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How to make your provision more inclusive

How well does your provision identify and support the needs of all your pupils, including pupils with SEND and pupils from other key inclusion groups? Use our audits and checklists to ask yourself the right questions, and help you identify areas for improvement.

Last reviewed on 21 January 2026See updates
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Contents
  1. Audit your whole-school offer for pupils with SEND
  2. Audit your whole-school offer for pupils from key inclusion groups
  3. Identify staff training needs around SEND
  4. Think about the language you use around SEND
  5. Consider whether you're being inclusive of specific groups of pupils

Ofsted defines inclusion as how well your school identifies and supports particular pupil groups. 

These particular pupil groups are pupils who:

  • Have special educational needs (SEN) and/or a disability  
  • Are socioeconomically disadvantaged
  • Are known (or previously known) to children's social care, including children in need and looked-after children (LAC)
  • May face additional barriers to their learning and/or wellbeing

Learn more about pupil groups, including how to define pupils who may face additional barriers, in our article on inclusion: understanding pupil groups. 

Audit your whole-school offer for pupils with SEND

Inclusion is about more than just pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), it’s about all of the pupil groups above – but it’s a good place to start.

Evaluate the suitability of your classrooms for pupils with SEND with our classroom