Amy Skipp

ASK Research Partners - Research & Evaluation for policy makers, service providers and businesses. Covering Education & growing up; Health & Care; Work & Income

[Amy Skipp @AmySRes]

Super pleased to share with you this short film we commissioned showing the effects of the @YouthSportTrust MyPB programme for pupils in #APs and #PRUs with #SEND

https://t.co/ra58TqqlJG

Attendance, behaviour, engagement, resilience, teamwork and FUN all increased🥇

[Tes magazine @tes]

After announcing funding to help mainstream schools become more inclusive, @educationgovuk today set out what it expects schools to spend the money on
https://t.co/CpRlItAXI3

[Vic Goddard @vicgoddard]

A few thoughts on the @suttontrust report that came out today. https://t.co/cJS0zHepD3

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

🚨 NEW: Top performing secondary schools are effectively shutting out disadvantaged pupils with special educational needs.

Our new polling suggests this is often a deliberate strategy to limit the numbers of these pupils coming through their school gates 🧵⤵️

[Special Needs Jungle @SpcialNdsJungle]

NEW POST: More government announcements today—this time changing mainstream units and resourced provision to “Inclusion Bases” @TaniaLT discusses a new label, a big ambition, same unanswered questions https://t.co/EaaPxzuSZ2

[Vic Goddard @vicgoddard]

A quick blog about today’s announcements https://t.co/v7df7iGm4d

[Youth Sport Trust @YouthSportTrust]

Since 2022, we’ve hosted Inclusion Live Week – a series of virtual webinars aimed at equipping practitioners with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to deliver meaningful and inclusive experiences for young people with SEND. ❤️

Inclusion Live 2026 will take place from 26–30 January 2026, featuring six webinars throughout the week. 🧑‍💻

✅ Inspiring inclusion through major sporting events on Monday 26 January 2026, 15:30-16:30 will explore how sporting moments can inspire inclusion, engagement, and celebration across schools and communities.

✅Unlocking the power of school swimming for young people with SEND on Tuesday 27 January 2026, 15:30-16:30 provides the opportunity Discover how school swimming lessons support health, confidence, and curriculum outcomes for young people with SEND.

✅Creating inclusive environments for neurodivergent young people on Wednesday 28 January 2026, 15:30-16:30 will provide practical insights and strategies for supporting neurodiverse young people in PE, school sport, and physical activity.

Learn more and book your place today: https://t.co/xBn0lmyTmQ

#Inclusion2028 #InclusionWeekLive

[Contact @contactfamilies]

Some mainstream schools in England have specialist units or resource bases that provide extra support to children with special educational needs (SEN).

When these specialist SEN units and resource bases work well, they enable inclusion. However, the success of these units is dependent on how well they are resourced and staffed, and how they interact with the wider mainstream school.

Over the summer, we held a series of focus group with parent carers of children who either currently attend a unit or base or have done in the past. We also spoke to parents who have considered this type of placement for their child.

Your experiences have already been shared with Department for Education. Thank you to everyone who took part in the focus groups. And thank you too to the parent carers who joined us at meeting with government officials.

Read more here 👇https://t.co/RzRN3lj9o5

[Youth Sport Trust @YouthSportTrust]

Last week, the FA and Barclays released the findings of the annual Equal Access to Football in Schools survey – and the results show encouraging progress. This year, 90% of schools offering Key Stage 2 and/or Key Stage 3 provision are now delivering equal access to football within the curriculum, up from 88% in 2024.

This is a moment to celebrate as since 2020, the number of girls attending schools with equal access has risen significantly to 2.6 million (an increase of 31% since 2020/21) showing real momentum towards long-term, societal change.

Read more here: https://t.co/bFP7T2Vg9b

#GirlsFootball #MadeForThisGame #GirlsFootballInSchools

[Amy Skipp @AmySRes]

@MelAinscow Having just interviewed 150 schools, many bringing in an Assistant SENCO, also just for paperwork/trying to get through the LA process

[AR @llewelyn20]

Visited a great special school today, and it was a valuable use of my time. One thing that struck me, however, was that there are about 20 children in our school who would not be out of place in that setting. Many of our children are, in fact, in greater need.

[Amy Skipp @AmySRes]

As the carer of a wheelchair user I have come to understand how vital timely changes and repairs are *especially* for children and young people. Chair = access to life like others
"My friends have to push me between lessons". Awful. Not inclusive.

[Special Needs Jungle @SpcialNdsJungle]

'She doesn't get another childhood': More than a thousand disabled children across the UK are waiting for specialist wheelchairs and mobility equipment that could transform their lives, charity Whizz Kidz says. https://t.co/tYonyAmL0q

[Resolution Foundation @resfoundation]

🚨 Vacancies alert!

We're currently hiring for three new roles. Applications for all three will close on September 19th.

See details and how to apply here 👉 https://t.co/f93nxaAhk1

[Cassie Young @ModernCassie]

If you’re thinking about subject-specific adaptations and how to support teachers as we head back next week, this blog might be a useful read. Practical tools for making inclusion part of everyday practice. #Inclusion #SEND #Curriculum

[Special Olympics GB @SOGreatBritain]

Inclusion powered by teamwork & friendly competition 💙 🏀 🏸 🏓

That’s what our Unified Sport event was all about

As part of #MealsThatMatter with @CocaColaEP & @coopuk, athletes, volunteers and colleagues came together for a powerful day of shared sport and connection

[Youth Sport Trust @YouthSportTrust]

The Government has today announced new plans to ensure the success of the Lionesses creates a lasting legacy for women and girls in sport.⚽

Read more here: https://t.co/1Dat3jKM53

#GirlsFootball #GirlsInSport

[National Children's Bureau @ncbtweets]

Young NCB recently hosted their 4th 'Hot Topic' Event, this time on Inclusive Education ⭐️
At the event, they shared young people's experiences of education and their top tips for how to make education more inclusive.
After the event, they have 3 simple asks:

[Youth Sport Trust @YouthSportTrust]

Introducing Move Like Me 🙌

Working in partnership with a number of schools nationally, a group of young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) have created a suite of online sport and physical activity videos to inspire other young people with SEND to be active. ❤️

Every young person deserves access to physical activity that makes them feel good, you can learn more about these inclusive exercises when you visit our website: https://t.co/SfU74Caqtk

#SEND #PE #Inclusion

[Royal Mail @RoyalMail]

Signed. Sealed. Delivered.

Congratulations, @Lionesses!

[Sport England @Sport_England]

Good times never felt so good ❤️

Our CEO, Tim Hollingsworth highlights how historic this moment is. Not only is this momentous for the @Lionesses, but also for women’s sport and how much it has inspired women and girls to get involved in sport and physical activity.

Congratulations on your #WEURO25 win.

[Cassie Young @ModernCassie]

New Blog!

"Adaptive Teaching Guides: Practical tools for equitable classrooms"

Practical, teacher-led tools to make inclusion part of everyday practice, not an afterthought.

Read the blog here: https://t.co/R5yAhpMOgy