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 Nana- Kofi Okyere | Jun 1, 2026 | Belonging, Disadvantaged Pupils, Early Intervention, SEND & Inclusion, Suspension Rates
Creating Pathways to Inclusion was an event that meant a great deal to me, not just because of the conversations it created, but because of what it represented. Bringing together parents, educators, leaders and specialists to talk openly about inclusion, behaviour and...
by Richard Ige | Jan 17, 2026 | Department for Education, high suspension rates, Permanent Exclusion, SEND & Inclusion, Suspension Rates, Uncategorised
What a start to the year it has been. My understanding of leadership has fundamentally changed. Stepping fully into my role as Founder and CEO, transitioning from senior leadership, has reinforced a simple but powerful truth: life is neither binary nor linear. We will...
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...
by Richard Ige | Sep 11, 2025 | Department for Education, Early Intervention, high suspension rates, Permanent Exclusion, Primary Education, Suspension Rates
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of visiting Streatham Wells Primary School to launch our pilot PGS-Educators Primary Intervention Programme. that the foundation of the school is built on strong relationships between pupils and staff. Headteacher Sarah Wordlaw...
