The Identification Trap
A twelve-month investigation into why English education can only help the children it labels. One piece a month, built entirely from published data.
SEND · Inclusion · Education systems
Mabina Zinga
Inclusion and SEND consultant. Writer. Founder.
I help schools, parents and local authorities develop evidence based support that works for all children regardless of need. Whether in my consultancy, research, writing or technology, I bring over a decade of classroom, SENCO and local authority experience to special education, inclusion and work on neurodiversity.
Based in London. Working with schools across England.
Three ways I work on the same problem.
Research to understand the system, consultancy to fix it school by school, and technology to give SENCOs their time back.
Consultancy
Independent, practical SEND support for schools and trusts:
- EHC needs assessment requests
- SEND policy and information report reviews
- Provision mapping and graduated approach audits
- Staff training and SENCO support
SEN-Education
A platform designed to automatically track, manage and update SEND student data, saving hours of admin time.
- Statutory deadlines tracked automatically
- EHC needs assessment requests and one-page profiles
- Termly target reviews
- Interventions planned, managed and measured
Who I am
- Inclusion and SEND consultant, supporting schools across a London local authority
- Freelance lecturer, UCL Institute of Education
- Former SENCO and complex needs teacher in special and mainstream schools
- MA Special and Inclusive Education (UCL) · PGCE with QTS · BSc Applied Psychology and Criminology