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Newham nursery schools praised for inclusion work

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This article, focusing on the borough’s early education provision, is being published in partnership with Newham Council’s Year of the Young Person, marking the achievements of young people and highlighting services and support groups aimed at them.

A number of Newham Council's nursery schools have been recognised for their high-quality work around inclusion in the community.

Nursery schools recently received annual reviews for their Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) Award flagship school status, which the council says proved a major success.

The IQM Award provides UK schools with a nationally recognised validation of their inclusive practice and ongoing commitment to developing educational inclusion, with "flagship school" the highest of three award levels.

One IQM report said: “They have been great through a very difficult time.

“Transition was brilliant and they took time and effort settling my child in.

“They were flexible and responsive and understanding of what needed to happen, especially in these times.

'They were flexible and responsive and understanding of what needed to happen, especially in these times.'

IQM Report