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Thompson, Beccy; Finesilver, Carla; Jones, Jane – Support for Learning, 2023
There is little research addressing teachers' beliefs and judgements concerning students with identified Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), a group which is regularly cited as experiencing disadvantages in their schooling compared to peers. This paper draws on research which examined the beliefs and judgements of a set of arts…
Descriptors: Art Teachers, Special Needs Students, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Attitudes
Forbes, Fiona; Aspland, Tania – Support for Learning, 2023
This article presents new insights into the views of families regarding the educational opportunities for their children in special school settings. It reports on a study designed to capture the perspectives of families regarding the opportunities to consult and engage with teachers on the education of their child or children with disabilities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Family Attitudes, Special Schools
Howard, Katie B. – Support for Learning, 2023
Due to misconceptions about the challenges of language learning, foreign languages classrooms have not always been accessible spaces for all learners. This article seeks to address the needs of students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in the foreign languages classroom and challenge the notion that this group of students…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Students with Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Program Effectiveness
Gray, Anthony; Woods, Kevin – Support for Learning, 2022
Opportunities for children to be involved in the decisions made about them is a part of current statutory educational legislation. Person-centred planning (PCP) has been proposed as an appropriate method of meeting statutory requirements. However, there is a dearth of research into its application within education. The paper describes a systematic…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Research Needs, Participative Decision Making, Research Reports
Bennett, Emily; Thomas, Shirley; Woolf, Emma – Support for Learning, 2022
The aim of this study was to further explore Special Educational Need Co-ordinators' (SENCos) knowledge of childhood acquired brain injury (ABI) and if they have received training on how to effectively support children and young people (CYP) with an ABI in school. SENCos from Nottinghamshire were asked to complete a survey face-to-face or online.…
Descriptors: Brain, Injuries, Special Needs Students, Special Education
Thomas, Gary; Loxley, Andrew – Support for Learning, 2022
Those who work in education strive to create more inclusive environments in school but are often stymied in their efforts by challenges coming from many and varied directions. Politicians, for example, exhort us to be more inclusive but create conditions that encourage separation and exclusion, and inclusive education's history in special…
Descriptors: Special Education, Special Needs Students, Inclusion, Students with Disabilities
Dimitrellou, Eleni; Male, Dawn – Support for Learning, 2022
This study explored the schooling experiences of secondary-aged pupils with and without SEND attending three mainstream schools in England. Thirty-seven young adolescents with SEND and eight without agreed to be interviewed. Thematic analysis revealed the challenges these young adolescents with SEND encountered to feel included in their schools…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Secondary School Students, Students with Disabilities, Special Needs Students
White, Joe; Bond, Caroline; Carroll, Claire – Support for Learning, 2022
This small-scale research project explored the perceived impact which selective mutism (SM) training, delivered by an educational psychologist (EP), had on school practitioners' understanding of the condition and their subsequent professional practice. Three teachers were interviewed and a thematic analysis elicited four superordinate themes.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Psychosomatic Disorders, Communication Problems, Knowledge Level
Singh, Pratika; Zhang, Kaili C. – Support for Learning, 2022
This study reports data on early childhood teachers' perspectives of early childhood inclusive education in New Zealand. A qualitative method was employed for this research. The process included an internet survey questionnaire which was sent out to early childhood teachers across New Zealand. The results indicated that though early childhood…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Inclusion, Special Needs Students
Takala, Marjatta; Sirkko, Riikka – Support for Learning, 2022
The attitudes towards inclusion and the terms used related to special needs by pre-service teachers in three Finnish universities were studied. Inclusion is the main educational policy in Finland, and special solutions are avoided when possible. With a questionnaire and a brief survey, data from 488 pre-service teachers (PSTs) were collected and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Special Needs Students, Teacher Education Programs
Bowman, Philip; Farrar, Emily; Novak, Katie – Support for Learning, 2022
This study investigated the impact of structured, five-to-seven-minute, one-to-one conversations every other day between the special educator and each student. Retrospective cohort analysis of six years of student grade point average data was used to measure the effect of the one-to-one conversations. Statistical analysis revealed a significant…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Special Needs Students, Interpersonal Communication
Richards, Hazel – Support for Learning, 2021
In England, Education and Health Care Plans (EHCPs) created changes for SENCOs, including those working in private, voluntary and independent (PVI) early years settings. Such SENCOs hold, as a minimum, a relevant Level-3 qualification, with subsequent training and support being optional, varied and sometimes difficult to access. This situation has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individualized Education Programs, Special Education, Special Needs Students
Malkani, Ratika – Support for Learning, 2021
This paper reports research commissioned by an English City Council. Its aim was to gather data to identify and prioritise the council's efforts to develop, co-ordinate and monitor services and support for young people with SEND in the city as they move into their adult lives. This included the four areas identified by the English government in…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Special Needs Students, Students with Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Gyimah, Emmanuel Kofi – Support for Learning, 2021
The study investigated safety-related issues in inclusive schools in Ghana. A descriptive cross-sectional survey design using a safety perception questionnaire was adopted for the study. Fourteen inclusive basic schools and 330 teachers were selected using the census technique. The response rate was 80% representing 264 teachers. The data were…
Descriptors: Safety, Inclusion, Special Education, Special Needs Students
Kwiatkowska, Gosia; Minnion, Andy; Finch, Jo – Support for Learning, 2021
The article documents findings from a pilot study undertaken in 2012-2013 in a special needs secondary school in the England, that trialled the use of a multimedia advocacy tool, "The RIX Wiki". The trial was part of the pathfinder programme, which aimed to reform existing Special Education Needs provision, from the system of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Special Needs Students