Every child learns differently. But does every classroom make room for that? At The Alice Smith School, inclusive learning is built into the curriculum, from play-based learning that lets children explore and discover, to translanguaging, which treats every language a child speaks as a strength.

But what does that look like day-to-day? And how can a curriculum be designed to help every child thrive? In the second instalment of our three-part series marking the Alice Smith School's 80th anniversary, we put that question to Alan McCarthy, Primary Principal, and Helen Jones, Vice Principal and Head of Juniors, both at the Alice Smith School.