A photography firm apologised after parents were offered a choice of whether they wanted class photos with or without pupils with complex needs. The underlying issue has to be that separate photos were allowed to be taken in the first place.

It was a golden opportunity missed by attending teachers to lead by example, to advocate for marginalised children and to demonstrate in practice what it means to champion the rights of all children, through the refusal for the photography to commence until all pupils were present.

If the design and delivery of curricula within Initial Teacher Learning degree courses were founded on a solid reference point of core human values, it would not have been possible for this to happen.

We need values to come back to the HEart of all education, and Higher Education is a pivotal point where we have “Teachers Becoming”. Our desire within Caring on Campus is to guide with inputs that can help students within Initial Teacher Eduction feel fully equipped and confident such that slip-ups like these could never happen once they take up posts within schools.