Author: Dr Rob Webster

Rob Webster is a Reader in Education at the University of Portsmouth, where he is also the Director of the Education Research, Innovation and Consultancy Unit. Between 2011 and 2017, Rob led a landmark research study of the everyday educational experiences of pupils with SEND. Prior to this, he was a researcher on the world’s largest study of TA deployment and impact: the ground-breaking Deployment and Impact of Support Staff project. Based on this work, Rob developed the award-winning Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants programme. He occasionally tweets his reflections about SEND and music from the 1990s

Columnists, Inclusion, SEND Review, special needs

Without detailed plans for its planned “Inclusion Dashboards”, the DfE is navigating towards an Inclusion Illusion

By Dr Rob Webster July 12, 2022 July 11, 2022

I don’t mean to show off, but my car has a very fancy dashboard. As well as the standard features – speedometer, odometer, petrol gauge – it can, with a …

Columnists, Education Health and Care Plan, Inclusion, special educational needs, special needs

Who benefits from inclusive education – and how?

By Dr Rob Webster March 31, 2021 March 30, 2021

with Prof Brahm Norwich & Dr Peter Gray, SEN Policy Research Forum Who benefits from inclusive education? It is an enduring question that applies as much to children and young …