Language, Inclusion and Practice

This series began at the start of Term 2 of the 25/26 academic year.

Each Friday, after a full week working, I take time to reflect on what I am seeing, questioning, and learning in practice. These reflections sit at the intersection of multilingualism, language development, inclusion, and whole-school culture.

They are shaped by:

• conversations with teachers and leaders
• classroom observations
• curriculum planning and assessment work
• the everyday realities of supporting multilingual learners in mainstream settings

Rather than offering quick tips or polished solutions, these reflections capture professional thinking in motion. They explore what works, what creates barriers, and what schools need to consider more carefully when language is positioned as everyone’s responsibility.

This space brings those weekly reflections together in one place, creating a growing body of writing that documents the questions, patterns, and principles emerging across the academic year.