Managing Special Educational Needs : A Practical Guide for Primary and Secondary Schools

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ISBN: 9781412903028 | 1412903025
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 5/19/2005

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Written from a practitioner's perspective, this book shows schools how to effectively implement and manage an inclusive school environment. Drawing from their experience in a range of schools, the authors highlight the problems encountered by professionals in both primary and secondary school settings and offer practical solutions and advice.The book offers guidance on: the role of the SENCO as a teacher and manager; government policy and legislation; self-evaluation, good practice and monitoring; how to relate SEN to school targets and development plans.

Acknowledgements

Glossary

Prologue

xii

Preface

xiii

Special Educational Needs

(13)

Introduction

(3)

Section One: Education of children with disabilities (1870--1970)

(4)

Section Two: The emergence of special educational needs (1971--1989)

(4)

Executive summary

(2)

Devolution and Inclusion

(19)

Introduction

(1)

Section One: Defining inclusion, government policy and emerging tensions

(7)

Section Two: The pupils' voice

(3)

Section Three: The parents'/guardians' voice

(2)

Section Four: The teachers' voice

(4)

Executive summary

(2)

The School as a Community

(16)

Introduction

(1)

Section One: Defining schools as a community

(3)

Section Two: School, home and the community

(1)

Section Three: Parents and families

(3)

Section Four: Case studies

(7)

Executive summary

(1)

From the Community to the Classroom

(24)

Introduction

(1)

Section One: A new approach to learning and teaching

(5)

Section Two: The Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) and SEN team

(2)

Section Three: The Acknowledge Understand Provide (AUP) practitioner

(14)

Executive summary

(2)

Leadership and Management

(25)

Introduction

(1)

Section One: Leadership and management

(6)

Section Two: Management systems and structures

(2)

Section Three: The role of the SENCO

(12)

Section Four: Funding

(2)

Executive summary

(2)

External Agencies and the School Community

(15)

Introduction

(1)

Section One: Principles

(3)

Section Two: Multi-agency support -- external agents

102

(6)

Section Three: Individual Education Plans

108

(2)

Section Four: Case study

110

(1)

Executive summary

111

(2)

A Policy for Practice

113

(14)

Introduction

113

(1)

Section One: Democratic school management

114

(2)

Section Two: Effective and inclusive schools

116

(2)

Section Three: Creating and implementing a SEN policy

118

(3)

Section Four: How to monitor, review and evaluate a SEN policy

121

(2)

Section Five: Setting targets for pupils with SEN

123

(2)

Executive summary

125

(2)

Professional Development in an Inclusive and Effective School

127

(15)

Introduction

127

(1)

Section One: Developing an AUP practitioner

128

(3)

Section Two: Mentoring

131

(3)

Section Three: Teaching Assistants (TAs)

134

(1)

Section Four: Planning whole-school professional development

135

(3)

Section Five: In-service training for teachers (INSET)

138

(1)

Section Six: Evaluating INSET

139

(1)

Executive summary

140

(2)

Final word

142

(1)

References

143

(11)

Index

154

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Managing Special Educational Needs : A Practical Guide for Primary and Secondary Schools

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