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Our monthly Inclusive Multi Academy Trust headteacher strategic day with HeadBeechfield Cherry Tree Headteacher Head@LauranceHaines Sharon Carlyon SEN@InclusiveMAT. Thank you to Cherry Tree Primary School and Aspens for hosting and feeding us! #Happychildrenlearn #Happystaffthrive

Joanna Di-Bella brilliant (self made) ‘adaptive teaching’ graphic sparked deep conversation about how we consistently deliver the adaptations needed to support the “rainbow of requirements” in the schools across the Inclusive Multi Academy Trust #Happychildrenlearn #Adaptation #Belonging

Great collaboration across the trust today!

Listening to Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson talking about closing the digital divide and opportunities for the future at bett.

Listening to Sir Stephen Fry talk about the human approach to AI.

Really interesting discussion between Stephen Fry and Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon talking about the importance of nurturing curiosity in children, particularly in relation to technology and AI.

So proud of our children for the way they shared their learning and talked about what helps them to learn to James Dickinson from the SCLA team Laurance Haines School Head@LauranceHaines SEN@InclusiveMAT

Are you and your ex-partner struggling to find common ground in parenting your neurodiverse child/ren? Family Lives are running a free 6-week group-based online course for separated (or separating) parents and carers of neurodiverse children seeking guidance and support.

Our latest Trust newsletter is now available to read on our website. Take a look at what we have been up to in January here: inclusivemat.co.uk/news/?pid=0&ni… Beechfield School Cherry Tree Primary School Laurance Haines School #happychildrenlearn #happystaffthrive #happypeoplebuildacommunity

We couldn’t be more proud of PST Nicola Furey. The most deserved winner of the ‘Public Service Award’ at the Watford Audentior Awards. Nicola is truly amazing in what she gives to our community. Well done! watford.gov.uk/news/article/7…

Not a typical day at work. Very pleased to be asked to contribute to discussions on Inclusion and Nurture in Education with nurtureuk. Looking for proof the Nurture works? Download Nurture UK’s latest resource/evidence pack nurtureuk.org/research-evide…

Fantastic first meeting of the APPG on Inclusion & Nurture in Education! Joining forces with Sarah Hall MP, Darren Mott OBE, Marie Goldman MP 🔶, Vikki Slade MP 🔶💙 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 and many others to champion inclusion and nurture. Thank you to all involved James Roach Virtual School Kent London's Violence Reduction Unit

Happy International Women's Day! I am lucky enough to work with these inspiring women every day. Along with the other amazing women across our trust, they set the very best examples through their dedication, brilliance and compassion. #IWD2025 #WomenInEducation

Incredibly proud that we have been shortlisted for the Tes Schools Awards 2025 in the Trust of the Year - 9 schools or fewer category! This recognition belongs to our amazing children, talented staff, supportive parents & dedicated trustees & governors . #TESAwards2025 #ProudCEO

Special visitors today from Vellore Institute of Technology India and UCL talking to our children about new energy technologies that could provide clean renewable energy in the future. James Roach Beechfield School ⁦VIT University⁩ ⁦UCL Engineering⁩

Thank you to our parents and children for attending the VE Day commemoration at Watford Museum this evening ⁦Beechfield School⁩ ⁦Mrs Fuller⁩ ⁦James Roach⁩ ⁦Cherry Tree Headteacher⁩ ⁦Head@LauranceHaines⁩

So proud of winning the EDI Award at the Optimus Education MAT Excellence Awards! This achievement belongs to our community - our amazing staff who champion inclusion daily, our brilliant children & parents who inspire us & our dedicated governors/trustees who put inclusion at our core

Together, we’re proving that when diversity is celebrated & championed & inclusion is lived, everyone benefits. Thank you for making us a truly inclusive family! Happy children learn, happy staff thrive, happy people build a community #EDIAwards #MATExcellence #InclusiveEducation

Sharing this advice as we see more and more children navigating the complexities of group chats