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Direct linkForbes, 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
Lauchlan, Fraser; Greig, Susan – Support for Learning, 2015
In this paper we examine different aspects of the inclusion debate, including how it has been shaped by the political context in England over the past 30 years. We then give consideration to the key argument that has dominated the inclusion agenda over the last decade: should effective inclusion be considered only as placement in mainstream school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Disabilities
Hussein, Hazreena – Support for Learning, 2013
This study investigated the seated activity among children educated in special schools and their adult carers in two sensory gardens in the United Kingdom. Seated activity was established whether the seating was used as intended or whether users preferred to sit on other attributes during their learning session. The objectives of this study are to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Schools, Sensory Experience, Learner Engagement
Prunty, Anita; Dupont, Maeve; McDaid, Rory – Support for Learning, 2012
As important decisions are being made with regard to educational legislation, policy and provision for children with special educational needs (SEN), it is critical that the views of these key stakeholders are heard and considered. This article reports the perspectives of 38 children and young people with special educational needs on their…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Educational Needs, Educational Legislation, Focus Groups
Rose, Jo – Support for Learning, 2012
This article considers the ways in which special schools work in partnership with other organisations in order to meet the support needs of their pupils and enhance their educational provision. Data are taken from interviews in 2009 and 2010 with staff, pupils and governors at four different special schools in England. Schools appeared proactive…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Educational Needs, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
McMenamin, Trish – Support for Learning, 2011
Special school provision for children and young people with special educational needs is an anomaly that exists in many inclusive education systems; this type of educational provision has proved to be resilient even though, with reference to children and young people with special educational needs, there is almost universal acceptance of the…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Educational Needs, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
