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Inclusive learning: report of the Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities Committee
- Authors:
- FURTHER EDUCATION FUNDING COUNCIL, TOMLINSON John (chair)
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 271p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines current educational provision for children with learning difficulties to find out whether the new legal requirements of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 are being satisfied, and if they are not how that could be remedied.
Changing educational opportunities for people with learning difficulties following the Tomlinson Report
- Author:
- DEE Lesley
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 3(3), July 1998, pp.16-23.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Traces the impact of the report of the Further Education Funding Council's committees on learning difficulties and/or disabilities on educational opportunities for people with learning disabilities. Based on the principle of inclusion, the report made sixty recommendations aimed at improving the quality of further education for people with learning disabilities. While approximately one third of the proposals have now been accepted by the funding council, argues that only legislative reform can achieve the recommended changes to the post-16 curriculum and to inter-agency working.
Further education for people with learning difficulties: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The Further and Higher Education Act (1992) brought major changes to the way that continuing education is delivered for adults. The 'Still a Chance to Learn?' Project explored the impact of these changes specifically on adults with learning difficulties. The study found that the Act has had a mixed impact, with younger people and those with less severe learning difficulties often gaining, while the position for those with profound leaning difficulties has worsened.
Access and inclusion for children with autistic spectrum disorders: let me in
- Authors:
- HESMONDHALGH Matthew, BREAKEY Christine
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 239p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Based on pioneering work at their school in Sheffield, the authors of this book explore issues of access and inclusion in employment and education for children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD). They describe the challenges faced in establishing and running an integrated class (The Resource) for children with ASD within a mainstream secondary school. The twenty four pupils involved participate in the regular school curriculum, but also learn a wide range of additional life skills. These include road safety, work place skills and using public transport, as well as expressing feelings, making choices, and learning from experience. The Resource also runs a work placement scheme and has established a partnership with a further education college to enable pupils to gain further support after they leave school.