, we'll miss you - thanks for all the hard work. We can't wait to meet the newest member of The Difference team! ⭐🍼

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🚨 Tickets for IncludEd are ON SALE NOW 🚨 @TheDifferenceEd 's conference returns Sat 14th Jan 2023, @IOE_London - asking "How can we be more inclusive?" Brilliant speakers already confirmed 🔥 Conference info: Get your ticket:

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We’re welcoming our 2020 cohort! They will be starting their training in July and we can’t wait to start working together to change the story on #exclusions . Register your interest here if you want to be in the 2021 cohort.

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‘We need more PRU leadership skills in mainstream, we need leaders to move from PRU settings back into mainstream school to really get to grips with behaviour, pastoral care’ Dave Whitaker @springwellLC . Apply to The Difference Leaders programme today

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Difference Leaders spend two years working in Alternative Provision before moving back to mainstream senior leadership upskilled with an armoury of inclusive practice. @dkgill explains why APs and PRUs are a great place to work and learn

Pupil referral units are amazing places to work

We need to shift the narrative around around pupil referral units, says Kiran Gill

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Interested in the work of @TheDifferenceEd , @mission44 and inclusion in schools? Our upcoming IncludEd conference is a great opportunity to join us and learn in detail about the work of our community:

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IncludEd Conference 2023 — The Difference

IncludEd is the inclusive education conference dedicated to sharing the best in inclusive practice from school leaders, policymakers, leading thinkers, and multi-agency workers from across England.

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We're working with @TheDifferenceEd to train more inclusive school leaders and reduce school exclusions across England. It was great for our founder, @LewisHamilton , to see the impact Difference Leaders can make to the lives of young people on our visit to Tunmarsh.

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🚨The Difference is HIRING!🚨 The Difference is seeking an exceptional school leader to deliver on the Difference Leaders Programme by leading, training, and mentoring school leaders in alternative provision schools. See

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The stage is set! We can't wait to welcome IncludEd attendees tomorrow. Who's excited? #IncludEd23

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The paradox of AP: the better the PRU is, the harder it is to transition the kids back into mainstream “they don’t want to go back!” Says @davewhitaker246 #IncludEd

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Our wonderful Cohort 3 Difference Leaders have finished summer training. Excited to be starting their new roles in AP next week! #thisisAP

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📣Applications are now LIVE for Difference Leadership Programme 2022! Difference Leaders take up a senior role in an Alternative Provision for two years, receive bespoke training & support, before returning to mainstream to lead with impact. Apply:

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“Every teacher treats you like an adult and that helps to mature you. They know where you’ve come from and they know what you’ve been through and they really respect you” Harrison sharing his story of exclusion from various schools before ending up in a brilliant one #IncludEd

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A thought-provoking read on #WorldMentalHealthDay this morning from @guardian @schooltruth @davewhitaker246 @dkgill

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Thank you to all the attendees of #IncludEd21 . Wishing you a safe journey home, a restful weekend - and see you again next year!

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Each excluded child will go on to cost the state over £370,000 in extra healthcare, welfare and criminal justice costs #TheDifference #Exclusion

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Great to see ⁦ @SadiqKhan ⁩ announcing new funding for vulnerable pupils who’ve experienced exclusion. Exciting for the announcement to come on a visit to Difference partner school LEAP.

£2.3m project to help children who missed out on education in lockdown

A £2.3 million scheme to provide extra support for children who missed out on education during lockdown was announced today.

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“We need a system that wraps itself around children, but it also needs to wrap itself around the workforce too. And that starts with leadership” @samtwiselton #IncludEd

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“We need to make sure that all school leaders have a good understanding of what is going on *behind* children’s behaviour, and that knowledge should not just be delegated to SENCos” @JoJoHutchinson #IncludEd

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“We don’t have a behaviour policy, We have a relationships policy” @lucielakin #IncludEd

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Did you catch @CommonsEd 's latest hearing? " @JulesDaulby says that there needs to be a culture change - all schools should have the mindset that they are for all children."

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IncludEd conference from @TheDifferenceEd returns Saturday 13th January 2024. Expect a stellar line-up of speakers, networking, youth voice and practice sharing! A limited number of Early-Bird tickets are on sale now at the special price of £35.00 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 Grab your…

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A real honour for @TheDifferenceEd to be involved with the opening of @HaringeyLP 's new library. @dkgill said a few words alongside an amazing pupil, @DavidLammy & @MichaelRosenYes ! The library has been aptly named 'The Library'. More pics to come...

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We can't wait to hear @dkgill speak with @helenlewis on @BBCRadio4 this evening! Tune in at 8pm to hear Kiran talk about exclusion, how @TheDifferenceEd was formed and the increasing impact of our inclusive work.

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BBC Radio 4 - The Spark, Kiran Gill and Excluded Pupils

Leading thinkers propose solutions to the structural problems of our age.

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“I want to be able to spot the issues early on and put corrective actions in place, so kids like Mehdi can stay in mainstream." Hear from one of our pioneer Difference Leaders @guardian

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Ending exclusion: specialist teachers trained to support most vulnerable

As concern mounts about ‘zero-tolerance’ in schools, teachers are lining up to learn a different approach

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A Zoom-room full of school leaders passionate about developing the next generation of inclusive leaders... #DifferenceLeaders

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Find a different way for your vulnerable pupils. Hear inspiring stories of leaders like @AlisonKriel who make a Difference. Join our movement, improve outcomes & learn more at our IncludEd teacher confs this Nov. Tickets here: @WomenEd @BAMEedNetwork

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The stage is set #IncludEd21 ...

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A thought-provoking piece from @Mr_JWN about learning during his first term as a Difference Leader and the transferability of good practice between alternative provision and mainstream. #ThisIsAP

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Children growing up in poverty are 4 times more likely to be excluded. Once excluded their opportunities drop drastically. We need to change this link between school exclusion + social exclusion #childpoverty #ukedchat

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Persistent Absenteeism, Fixed Term Exclusions, Managed Moves, internal AP, Trauma-informed practice, Contextual Safeguarding & Bias-aware practice. Does learning more about how to tackle these challenges sound like your cup of ☕? IncludEd is for you.

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IncludEd 2021: How do we build schools that work for vulnerable pupils?

The Difference's IncludEd Conference is back!

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WELCOME to our new @TheDifferenceEd Leaders! The first training session has kicked off for the 2022-2024 cohort of Difference Leaders. 3️⃣ days of learning, thinking, and getting to know each other ahead!

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And that’s a wrap on Term 1 of the Difference Leaders programme! Happy holidays to all 10 of our pioneer cohort, who’ve made it to the end of their first term leading and learning in schools for excluded pupils. You humble & inspire us. Here’s to 2020!

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That's a wrap! Thank you to everyone who came out to brighten up a dark, soggy January. Incredible speakers, incredible exhibitors, incredible volunteers, incredible team, incredible attendees and incredibly young people. See you same time next year? #IncludEd23

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Sir Tim Brighouse speaking on the power of teaching ‘Guiding the minds and opening the shut chambers of the heart’ #IncludED2019

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This is the first picture of 2019, 2020 and 2021 Difference Leaders together in one place! Want to be part of the picture in 2022?🖌️ Sign up to hear more about the Difference Leaders Programme at our upcoming information evening:

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LISTEN TODAY: The Difference CEO & Founder @dkgill talks in-depth to @helenlewis @BBCRadio4 about the Difference Leadership programme, school exclusion, neuroscience and the increasing impact of our inclusive work.

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BBC Radio 4 - The Spark, Kiran Gill and Excluded Pupils

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Excited for IncludEd North! (Sat 9 Nov - Sheffield) Teacher conference focused on great outcomes for vulnerable learners by @tes & @TheDifferenceEd Great CPD with amazing speakers, frontline best practice and thought-provoking research. Tickets 👉

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“After working in schools for five years, I felt frustrated that the most vulnerable learners arrived at high school vulnerable — and left even more so.” Our very own @dkgill chats to @standardnews about why she founded us!

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One woman’s crusade to tackle school exclusions

Working with disruptive pupils is ‘the brain surgery of teaching’, says Kiran Gill, whose charity provides specialist training. She tells David Cohen how her siblings’ problems at school informed her...

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“It is those Headteachers who give students a second chance and look for ways to do things differently who are turning lives around and making The Difference” @dkgill #IncludEd

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The stage is set... How is your journey to IncludEd going? #IncludEd24

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This time last year, we were matching Cohort 1 of Difference Leaders. This snap is us celebrating the teachers committing their careers to the most vulnerable, at the House of Commons. The matching process for Cohort 2 has now begun. An exciting few weeks ahead!

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We are so delighted to be joined by Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, AP leaders, Difference Leaders and inspiring friends in the sector, at our launch event tonight at The House of Commons. Thank you to everyone for joining us on this journey!

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⚡Applications for the Difference Leadership Programme are now LIVE! Find out full details: Register to receive your bespoke app form:

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@TheDifferenceEd 's IncludEd Conference returns Sat 14th Jan 2023, @IOE_London - asking "How can we be more inclusive?" Brilliant speakers already confirmed 🔥 See 🧵... Earlybird tickets on sale Wed 14th Sept. Full info:

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'Looked-after children are five times more likely to be temporarily excluded than pupils overall' We're failing our must vulnerable children and this needs to be addressed.

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An incredible contribution from Jo and all of Youth Advisory Board - @TheDifferenceEd is proud to work with you. Thank you for your incredible contributions. #IncludEd24

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I want to send a heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended and participated in the 2024 IncludED Conference. It was a pleasure to speak with you all and share my keynote speech and workshop on creating inclusive behaviour policies! #IncludEd24 #IncludED2024

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📣 We are hiring ! Are you an experienced school leader with a track record of whole staff development leading to positive impact on pupil outcomes? Apply now to be our Head of Whole-School Professional Development. More info: Apps close 24th Apr 2022

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Our amazing Cohort 5 Difference Leaders in full flow on their Summer Training Resi

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Applications for @TheDifferenceEd pioneering cohort have launched at #IncludED2019 ! Teachers, apply to join today, !

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We’re so proud of Difference Leader Vicky. Since The Difference placed her in her school for excluded pupils, students literacy rates have risen dramatically. The most vulnerable students deserve the best possible education and Vicky is seeing this happen! 💪

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The PRU where I work @TBAPCourtyard is full of "amazing, smart, funny children who are really keen to learn" - great description of working in AP from a @TheDifferenceEd leader @Vicky19164322 on @BBCWomansHour #ThisIsAP

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Poverty, poor mental health, special educational needs, unsafe family environment and low prior attainment are the main factors in increasing a child's exclusion @tes Read our full report here:

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Brilliant quote from @JavedKhanCEO it's what makes education so important #tsaconf17

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Excluded children are 17 times more likely to be known to social services. Read @guardian interview with author @lemnsissay ‘A childhood in care almost broke me – I needed to shine a light on' it

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Happy #WorldTeacher 's Day! A particular shout out to our 2020 cohort of Difference Leaders who have successfully navigated a tricky first month in the context of the pandemic. Thank you to all our DLs across the country! #thisisap #WorldTeachersDay #WorldTeacherDay

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. @halfon4harlowMP has called for an expansion of alternative provision for 16-18 year-olds:

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Passionate about supporting the needs of vulnerable learners? Want to hear about innovative practice? Join us at our first ever IncludEd Conference on 12th January as we bring together the country’s leading educators and practitioners.

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"Whitaker and the Wellspring Trust are backing The Difference programme, which is just about to launch a scheme in the North allowing aspiring mainstream school leaders to gain valuable experience of pupil referral units" Thanks, Dave! @davewhitaker246

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A pleasure to read Difference Leader Hammad's piece in the latest @SchoolsWeek reviewing his learning in AP this year...

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Registrations to apply for Difference Leaders Programme 2021 are now open. Not familiar with The Difference? @dkgill explains the flagship Difference Leaders Programme in under one minute:

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"My aim was to combine a strong behaviour code and reduce permanent exclusions to zero, but some children were so disruptive they needed to be removed from class for the sake of others.” How did David Boyle and @Dunraven_School reduced exclusions?

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"Safeguarding on the Lockdown Rollercoaster" is the first short blog in a series sharing lockdown learning from leaders and teachers in The Difference's community and beyond. Read here now:

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Safeguarding on the Lockdown Rollercoaster

The Difference’s community shares learning on effective safeguarding practice from the lockdown rollercoaster… It is a tired old metaphor, but a relevant one. The start of this term, fo…

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🚨9⃣🚨days left until registrations for DLP 2021 open. #DifferenceLeaders are busting the stereotypes of APs and PRUs and learning from great practice. Today we hear one last time from Hammad about his experience of his first half term at his 'outstanding' PRU. #thisisAP

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Can you change behaviour of excluded pupils? Unconditional Positive Regard: “We make the children feel loved. It doesn’t mean to say we let them get away with stuff...We have consequences logical to what’s happened.” LISTEN for insight into @springwellLC .

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‎We Are In Beta Podcast: Unconditional Positive Regard on Apple Podcasts

‎Show We Are In Beta Podcast, Ep Unconditional Positive Regard - 23 Nov 2019

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The Difference is pleased to have launched AP Headteacher Workshops this evening with @LDN_VRU . With thanks to @CJohnsonICMAT @evpdavidmills @Ms_Oggy @LibPeck @seeinstarrs !

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Lambeth school reduces permanent exclusions to zero with 'inclusion unit' | London Evening Standard

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We've been bowled over by the huge number of sign-ups from people who want to know more about becoming a #DifferenceLeader . Children need role models. Now more than ever, the most vulnerable children really need role models. Could this be you?

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And we're live! @CJohnsonICMAT with our very own, surprise guest and Difference Leader @IamJackWeston . Join us now for the discussion on 'Building Belonging' at

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Well done @myers_biz for a great start to your time @SAA_Lincoln @wellspringAT . So inspiring to see one of our Difference Leaders tell their reasons for moving to AP and of the impact they are having at just the end of their first month! #thisisAP

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“If it wasn’t hard, then anybody could do it.” Read about the toughest, most rewarding job in #teaching . Could this be you by the end of 2020?

Pupil referral units are amazing places to work

We need to shift the narrative around around pupil referral units, says Kiran Gill

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'We believe that excluded children deserve the best education.', If you agree with Principal Anna Cain, @Boxing_Academy join The Difference Leaders programme but get your applications in by 25th Feb!

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“... buried deep inside this ostensibly defiant, rude teenager is a boy desperate to be found and valued. I see it in his eyes and it breaks me.” Really moving account from a mother about her son’s ongoing exclusions and the support she feels he needs

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I lie awake crying, powerless to deal with hell of son’s exclusions

One mother’s story of how her 14-year-old spiralled out of control after discovering cannabis and why he needs help, not punishment

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A big thank you to @myers_biz and @Mr_JWN for taking time out of their holidays to host a socially distanced tour of @SAA_Lincoln 's incredible learning environment yesterday. High expectations and pride in abundance. #DifferenceLeaders

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Thanks to @JasonFarrellSky and Adam for spending time with @gerryrobin5on @danielstuart95 @KalpanaJBose and the awesome pupils of @HaringeyLP We look forward to seeing superstar Mariam lighting up @SkyNews and beyond soon!

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As if Mariam wasn’t busy enough today opening the new library, she also found time to be interviewed by @SkyNews about the impact of exclusion on young people & her own positive experiences of Alternative Provision. What a way to start the new academic year! #ThisIsAP #proud 👏👏

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@TheDifferenceEd

The Difference

@TheDifferenceEd

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Come and work with us! The Difference is searching for a purpose-driven and ambitious leader to become our Director of Operations & Strategy - a real opportunity to shape a growing charity. View full Job Description:

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@TheDifferenceEd

The Difference

@TheDifferenceEd

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‘Inner London students placed in excluded pupils' schools almost double national rate’ Applications for our pioneer cohort are now LIVE! Covered by ⁦⁦ @guardian ⁩ ft. the great work of ⁦⁦ @WacArtsCollege ⁩ & two of their fantastic pupils

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Inner London students placed in excluded pupils' schools almost double national rate

Exclusion is ‘correlated with layers of disadvantage,’ says founder of education charity

www.theguardian.com

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The Difference

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"The curriculum is in many ways an intervention that serves the vision" @jeffreykboakye kicks off the @TheDifferenceEd Leading Inclusive Change seminar - for participants on the Inclusive Leadership Course - this evening.

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The Difference

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Good morning! Who is on their way to IncludEd then? #IncludEd23

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The Difference

@TheDifferenceEd

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‘To prevent the deaths of children killed in #knifecrime , we have to understand the specific challenges of #safeguarding #adolescents . Our Head of Programme, Shaun Brown, cuts through the noise in @Tes here: #edchat #inclusion

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The Difference

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Listen again to @DoverBishop 's guest edit of @BBCr4today now... Jump to 1 hr 35 mins to hear the powerful voices of Difference Leader @terrygreg0 & pupils who have previously been excluded, as they debunk myths about PRU and share future aspirations.

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The Difference

@TheDifferenceEd

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Sign up below to hear from our AP Partner, executive headteacher, @CJohnsonICMAT as she offers lessons from @TheRowansAP asset-based approach to community engagement to strengthen this provision in mainstream schools. Going live on the 23rd June!

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Webinar: Caron Johnson - Building Belonging: what can we all learn from AP? - Crowdcast

Register now for We Are In Beta's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Tuesday June 23, 2020 at 6:00 pm BST.

www.crowdcast.io

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The Difference

@TheDifferenceEd

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“I want to work with the school to help my son be the best he can be. He needs compassion as well as clear boundaries.” One parent never thought #exclusion would happen to her son

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I lie awake crying, powerless to deal with hell of son’s exclusions

One mother’s story of how her 14-year-old spiralled out of control after discovering cannabis and why he needs help, not punishment

www.standard.co.uk

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The Difference

@TheDifferenceEd

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We are delighted to welcome @Ethical_Leader to IncludEd in January. The conference sets about answering how can we be MORE inclusive? Bringing together influential school leaders, academics, and experts from within and beyond education Full info:

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The Difference

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READ: How do we use the evidence base to improve pupil behaviour after lockdown? ⁦ @marymered ⁩ gives us a good summary of where to start, courtesy of ⁦ @tes ⁩

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The Difference

@TheDifferenceEd

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Next up, our Difference Leader Vicky Shires will be on Woman’s Hour discussing exclusion of girls. Tune in at 10am to hear @Vicky19164322 alongside colleague @VanessaGJ__ Tune in at 10am:

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The Difference

@TheDifferenceEd

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Our Difference Leader network is growing. Want to join our network of inspirational school leaders? Sign up for one of our information evenings here:

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The Difference

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"We really need experienced teachers working with the most vulnerable and troubled children." @dkgill speaking to @thetimes about school exlcusions:

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The Difference

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It has been a busy week for our Difference Leaders! @miniEDresearch is shooting for gold with @mayesbrookpark , @IamJackWeston was a sous chef in the @TheRowansAP kitchen and @Mr_JWN was guest of honour at the @SpringwellMabl2 tea party! #DifferenceLeaders #ThisisAP

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The Difference

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The prevalence, impact and consequences of the trauma vulnerable children are facing due to COVID-19 are rearing up like a tide. Schools must ensure their teachers are equipped to help support these children when schools reopen.

@timesredbox

Red Box

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Trauma of pandemic will lead to a rise in school exclusions, warns @dkgill

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The Difference

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#IncludEd NORTH: It’s a wrap! Thanks to everyone who attended for your passion & dedication to support vulnerable children. Inspired? Find out how to become a Difference Leader & bring the best in education to those who need it most! Applications are OPEN:

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The Difference

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Our founder @dkgill on @VictoriaLIVE with @davewhitaker246 discussing school exclusions and new research: #WMHD17

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The Difference

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Some great short tips on becoming trauma-informed. Our teachers lack training and knowledge in vital areas such as trauma and attachment and this must change

@AdoptionUK

Adoption UK

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Our friends at @nasen_org and our very own @AUK_Schools produced this fantastic infographic on becoming a trauma-aware informed school.

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The Difference

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Founder @dkgill discusses the current spike in violence and knife crime with @HuffPostUK “This crisis is about children with complex needs and we need to better understand how to deal with them.” #HuffPost #HuffPostPolitics

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The Difference

@TheDifferenceEd

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We need your voice!📢 Do you know a young person (18 - 25 y/o) who's experienced exclusion who could help us?⬇️ DM us if you or someone you know wants to be involved.

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