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- Author:
- WOOD Alicia
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.12.01, 2001, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
People with learning difficulties want the same choices about how they live as everyone else. The author explores why they so seldom get those choices, and how local authorities can overcome the obstacles to change.
The special school run: reviewing special educational needs transport in London
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 59p.,tables,diags.
- Place of publication:
- London
Local education authorities have a duty to provide or arrange free transport to and from school for some school children and discretion to provide it for others. Effective arrangements are essential to ensure that children with special educational needs can attend school. This report presents comparative information, across London Boroughs, on the quality and standards to which authorities work, the ways in which they manage and supervise arrangements, how they set and manage budgets, the numbers of pupils with special educational needs needing transport, how their needs are met and the costs of provision. Includes a self assessment checklist and draws attention to good practice, including findings from best value inspections, and other inspections.
Supporting people: administrative guidance October 2001; 1 guidance overview; 2 interim guidance
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 164p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Supporting People programme offers vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life by providing a stable environment which enables greater independence. It will deliver high quality and strategically planned housing-related services which are cost effective and reliable, and complement existing care services. The planning and development of services will be needs led. Supporting People is a working partnership of local government, service users and support agencies.
Supporting people: administrative guidance October 2001; 3a steady state processes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 139p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Supporting People programme offers vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life by providing a stable environment which enables greater independence. It will deliver high quality and strategically planned housing-related services which are cost effective and reliable, and complement existing care services. The planning and development of services will be needs led. Supporting People is a working partnership of local government, service users and support agencies.
Special educational provision in the context of inclusion: policy and practice for schools
- Editor:
- WEARMOUTH Janice
- Publisher:
- David Fulton
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 322p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book traces the development of special educational provision and goes on to examine some of the key issues relevant to professionals currently working in the field. It looks at the recent drive towards inclusion and the impact that this has for schools. It also illustrates how one local education authority has tried to promote a policy of inclusion in its schools.
Target for carers: peer support for parents and carers of people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- GREGORY, Matthew
- Publisher:
- Family Planning Association
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 34p
- Place of publication:
- London
Describes the work of the Target network established in the London Borough of Wandsworth in 1995. The goals of the project are to: raise the profile of sex education issues within the Borough; improve the quality of life for people with learning difficulties in terms of their relationships and sexuality; make a difference to the way people with learning difficulties experience sexuality.
Code of practice on the identification and assessment of special educational needs
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Employment and Skills
- Publisher:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Employment and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 134p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The 1993 Education Act requires the Secretary of State to issue a code of practice giving practical guidance to local education authorities and the governing bodies of all maintained schools on their responsibilities towards all children with special educational needs. The code seeks to help schools and local authorities obtain best value from the considerable financial resources and expertise they devote to the education of children with special educational needs to those with serious learning difficulties.
The Best place to be? policy, practice and the experiences of residential school placements for disabled children
- Authors:
- ABBOTT D., MORRIS J., WARD L.
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 139p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Reports on research undertaken with those who make decisions on residential school placements and the professionals whose job it is to support families and disabled young people. The views and experiences of parents and disabled children who are at residential schools are at the heart of this report. They raise difficult questions about why placements are made, whether they are in fact the best way to meet children's needs, and how well local authorities meet their obligations and monitor the welfare of disabled children at residential schools.
Misplaced and forgotten: people with learning disabilities in residential services for older people
- Authors:
- THOMPSON David, WRIGHT Sarah
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 21p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The reason why people with learning disabilities enter residential homes for older people is largely unrelated to their own ageing. Most people coming from living with family move because of their relative's ageing or death. Others move because of closure of services. The people with learning disabilities in the homes for older people lead very impoverished lives with few opportunities to get out. There are financial incentives for local authorities to use older people's services rather than developing a good quality learning disability provision. Until this addressed, the common practice of misplacing people with learning difficulties and then forgetting them will continue.
User focus groups and Best Value in services for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul, McCARTHY Michelle
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 9(6), November 2001, pp.476-489.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines the problems and potentials of employing user focus groups as part of an approach to defining and reviewing Best Value in local authority and jointly commissioned services for people with learning disabilities. Drawing on experience from three local authority initiatives and wider experience with Best Value, the article describes the development of user focus groups for helping review adult placement, outreach and day services for people with learning disabilities. The key methodological considerations for consulting with service users with learning disabilities through focus groups are identified and the interpretation of outcomes considered. Concludes with pointers for the effective operation of user focus groups in local authority Best Value reviews of services for people with learning disabilities, of use to practitioners, service managers and commissioners.