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30 New Assessors Join the IQM Team

October 5, 2023


Today we are delighted to welcome 30 new Assessors to the IQM Team. For the first time we held back-to-back training sessions, with 15 Assessors training in London on Monday followed by another 15 in Manchester on Tuesday. New Assessors were necessary to meet the growing demand from schools hoping to secure the Inclusive School Award.

The new Assessors pictured after their training in London and Manchester. They are joined by Joe McCann, CEO of IQM, and Sarah Linari, Senior Ambassador Manager.

Appointed as IQM Assessors this week were: Alan Rogers, Emma Longley, Hannah Bowden, Hazel Simmons, Lily Claridge, Lisa-Anne Rogers, Nichola Russell, Nuala McNeely, Richard Gadd, Robin Jones-Ford, Sally Broadley, Sharon Gleed-Smith, Sharon Monaghan, Tracey Hemming, Trudy Cotchin, Adam Jarvis, Alyson Tolley, Christine Slater, Gary Brennan, Hazel Eakin, Jackie Cooper, James Harris, Jamie Henshaw, Jennifer Burton, Lynne Dando, Michael Bousfield, Rachel Donohue, Rachel Watson, Rosy Vincenzi, and Sara Liddell.

Recruited from senior positions in schools/academies and local authorities the 3o individuals bring a wealth of experience to the role, this has been further honed during their IQM training.

The latest batch of Assessors were able to get acquainted at their bespoke training days hosted by IQM in London and Manchester this week. Here they were introduced to what it means to be an Inclusive school and how Assessors must look for evidence of this Inclusion throughout the school community. They were also trained in how the evidence gathered during Assessment Day should then be presented for final adjudication by IQM.

Welcoming the new recruits Joe McCann, IQM’s CEO explained, “We are delighted to have each of these highly experienced educators joining our team. Schools must reach a very high standard before they achieve any of our Awards, and in turn we need our Assessors to meet the same demanding standards. I know each of our new Assessors will not fail to deliver for IQM. I look forward to working with each of them in the future and I’m excited to see them helping schools achieve exceptional levels of Inclusion across the board.”

Find out more about the IQM Inclusive School Award

If your school is interested in obtaining the IQM Inclusive School Award or you wish to talk to a member of the IQM team please telephone:

028 7127 7857 (9.00 am to 5.00 pm)
or email: info@iqmaward.com for further details.

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The only national award for inclusion in the UK, IQM has been committed to recognising exemplary inclusive schools for over 20 years and in over 20 countries around the world. The three awards allow schools and organisations to dcelebrate their inclusive practice against nationally recognised framework.

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