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Twilight Talk: Resourced Provision in Mainstream Schools to Promote the Inclusion of Students With SEND

  • Online
  • 11 Nov 2025 (16:00 - 17:00)
Twilight Talks

The government is increasing the number of Resourced Provisions (RP) and Specialist Units (SU) in mainstream schools to help include students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, we still know little about how they work in practice. In this talk, Dr Vasilis Strogilos will share findings from two linked projects on RP.  The first project generated new practical knowledge on whether RP functions as an ‘inclusive service’ or a ‘safe space’ for students with SEND. It identified key benefits, such as RP promoting academic and social inclusion, and challenges, including its function as a 'special school' within a mainstream school. The second project built on these findings by co-designing a practical toolkit with teachers, teaching assistants, parents, and students in three Hampshire schools to support effective RP implementation.

Dr Vasilis Strogilos will discuss RP’s role in meaningful inclusion, and will describe practical examples from the toolkit. Finally, you will be invited to share your views and experiences after outlining Dr Vasilis Strogilos' vision for policy and practice initiatives to transform RP and SU into fully inclusive services within mainstream schools. 

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Suitable for: Assistant Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, Inclusion Manager/Leader, Newly Qualified Teacher, SENCO, Support staff, Teacher, Governor, Head Teacher, Senior Leader, Teaching Assistant

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Vasilis Strogilos

Vasilis is an Associate Professor at Southampton Education School, University of Southampton, with extensive research experience on the inclusion of students with SEND in mainstream schools. His work focuses on developing inclusive pedagogy and curricula, and on supporting and empowering parents of children with SEND. He has particular expertise in co-teaching, resourced provision, and differentiated instruction. Vasilis has been invited to advise the Department for Education on evidence-based research and curriculum reform relating to the education of students with SEND in mainstream settings.