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A network of professionals and organisations who are working together to develop and improve education for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities in the FE sector.

Specialist Mediation

Action for Inclusion Ltd's Specialist Mediation Service available for disabled people and their families.  All our mediators have mediation qualifications and significant experience at managerial level in Further Education and the S139a process.

We have also worked collaboratively with Local Education Authorities. Our services are rigorously monitored to ensure that professional standards are maintained.  Please see the Specialist Mediation Service area of the website for further information and how to request mediation from AfI Ltd

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What we do

We provide a framework for a wide range of activities including:

  • Strategic planning and developing collaborative arrangements with a wide range of other agencies and organisations.
  • Capacity building projects:
    • Developing all aspects of provision and strategies for support.
    • Developing strategies to support progression into employment and more independent living in the community.
  • Sharing of expertise and professional development in provider network groups and local and regional events.

The work has been regularly evaluated and shows clear evidence of significant benefit to learners, providers, and the wider community. Nearly all the FE, 6th form colleges and independent specialist providers and a number of work based learning providers have been involved. Many providers have reported a rise in inspection/Self Assessment Report grades due to a more skilled workforce and more appropriate curriculum.

The initiative has been led by a group of 12 specialist Facilitators who have significant experience of working with learners in the sector. They have produced reports of their local areas, mapping programmes and support for learners, and identifying development needs and gaps in provision. The Facilitators are continuing to support providers and to work in collaboration with Local Authorities to improve outcomes learners with learners.

The Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA) values Action for Inclusion as a model which is effective in developing post 16 provision for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities through the collaborative activity of providers, local authorities and other agencies.

The sub menu pages to the left provide some examples, from a wide range of Action for Inclusion activity, which extend provision for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities in the south east region.