Whole-school training

One of the key roles of the inclusion co-ordinator/manager and the Inclusion Team will be to facilitate whole-school training for the full range of staff working in schools. The most effective training is that which addresses practical issues. Staff can relate to these and see the relevance and application. A useful starting point is to ... 

The importance of behaviour policies, procedures and training - this needs to be done on a whole-school and department basis, permeating all aspects of school life and, in particular, teaching and learning in the classroom. 

These teams have been invaluable in supporting pupils and their families as well as schools in terms of quick routes to referral and additional professional expertise when working with staff and training on a whole-school basis. 

There needs to be a range of training, that is, induaion, ongoing whole-school development and training specific to the professionals in the Inclusion Team. 

The Inclusion Team will be the most complex and varied in the whole school in terms of experience, knowledge, qualifications, roles and future aspirations. With the reforms in Children s Services and the new workforce and training strategies, the team will be able to work through this massive change agenda. 

Ongoing support/preparation and training for supervisors if they are from within the school - the effectiveness of the whole process will be related to the skills, knowledge and expertise of the supervisor. 

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