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Manual of professional practice in meeting special educational needs
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Education and Industry Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 110p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Length of school week: pupils in special schools and units
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Education Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The green paper on special educational needs and disability
- Author:
- GILLLIE Christine
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Library
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This Standard Note outlines the current special educational needs (SEN) system in England, and highlights the main proposals in the Government’s green paper on special educational needs and disability. The Green Paper considers how to achieve: better educational outcomes and life chances for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities - from the early years through to the transition into adult life and employment; better early intervention to prevent problems later; and greater choice for parents in the schools their children attend and the support and services they receive, whether in a mainstream or special school setting. A selection of initial reaction to the green paper is provided. The note also includes information on the pathfinder programme to test key elements of the green paper’s proposals. The paper proposes: a new approach to identifying SEN through a single early years setting-based category and school-based category of SEN; a new single assessment process and Education, Health and Care Plan by 2014; local authorities and other services to set out a local offer of all services available; the option of a personal budget by 2014 for all families with children with a statement of SEN or a new Education, Health and Care Plan; strengthening parental choice of school, for either a mainstream or special school; and changing the assessment process to make it more independent.
0 to 25 SEND code of practice: a guide for health professionals. Advice for clinical commissioning groups, health professionals and local authorities
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publishers:
- Great Britain. Department for Education, Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 29
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide is designed to help clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), local authorities and health professionals understand their statutory duties in relation to the special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms in the Children and Families Act 2014. It draws out the health elements from the statutory 0-25 SEN and Disability Code of Practice and will help navigate the full document. The guide covers: the principles underpinning the Code; joint commissioning; personal budgets; transitions from paediatric to adult services; the local offer; health in early years provision; health in schools and colleges; preparing for adulthood; education, health and care (EHC) needs assessments and plans; children and young people in specific circumstances; and resolving disagreements. (Edited publisher abstract)
Bullying involving children with special educational needs and disabilities: safe to learn: embedding anti-bullying work in schools
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- London
As part of the drive to stop persistent bullying in schools, the DCSF has published new guidance, to join the suite of materials Safe to Learn which look at tackling all forms of bullying. This new advice looks at the issue of the bullying of children with SEN and disabilities. It is designed to help school staff understand and address the particular issues that surround sustained bullying of this type, and recommends strategies to stamp out persistent bullying of all kinds.
Permanent exclusions from schools, England 1999/2000
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education and Skills
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Statistical release on permanent exclusions from schools, giving data for the overall pattern of exclusions from primary secondary and special schools in England, in the school year 1999/2000.
The right help at the right time in the right place: strategic review of learning provision for children and young people with complex additional support needs
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 108p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report sets out the strategic vision for learning provision for children and young people with complex additional support needs in Scotland. The review process was undertaken in 2 phases, and included working groups, a call for evidence, parental engagement events, a literature review, and in-depth interviews with children and young people in a range of educational settings. The report sets out the findings and recommendations for provision across 4 themed areas: culture, complex additional support needs and expertise; policy choice and learning experiences; interagency working, planning and review; and national and local provision and the role of the Scottish Government. A total of 21 recommendations are made across these 4 areas. Three case studies of excellent practice are presented which demonstrate that getting the right help at the right time in the right place does make a real difference to the lives of children and young people with complex additional support needs and their families.
Children in need in childcare: a survey of good practice
- Author:
- OFSTED
- Publisher:
- OFSTED
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This small-scale survey identified factors that contributed to positive outcomes for children in need in a range of different types of early years and childcare settings. Between October 2008 and April 2009, inspectors visited 20 day-care settings on non-domestic premises and five childminders in four local authorities. The survey demonstrated that high-quality childcare settings made an important contribution to children in need by identifying their additional needs early on. A recurring strength in the visits was the high level of experience and relevant qualifications among the practitioners. The close relationships they established with the children’s families and the strong links with professionals from a range of other agencies meant that they were able to play their part in ensuring that the children in need received timely, coherent and well-coordinated support, both during their time in the settings and when moving to school or other provision. Recommendation to improve the support given to children in need, all childcare providers and practitioners should: evaluate their own practice regularly to consider how well they support children identified as being ‘in need’; consider how they might make better use of information and communication technology to enhance children’s learning; involve the children, young people and their families in planning and evaluating provision; keep resources under review to ensure they match the needs of the children cared for; ensure that they liaise with other providers, professionals and representatives of organisations working to improve outcomes for children with different needs to share good practice.
Planning, teaching and assessing the curriculum for pupils with learning difficulties: general guidelines
- Author:
- QUALIFICATIONS AND CURRICULUM AUTHORITY
- Publisher:
- Qualifications and Curriculum Authority/Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- London
These guidelines support the planning, development and implementation of the curriculum for pupils with learning difficulties. They draw on effective practice across a range of schools and can be used in mainstream and special primary schools, specialised schools and independent schools. They also provide support to the range of services that work with these schools.
Breaking the link between special educational needs and low attainment: everyone's business
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 62p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This Department for Children, Schools and Families ‘Breaking the Link’ series report aims to guide school head-teachers, senior leadership, and heads of school improvement towards good practice ongoing in special educational needs (SEN), and supported by the wider population of teachers, local authority professionals and staff who work, in England, with children and young people with SEN. Referencing the Lamb report and Rose’s recommendations of 2008, which detail parental confidence in the SEN system and identification and teaching of children with dyslexia/literacy difficulties respectively, 2009’s Schools White paper, and Salt’s 2010 review quantifying the supply of teachers needed for children with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties, this paper applauds school and local authority good practice, beyond the statutory SEN Code of Practice, of issuing statements and providing the listed support. By focusing on the Children’s Plan commitments of high aspirations, progress, positive outcomes and attainment, which maintains parental confidence, keeps (supported) students in mainstream school, (School Action), keeps exclusions low and increases extended services (School Action Plus), this paper stresses that SEN provisions are not ‘bolted on’ but are inherent to the Children’s Plan, Schools White Paper, and ‘Achievement for All’ pilot started September 2009, due for an interim evaluation in June 2010.