Inclusion in Practice
A Holistic, Whole-School Approach to Inclusion and Behaviour for Modern Classrooms
Empower Your Staff. Strengthen Whole-School Inclusion. Improve Outcomes for Every SEND Learner.

Years of Experience

The Evolving Inclusion Landscape
Mainstream schools are facing a profound systemic challenges to Meet Rising


As pupil needs become more diverse, the traditional approach of managing behaviour through isolated, reactive interventions is no longer sustainable. It strains workloads, isolates specialists, and leaves teaching teams feeling underprepared to handle complex neurodivergent, SEND and SEMH student profiles in a busy environment.

Classroom teachers are caught in a constant balancing act between maintaining whole-class academic progress and supporting a sharp rise in complex, diverse neurodivergent profiles. Without a flexible framework, teachers feel perpetually torn between keeping the lesson moving and making endless individual adjustments that add hours to their workload.

Teaching assistants and support staff stand on the frontline during the most high-stress, unpredictable moments of the school day. While deeply committed to their pupils, they frequently feel underprepared and under-resourced to navigate volatile, high-anxiety behaviour with calm, informed confidence.

Pastoral teams and behaviour leads spend vital hours reacting to classroom disruptions after they have already spiralled into full emotional or sensory crises. When foundational communication blocks go unrecognised early in the lesson, pastoral staff remain trapped in an exhausting cycle of reactive discipline rather than proactive prevention.

At the centre of it all, SENDCOs and inclusion leads operate as an exhausted single bottleneck for every day-to-day challenge. Because classroom teams lack a shared vocabulary and framework for Tier-1 support, SENDCOs are constantly pulled into minor classroom fires instead of devoting their time to high-need specialist interventions.

Team Teach supports sustainable whole-school inclusion by relieving these frontline pressures through a holistic, whole school, shared framework.
Uniting your entire setting around a shared framework that turns reactive firefighting into a calmer, inclusive environments, where every pupil can thrive.

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At Team Teach, our 25-year history in UK education is built on a transformative, holistic ideology: distressed behaviour is never a choice, it is a symptom of an unspoken communication or an unmet need.

All behaviour is communication.


When a school community aligns around this single core principle, the environment changes.

By adapting the environment to support a child’s underlying sensory and cognitive profile, teaching teams can proactively reduce the frequency and intensity of crisis points, transforming volatile situations into predictable, moments of co-regulation.

Partnering with Team Teach means adopting a shared, compassionate framework that unites your entire staff family, from leadership to classroom assistants, in a consistent approach to school culture.

Years of Experience

Team Teach are The Perfect Partner to Support Inclusion In Your school
Team Teach have proven experience building inclusion learning environments for a diverse range of needs, rooted in years of special education and leadership.

True educational inclusion requires a deep, foundational understanding of child psychology, sensory processing needs, and emotional regulation. We have spent over two decades proving that when you adapt the environment to support a child’s underlying sensory and cognitive profile, crisis points decrease, fostering positive behaviour and creating a culture of authentic, whole-school inclusion.

  • Our Footprint in UK Special Education:

    Our heritage is rooted in the most complex, high-stakes educational environments in the country. Team Teach is the trusted training framework for [X]% of all SEND schools across the UK, working hand-in-hand with specialist educators to understand exactly how to make vulnerable children feel safe, regulated, and included.

  • Led by Experienced Special School Leadership:

    Our training programmes are engineered under the guidance of our Chief Learning and Development Officer, Jonathan Newport; the former Headteacher at a Barnardo’s special school. Having personally introduced Team Teach to transform their own special education community, our leadership team understands the profound emotional realities educators face every day when building inclusive learning environments.

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Practical, Face-to-Face Inclusion Training
Team Teach Builds Capability to Cultivate Inclusive Learning Spaces Through Environmental Adaptation, Physical Awareness and Early Intervention Techniques.

Rather than abstract theory, Team Teach trains your staff together using real-world scenarios, de-escalation scripts, and hands-on environmental adaptation techniques.

By learning to recognise the early signs of sensory or emotional distress, staff can proactively adapt the learning environment and de-escalate anxiety before behaviour reaches impactful levels.

Team Teach are The Perfect Partner to Support Inclusion In Your school
Team Teach have proven experience building inclusion learning environments for a diverse range of needs, rooted in years of special education and leadership.

True educational inclusion requires a deep, foundational understanding of child psychology, sensory processing needs, and emotional regulation. We have spent over two decades proving that when you adapt the environment to support a child’s underlying sensory and cognitive profile, crisis points decrease, fostering positive behaviour and creating a culture of authentic, whole-school inclusion.

  • Our Footprint in UK Special Education:

    Our heritage is rooted in the most complex, high-stakes educational environments in the country. Team Teach is the trusted training framework for [X]% of all SEND schools across the UK, working hand-in-hand with specialist educators to understand exactly how to make vulnerable children feel safe, regulated, and included.

  • Led by Experienced Special School Leadership:

    Our training programmes are engineered under the guidance of our Chief Learning and Development Officer, Jonathan Newport; the former Headteacher at a Barnardo’s special school. Having personally introduced Team Teach to transform their own special education community, our leadership team understands the profound emotional realities educators face every day when building inclusive learning environments.

96% Improved School Ratings

96% of primary schools partnering with Team Teach in 2019 improved to ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted behaviour ratings by 2024.

40% Lower Suspension Rates

Suspension rates at special primary schools partnering with Team Teach are 40% lower than other similar schools.

Confidence Boosted

Team Teach training boosts confidence in behaviour support. Rising from 47% to 90% for first-time participants and from 72% to 94% for returning delegates.

3x Better Student Progress Scores

Special secondary schools partnering with Team Teach improved progress 8 scores 3x.

Two Dedicated Paths. One Unified Approach

The framework launches with two foundational, face-to-face pathways. These courses help staff understand how SEND needs affect learning, communication, regulation, behaviour, and transitions. The aim is to build confidence and a more consistent approach across the entire staff team, rather than leaving inclusion solely with the SENDCO or a small number of specialists.

Autism In Practice

Help staff understand what may sit behind a pupil’s response, make practical adjustments, and support participation with greater confidence.

‘Autism In Practice’ is a CPD-certified face-to-face training programme that gives educators practical, evidence-informed strategies to better understand, support, and empower learners. Rather than focusing solely on behaviour support, the programme equips staff to understand the underlying factors that influence behaviour, engagement, and participation.

Delivered face-to-face in your setting, it helps build confidence, reduce behaviour escalation, and create positive environments where every pupil can succeed.


ADHD In Practice

Explore the cognitive, emotional, and behavioural characteristics associated with ADHD to create environments that support attention, engagement, regulation, and independence.

ADHD remains one of the most commonly encountered yet misunderstood neurodevelopmental differences in the classroom.

As more pupils with ADHD are supported within mainstream classrooms, educators face challenges balancing learning, behaviour, engagement, and wellbeing.

‘ADHD In Practice’ is a CPD-certified face-to-face programme that provides practical, evidence-informed strategies to help staff meet diverse learning needs while maintaining high-quality teaching for all.


Learning That Continues Beyond the Training Session
Every Delegate Receives Individual Access to The Team Teach Knowledge Hub

To ensure long-term value, your face-to-face programme includes extended access to our digital learning ecosystem:

  • 20+ Hours of Additional SEND Resources: Deep-dive learning assets, text modules, and video insights.
  • Practical Implementation Tools: Actionable worksheets and frameworks to immediately customise physical environments.
  • Ongoing Professional Development: Constantly updated, evidence-informed content designed to keep pace with changing SEND expectations.


The Benefits for Your Whole School Community:

Build Staff Confidence: Equip staff with practical tools and strategies that improve confidence when supporting neurodivergent learners.

Reduce Behaviour Escalation: Understand the needs behind behaviour and intervene earlier to prevent incidents from developing into crises.

Improve Classroom Engagement: Create environments that enable pupils to maintain focus, participate fully, and succeed.

Strengthen Whole-School Inclusion: Develop absolute consistency across teaching teams, support staff, and leadership, avoiding the specialist bottleneck.

Support Staff Wellbeing: Reduce classroom uncertainty and empower educators with repeatable approaches they can use every day.

Frequently Asked Questions About Team Teach Inclusion in Practice

Headteachers, Senior Leadership Teams, SENCOs, Inclusion Leads, MAT and Group Leaders, Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Learning Support Staff, and Behaviour and Pastoral Teams.

Yes. The programme has been specifically designed to support mainstream schools responding to increasing SEND and inclusion expectations.

Yes. Training is delivered face-to-face directly in your school setting.

Yes. Participants learn how to understand behaviour as communication, support emotional regulation, and reduce escalation proactively.

Yes. Delegates receive an official, CPD-certified accreditation valid for one year.

All delegates receive full access to the online Team Teach Knowledge Hub, including more than 20 hours of specialised SEND-focused resources.

Help Your School Build More Inclusive Practice

The demands on schools are changing.

Equip your staff with the understanding, confidence and practical strategies they need to support autistic learners effectively, reduce behaviour-related challenges and improve outcomes for every child.

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