Transforming thinking about learning and learners: enhancing inclusion in the ETB sector Dalton Tattan 27 September 2018

Special Education Significant investment New Allocation Model for Special Education Teachers SNA Review Pre-school & in-school Speech and Language Therapy Demonstration Project RACE Scheme Admissions Act

Social Inclusion DEIS School Excellence Fund Travellers/Roma Migrants National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education PATH funding

Common Themes Needs-based approach Demonstrable equity Emphasis on evidence Whole-of-school & whole-of-system Autonomy Outcome-focused

Is it working? Enhanced inclusion of children with SEN Narrowing of the retention gap between DEIS and non-DEIS schools Improved attainment (Some) higher education targets being met Sharing of better practice

Remaining challenges Not always possible to link improvement to a particular intervention – cause and effect Fear of change/being punished for success Need to better support schools and colleges Communication challenge with more evidence-based, but complex, models Demonstrating fairness across the system Measuring outcomes