Guidance
Inclusion bases in schools
Guidance to help schools and local authorities deliver high-quality provision in inclusion bases.
Applies to England
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Inclusion bases are provisions within mainstream schools for children and young people with additional needs.
They typically support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), or requiring support for behavioural or pastoral reasons, including those at risk of exclusion or low attendance.
This guidance is for schools and local authorities to help them set up and deliver high-quality provision in inclusion bases, as well as support improvements in existing bases.
Updates to this page
Published 25 June 2026