Inspecting special educational needs and disability (SEND) provision – how will yours shape up?

How well do you identify and meet the needs of students with special educational needs – those with and those without education, health and care (EHC) plans? Are you using your ‘best endeavours’ to identify and meet the needs of these young people? Did you know that a new form of inspection begins in May 2016?

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Is Britain fairer?

The Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes a comprehensive review of progress towards greater equality and human rights protection in Britain – how does your progress compare?

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Supporting ethnic minority young people from education into work

Considerable improvements in educational attainment among ethnic minority groups – particularly students from African and Bangladeshi backgrounds, have not been matched by sustained progress in the labour market. What success have you achieved to support students from ethnic minority backgrounds to progress to employment?

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Refugee, Migrant, asylum seeker, illegal immigrant – the battle over words

Images of people scrambling over barbed wire fences, crossing the Mediterranean in fishing boats, or the publication of the shocking picture of the body of drowned three-year old little boy. Words to describe people are often used interchangeably – does getting it right really matter? Are your staff clear on what the different words mean?

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Integrating and promoting equality, diversity and British values – how do they feature in the 2015 inspection framework?

The new 2015 FE and Skills inspection handbook has been published – are you and your staff clear on the extent to which equality, diversity and British values features in the new framework? Here are four things to be aware of

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