{"id":246427,"date":"2026-05-14T23:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T22:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/?p=246427"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:01:35","slug":"inclusion-is-more-than-an-add-on-it-must-be-there-from-the-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/inclusion-is-more-than-an-add-on-it-must-be-there-from-the-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Inclusion is more than an add-on. 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