Talking Inclusion… With Geoff Barton

About Talking Inclusion… With Geoff Barton

A podcast from the IPPR Inclusion Taskforce What does truly inclusive education look like, and how can we make it better? Hosted by Geoff Barton, former general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) and chair of the IPPR Inclusion Taskforce, this series features conversations with parents, teachers, young people, and experts from across the UK. With support from Margaret Mulholland, SEN and Inclusion Policy Specialist at ASCL, the podcast asks what’s working, what’s not, and where change should begin. Talking Inclusion blends lived experience with policy insight

Publisher

The Institute for Public Policy Research

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Aug 2025

Latest episode

24 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Oct 2025

   "Reimagining inclusion through the arts" with Richard Hayhow

   In this episode, Geoff Barton speaks with Richard Hayhow, Director of Open Theatre in Birmingham, about how the arts can unlock the creativity and capability of young people with learning disabilities.

2. 

   23 Oct 2025

   "Inclusion begins with belonging" with SENDScope

   In this episode, Geoff Barton speaks with Natalie Walsh and Jacqui Bebbington, Executive Principals of SENDScope (https://sendscope.co.uk/)Independent School in Liverpool, about how they support young people for whom mainstream education isn’t working. They discuss how a culture of belonging, high expectations, and adaptive teaching helps students re-engage with learning — and, in many cases, return to mainstream education with renewed confidence.

3. 

   22 Oct 2025

   "Inclusion by design, not by chance" with John Camp

   In this episode, Geoff Barton talks to John Camp OBE, Chief Executive Officer of the Compass Partnership of Schools. Sharing an important philosophy that inclusion starts with belonging, that parents must be partners, and that the most powerful agents of change are the adults in our schools.

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