<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Inclusion Studio guides</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/</link><description>Practical guides to learner support in England's further education and apprenticeship sector.</description><language>en-gb</language><item><title>Accessible teaching materials: a practical guide for FE</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/accessible-teaching-materials/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/accessible-teaching-materials/</guid><description>Accessible teaching materials for FE: how tutors and assessors can make handouts, slides, documents and online resources accessible, with a checklist and examples.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Access to Work for apprentices, a guide for providers</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/access-to-work-for-apprentices/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/access-to-work-for-apprentices/</guid><description>How Access to Work helps disabled apprentices in the workplace, who can apply, what it pays for, how it fits with learning support and how providers can help.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supporting care-experienced learners in FE</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/care-experienced-learners-in-fe/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/care-experienced-learners-in-fe/</guid><description>How FE providers can support looked-after and care-experienced learners, including bursaries, PEPs, personal advisers and new corporate parenting duties.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DPIA template and guide for edtech in education</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/dpia-for-learner-support-software/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/dpia-for-learner-support-software/</guid><description>A DPIA guide and template approach for education: when colleges and training providers need a DPIA for edtech such as learner support software, and what to cover.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Choosing learner support software: a buyer's guide for FE</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/choosing-learner-support-software/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/choosing-learner-support-software/</guid><description>A vendor-neutral guide to choosing learner support software for FE colleges and apprenticeship providers: questions on data, permissions, AI and contracts.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EHCP annual reviews post-16, a college guide</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/ehcp-annual-reviews-post-16/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/ehcp-annual-reviews-post-16/</guid><description>The legal timeline for post-16 EHC plan annual reviews in colleges, who does what, how to put the young person at the centre, and how to evidence progress.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EHCP post-16: EHC plans in FE colleges and apprenticeships</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/ehcp-in-further-education/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/ehcp-in-further-education/</guid><description>How EHC plans work in FE colleges and post-16 providers, from being named in section I to delivering section F, funding, apprenticeships and plans up to age 25.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Equality Act 2010 duties for FE colleges and providers</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/equality-act-2010-for-fe-providers/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/equality-act-2010-for-fe-providers/</guid><description>Equality Act 2010 duties for FE colleges and training providers: who is protected, prohibited conduct, reasonable adjustments, the PSED and what to put in place.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EPA reasonable adjustments and apprenticeship assessment</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/end-point-assessment-reasonable-adjustments/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/end-point-assessment-reasonable-adjustments/</guid><description>How reasonable adjustments work in apprenticeship assessment and EPA after the 2025 reforms, who decides, what evidence helps and a timeline for providers.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>High needs funding in FE, elements 1, 2 and 3 explained</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/high-needs-funding-in-fe/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/high-needs-funding-in-fe/</guid><description>How high needs funding works for FE colleges in 2026 to 2027, including the £6,000 element 2 place funding, top-up funding, lagged places and who counts.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to write a learner support plan (with sample wording)</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/how-to-write-a-learner-support-plan/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/how-to-write-a-learner-support-plan/</guid><description>Step-by-step guidance for writing a clear learner support plan in FE or an apprenticeship, with sample wording, a structure to copy and common mistakes to avoid.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Learner voice in further education: a practical guide</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/learner-voice-in-further-education/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/learner-voice-in-further-education/</guid><description>How to hear what helps a learner in their own words, record it faithfully and use it to shape support in FE colleges and apprenticeship providers.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Apprenticeship learning support funding: claims for 2026 to 2027</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/learning-support-funding-for-apprenticeships/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/learning-support-funding-for-apprenticeships/</guid><description>How apprenticeship learning support funding works in 2026 to 2027, the £150 monthly rate, excess and exceptional claims, evidence and reviews.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Exam access arrangements in FE colleges (JCQ guide)</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/exam-access-arrangements/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/exam-access-arrangements/</guid><description>A practical guide to JCQ exam access arrangements for FE colleges in 2026/27, covering extra time, Forms 8 and 9, normal way of working and new arrivals.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mental health support in further education: a guide</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/mental-health-support-in-fe/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/mental-health-support-in-fe/</guid><description>How FE colleges and apprenticeship providers can support learners with mental health needs, link support plans to wellbeing, and know where their role ends.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ofsted FE inspection, SEND and learner support</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/ofsted-inspection-and-learner-support/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/ofsted-inspection-and-learner-support/</guid><description>What Ofsted's renewed FE and skills toolkit says about SEND, inclusion and learners with high needs, and how to show your learner support works.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supporting neurodivergent learners in FE colleges</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/neurodivergent-learners-in-fe/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/neurodivergent-learners-in-fe/</guid><description>Practical guidance for FE colleges and providers on supporting autistic, ADHD, dyslexic and other neurodivergent learners, with adjustments and an example.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Person-centred support planning in FE: a practical guide</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/person-centred-support-planning/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/person-centred-support-planning/</guid><description>What person-centred support planning means in further education and apprenticeships, how it differs from a standard plan, and how to do it without extra paperwork.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Preparing for adulthood outcomes in FE</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/preparing-for-adulthood-outcomes/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/preparing-for-adulthood-outcomes/</guid><description>The four preparing for adulthood outcomes in the SEND Code of Practice, how to write good outcomes in EHC plans and support plans, and how colleges deliver them.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reasonable adjustments for apprentices, a practical guide</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/reasonable-adjustments-for-apprentices/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/reasonable-adjustments-for-apprentices/</guid><description>Who must make reasonable adjustments for disabled apprentices, provider, employer or assessment organisation, with examples, funding and a step-by-step process.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Recording learner support delivery: evidence that stands up</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/recording-support-delivery-evidence/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/recording-support-delivery-evidence/</guid><description>How to record learning support delivery as evidence in FE and apprenticeships: what to log, missed support and recovery, and keeping records proportionate.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reasonable adjustments for students in FE colleges</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/reasonable-adjustments-in-further-education/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/reasonable-adjustments-in-further-education/</guid><description>What reasonable adjustments are, who must make them in FE colleges and training providers, and how to agree, deliver, record and review them with learners.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>School to college transition for learners with SEND</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/school-to-college-transition/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/school-to-college-transition/</guid><description>A practical timeline for school to college transition for learners with SEND, including the 31 March EHCP deadline, information sharing and the first six weeks.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Impact of learning support: reviewing whether it 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support</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/using-ai-safely-in-learner-support/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/using-ai-safely-in-learner-support/</guid><description>Using AI safely in education: how FE colleges and training providers can use generative AI in learner support with data protection, human review and clear limits.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Special category data in education, a guide for FE</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/special-category-data-in-education/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/special-category-data-in-education/</guid><description>When learner support records are special category data in education under UK GDPR, the Article 9 and DPA 2018 conditions FE providers use, and safe handling.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WCAG 2.2 for education software, a guide for FE</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/wcag-2-2-for-education-software/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/wcag-2-2-for-education-software/</guid><description>What WCAG 2.2 means for education software used by FE learners and staff, the nine new success criteria, the UK regulations and how to test and buy well.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Employer reasonable adjustments for apprentices: a guide</title><link>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/working-with-employers-on-adjustments/</link><guid>https://inclusionstudio.co.uk/guides/working-with-employers-on-adjustments/</guid><description>How training providers can agree reasonable adjustments with apprenticeship employers, share only what is needed with consent, and keep support on track.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>