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Case study: Inclusion – the secret to success at Thames View

Inclusion
Thames View Infants Academy is in the top three per cent of schools for attainment but is located in the most deprived ward of the sixth most deprived authority in the country. Suzanne O’Connell finds out how inclusion is at the heart of what they do and the secrets to their success

Paul Jordan has grown the vision since he was appointed as headteacher in 2007. Along with his deputy, Claire Smith, he has established a team that welcomes parents and their children to the nursery provision at Thames View Infants and works tirelessly with them for the next four years.

The last two Ofsted inspections judged Thames View to be outstanding. Mr Jordan is a National Leader of Education and now also CEO of the Thames View Learning Multi-Academy Trust. With 438 children in the school, a four-form entry, he still prides himself on being a hands-on head and accessible to the school community.

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