Daniel Sobel

Daniel Sobel FRSA (born 14 July 1975) is a consultant in the field of Inclusion (education). As a teacher and mentor at Immanuel College, Bushey, and a SENCO and assistant head at King Solomon High School, he recognised a need for improving inclusion practices in schools across the country.[1] He began working part-time as a freelance consultant on inclusion for the Borough of Redbridge, and promoting good practice through his articles. In 2014 he established the company Inclusion Expert to continue this work. Daniel has over 30k followers due to his inclusion training in over two thousand settings in Europe, the United States and MENA.[2]

As Inclusion Expert’s founder, Daniel is an internationally respected leader in “inclusive” education and has advised the DfE, the EU and governments abroad. Daniel is a well-known speaker, writes regularly for publications including Headteacher Update and The Guardian, and is the author of several books including Narrowing the Attainment Gap[3] and wellbeing focused Leading on Pastoral Care.[4]

Daniel left school with no A Levels and read his first book aged 18. Gradually he fell in love with study and managed to secure a place on a Master’s course in Education Psychology. He went on to take four graduate courses in Psychology and Education, eventually running out of money in the middle of doctoral training.

Daniel moved to full time teaching and quickly became a SENCO. Dismayed by how much of the job was pointless meetings and paperwork, he started designing tools to better support his students. During a stint as Assistant Head he continued to develop simple systems to help teachers manage information and maximise the impact of their interventions.

Realising that many teachers were struggling with inclusion, that his ideas really worked, and that there was an opportunity to make a difference to children across the country, Sobel left teaching to form Inclusion Expert.[5]