Moving Forward Ever: What to Expect from Forward Ever Inclusive Education in 2026
As we step into 2026, one thing remains at the heart of Forward Ever Inclusive Education: our commitment to creating fairer systems, stronger communities, and real opportunities for people who have historically been marginalised, minoritised, or overlooked.
The year ahead is about deepening impact, widening access, and strengthening accountability — across education, youth work, policing, prisons, and professional practice. Below, we share what you can expect from us as we move forward ever in 2026.
Expanding and Enhancing Our E-Learning Platform
A major focus for 2026 is the continued development of our e-learning platform, making high-quality learning more accessible, flexible, and inclusive.
We will be:
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- Improving accessibility for learners with additional needs, including neurodivergent learners and those with learning disabilities
- Expanding our learning programmes for professionals working with young people and adults at risk
- Embedding real-world case studies drawn from our frontline work
- Ensuring content reflects lived experience, trauma-informed practice, and anti-racist principles
Our aim is to support individuals and organisations to build confidence, competence, and accountability — wherever they are in their learning journey.
Growing Our Youth Mentoring Offer
In line with the UK Government’s renewed strategy for young people, 2026 will see us expand our youth mentoring provision.
Our mentoring work supports children, young people, and young adults who need 1-to-1 support to:
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- Realise their potential
- Navigate complex life challenges
- Stay on positive, pro-social pathways
This expansion reflects our belief that early, relational support can change life trajectories — particularly for young people at risk of exclusion, criminalisation, or disengagement from education. Alongside this, we are beginning to explore how our mentoring approach can also support adults at risk who would benefit from tailored, relational support, as this area continues to develop.
Continuing Pro-Social Policing and Systemic Change
We are proud to continue delivering the Police Race Action Plan for British Transport Police in 2026, in partnership with Mainzworld, alongside our wider work with the Metropolitan Police Service.
Our training and consultancy will continue to focus on:
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- Pro-social policing practices
- The overuse of stop and search and force on minoritised ethnic communities
- Justice, accountability, and procedural fairness
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion grounded in lived experience
This work is about more than compliance — it is about building trust, legitimacy, and safer outcomes for both communities and officers.
Expanding Our Work in Prisons and Post-Release Support
In 2026, we will be expanding our presence in custodial settings, delivering:
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- Training for prison staff
- Workshops for people in prison focused on self-accountability, personal development, and future pathways
Alongside this, we are exploring new areas of post-release support, recognising that meaningful rehabilitation does not stop at the prison gate. Our ambition is to help bridge the gap between custody and community, supporting people to rebuild their lives with dignity and purpose.
Impact Projects That Create Real Change
Our impact projects will remain central to our mission. From workshops with young people at risk of entering the criminal justice system, to work with people preparing for release from prison, we will continue to design and deliver interventions that are:
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- Trauma-informed
- Culturally responsive
- Rooted in evidence and lived experience
These projects sit alongside our strategic work, ensuring that policy, training, and practice remain grounded in reality.
Strengthening Partnerships and Co-Creating What’s Next
None of our work happens in isolation. In 2026, we will continue to work closely with our partner organisations across education, criminal justice, youth services, transport, and the voluntary and community sector — including organisations such as Our Pain to Power, Holistic Wellbeing Hub, The British Transport Police, The Metropolitan Police and Mainzworld.
Our partnerships allow us to:
- Co-design innovative training, programmes, and resources
- Combine expertise, lived experience, and evidence-led practice
- Pilot new approaches that respond to emerging needs
- Deliver work that is sustainable, scalable, and rooted in community
This year, we are particularly excited about developing new collaborative projects, expanding joint delivery across regions, and exploring fresh ways to blend digital learning, in-person training, and frontline impact work. By working together, we can move faster, think bigger, and create solutions that no single organisation could deliver alone.
Looking Ahead
2026 is a year of intentional growth and deeper collaboration for Forward Ever Inclusive Education — not growth for its own sake, but growth that strengthens systems while centring people.
We remain committed to working alongside professionals, institutions, organisations, and communities who share our belief that meaningful change is built through partnership, trust, and accountability.
Thank you for being part of the journey. Together, we move forward — ever.