1st Edition

Expanding Possibilities for Inclusive Learning

Edited By Kristine Black-Hawkins, Ashley Grinham-Smith Copyright 2023
196 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

While many teachers articulate a strong commitment to the values of equity and excellence underpinning inclusive education, they are often anxious about teaching increasingly diverse classes of children. This book, co-authored by researchers and practitioners, offers a strong foundation in the key principles, theories and debates that underpin current understandings of inclusive education and... Read more
List of Contributors

  1. Expanding inclusive learning in primary classrooms and schools
  2. Kristine Black-Hawkins and Ashley Grinham-Smith

  3. Language matters
  4. Elizabeth Walton and Catherine Marais

  5. Developing inclusive practices: the role of student-teacher dialogues
  6. Kyriaki Messiou and Leanne Galbally

  7. Taking account of neurodiverse learners in the classroom: supporting inclusive classroom practices
  8. Craig Goodall and James Ward-Sinclair

  9. Exploring LGBT+ identities and their relationship to inclusive practice in the primary school
  10. Max Biddulph and Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson

  11. Developing inclusive school communities through parental engagement in their children’s learning
  12. Janet Goodall and Sam Greasley

  13. Doing art, (un)colonised bodies: Immersing curricula in our acts of living
  14. John Baldacchino and Faisal Abdu’Allah

  15. Inclusive approaches for children at risk of exclusion: supporting mental health needs in primary schools
  16. Lysandra Sinclaire-Harding and Ashley Grinham-Smith

  17. Maximising the work of teaching assistants: Building an inclusive community of research-led practice
  18. Paula Bosanquet and Aimee Durning

  19. Leading inclusive practice
  20. Peter Dudley and Bavaani Nanthabalan

  21. Promoting inclusion and equity in schools through practitioner-researcher partnerships

Mel Ainscow

Afterword - Why inclusion matters beyond primary school: university… a space for all?

Graham Virgo

Biography

Kristine Black-Hawkins is Professor of Inclusive Education at the University of Cambridge. She is internationally recognised for her research on working with teachers to develop inclusive pedagogical approaches that support the achievements of all learners, including those most vulnerable to educational marginalisation. She began her career teaching in schools and working for local government in the area of inclusive and special education.

Ashley Grinham-Smith is currently training to be an Educational Psychologist. Before this he was assistant headteacher at the University of Cambridge Primary School. He has a special interest in working systemically to endorse and promote trauma-informed inclusive practices within schools. He is passionate about inclusion and pastoral care in education, championing children at risk of marginalisation and exclusion.