Belong
Together, today and tomorrow
Mainstream inclusion directory and audit
Alongside Calderdale and Leeds councils, we're building a directory of effective interventions and strategies for mainstream inclusion.
Belong
Together, today and tomorrow
Alongside Calderdale and Leeds councils, we're building a directory of effective interventions and strategies for mainstream inclusion.
Belong, the mainstream inclusion directory and audit, was created by pop pop studio in collaboration with the Specialist Inclusion Teams and SENCOs at Leeds and Calderdale local authorities.
Ideally it is used by LAs as part of their SEND and Inclusion strategy. That's the best starting point for creating the Audit, so that it can be tailored to local needs.
It would also suit Multi-Academy Trusts who are independently working to enhance inclusion.
If you've got an ordinarily available provision document, you're half way there.
Your Specialist SEND team select the best resources to empower teachers to support their learners.
Resources are tagged by education stage, price, keyword to find useful links or downloadable resources. SENCOs and teachers help themselves.
From environment to training, from behaviour and relationships to family and staff training.
Support individual pupils with trusted interventions, for work alone or in groups.
Design your audit to follow the council SEND and Inclusion strategy.
Start with the 4 broad areas of need and whole school strategies, and dig deeper, layer by layer to uncover the specific needs of teachers and pupils
Gather effective practice interventions and resources, and tag according to your taxonomy
Teachers and SENCOs help themselves to resources to enhance universal practice and individual teaching strategies
The SEND and inclusion team use the schools' evidence to strengthen training, resources, and support for schools.
We wanted a name that would reflect mainstream inclusion. To be included, children and young people need to feel that they belong. And teachers need the understanding, skills, and belief that pupils enrolled at school really do belong.
We started with the name Midas . That was an acronym for Mainstream Inclusion Database and Stuff, LOL).
Then as we continued to work with Calderdale and Leeds, we added the Audit (code name Aurora).
But after lots of brainstorming, we realised that the name Belong really works.
