Samantha Warwick
Samantha Warwick is Special Educational Needs Coordinator at Formby High School, named TES Inclusive School of the Year 2023.
Driven by her passion and commitment to ensuring young people thrive in their mainstream setting, Samantha relentlessly breaks down barriers in pursuit of ensuring vulnerable young people have the truly inclusive high school experience they deserve.
Samantha is extremely proud of developing a ground-breaking approach to mainstream education for young people who are working significantly below age related expectations. Formby High School’s ‘Reaching High’ curriculum blends the best features of mainstream and specialist provision. Young people flourish as a result of their personalised approaches and the excellent support they receive from the large, skilled and dedicated team of Personalised Curriculum teachers and Teaching Assistants she leads.
Prior to her success in secondary education, Samantha was a well-respected primary school teacher and SENDCO. She feels her experiences across Key Stages 1-5 enable her to thoroughly understand both the academic and developmental journey children and young people experience. Central to this, she believes that holding the trust of parents should never be underestimated, as we shape the future of the ones most precious to them.
As an influential SENDCO, Samantha works closely with the local authority, sharing her expertise with Sefton schools to enhance their SEND provision and inclusive practices as well as being a proud governor at Redgate Primary School who received a Pearson Gold Teaching Award in 2022.
Samantha continues to advocate for children and young people with SEND, driving change by inspiring and empowering others to embed truly inclusive cultures.
