A Tale of Two Cities (in Derby!)

I was asked to created some drawings for the Derby School Inclusion conference that happened back in June. Unfortunately, whilst all the schools have signed up to the Inclusion Charter, the number of annual exclusions is still rising. 

This story plus some acted out theatre sketches were used to illustrate different behavioural approaches to difficult situations at school. Hats off to all the teachers out there - it's a really hard job!

Thanks to Jo Wilkinson at the Derby County Community Trust's Inclusion Partnership for asking me back! https://inclusionpartnership.co.uk/

Derby Inclusion Conference 2026

 My 4th visit to this lovely day of celebration and sharing good ideas all about 'Inclusion' for the teaching community in Derby. This is a large paper mural, 3 metres wide and 1 metre tall.

Please click on the image to enlarge!

Discovery Trust - Schools in Leicester

Had a wonderful day last week working for the Discovery Trust up in Leicester. https://discoverytrust.org/

Some really great speakers, kicked off with Tier Blundell https://tierblundell.com/ who is passionate about keeping children in education. His experience of being excluded from school at a young age has led him on a journey from leaving school with no qualifications, to now studying for a doctorate at Oxford University. Quite incredible.