James Blomfield is Head of Community for the International Forums of Inclusion Practitioners (IFIP).

Representing the IFIP he worked closely with the UNESCO team in Paris to co-partner the Global Inclusive Schools' Forum and associated report. He is also very proud to have helped set up the IFIP G20 Inclusion Summit in São Paulo and present their findings to the Ministerial G20 Meeting in Fortaleza, Brazil.

James was previously a Headteacher and class teacher with over 25 years in education.

James was part of the team that won a BAFTA award for online education in association with Channel 4 Learning for GridClub. He has visited schools in Australia, Botswana, China, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, USA and Zambia.