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Using Farming and Vocation Curriculum to engage SEND Students
Farming Written by Dr Abide Zenenga - Proprietor & Headteacher at Riverside Education. Riverside Education has developed an innovative and inclusive curriculum that blends traditional academic study with farming and vocational learning. This approach reflects a broader shift in education towards preparing young people not only for exams, but for life beyond the classroom. By embedding practical, hands-on experiences, particularly through its farm-based work-placement programm
Dr Abide Zenenga
May 64 min read


What’s actually changed in the Independent School Standards (April 2026)?
Written by Ellen Mukwewa, Director & School Improvement Consultant at Marell Consulting Limited and Founder & Director of NAISA. On the 2nd of April, the DfE published a revised version of Independent School Standards – Guidance for Independent Schools. Originally published in April 2019, the document was produced “…to support school proprietors, school staff and governing bodies of independent schools in understanding their obligations under the Independent School Standards
Ellen Mukwewa
Apr 95 min read
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