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Inclusive and Nurturing Schools (INS) programme

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The Inclusive and Nurturing Schools Programme last saw Hackney schools struggling with engagement in July 2025.

In July 2025, Hackney Council's Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission heard that 60% of schools initially signed up to the Inclusive and Nurturing Schools (INS) programme had disengaged. The programme aims to equip school staff to identify and support social, emotional, and mental health needs, and prevent exclusion. No further developments have been reported since then.

The INS programme supports a whole-school approach to healthy relationships education, creating inclusive and nurturing school environments. At the July 2025 commission meeting, evidence was presented by the National Association of Headteachers, the Mayor of London's Violence Reduction Unit, and Hackney's voluntary sector.

Key facts

  1. In July 2025, 60% of Hackney schools that signed up to the INS programme later disengaged. Source
  2. The disengagement of schools from the INS programme was discussed at Hackney Council's Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission in July 2025. Source
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