by Richard Ige | Jun 14, 2026 | Attainment Gap, Belonging, Continued Professional Development, Department for Education, Disadvantaged Pupils, Early Intervention, Permanent Exclusion, Primary Education, SEND & Inclusion, Suspension Rates, Uncategorised
If someone had told me that just over a year after founding PGS-Educators we would be holding our first annual event at Lilian Baylis Technology School in front of around 100 attendees, I would have described it as ambitious. What began as a relatively small-scale...
by Jason McInnis | May 17, 2026 | Attainment Gap, Belonging, Continued Professional Development, Disadvantaged Pupils
Three weeks have flown by since the PGS x SEN Bytes conference at Lilian Baylis Technology School, and I am still reflecting on what an event it was. It was a programme where we all came together to talk about the importance of inclusion, whilst simultaneously...
by Yamina Bibi | Feb 22, 2026 | Attainment Gap, Continued Professional Development, Disadvantaged Pupils, Teaching & Learning
My story in teaching and education begins similar to so many teachers’ stories: I graduated at 22, completed my PGCE and then went straight into teaching English. Since then, it has been a pretty linear career pathway up until a year ago. I credit this to many of my...
by Genevieve Bent | Dec 13, 2025 | Attainment Gap, Disadvantaged Pupils, Early Intervention, SEND & Inclusion
As 2025 comes to an end, I’ve been reflecting on the year through the lens of attainment, opportunity and what it truly means to support every young person to thrive. National data continues to prompt important conversations about outcomes, but this year reminded me...
by Frances Akinde | Oct 25, 2025 | Attainment Gap, Early Intervention, SEND & Inclusion
The 5th Annual Aspiring Heads Summit 2025 in London brought together Black educators, global majority leaders, and allies for bold conversations and practical insight. As a former headteacher, local authority advisor and now SEND and Inclusion Consultant, I found the...
by Genevieve Bent | Sep 29, 2025 | Attainment Gap, Disadvantaged Pupils, high suspension rates, Permanent Exclusion, Suspension Rates
When I first entered teaching, I realised it was about so much more than just my science lessons and their end of unit test results. Every child was unique, with a story that was uniquely theirs. As with any of us, their experiences so far had shaped who they were...
