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Disabled children and education policy in Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- MONTEITH M., et al
- Publisher:
- Barnardo's
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The education provision for children with disabilities in Northern Ireland was the subject of considerable controversy throughout the 1990s. The debate is often unhelpfully posed as being about a choice between the segregation of disabled children in special schools or their inclusion in mainstream schools. Neither form of provision is without its problems and limitations. Segregated provision has too often been characterised by a culture of low expectations while inclusion, if insufficiently supported, can entail neglect of the child’s educational and social needs. The negative experience of being bullied can and does occur across both settings. Perhaps the worst long-term educational placement is that of education at home. While this may achieve certain educational goals, the absence of social skills development and experience means such a provision should only ever be a short-term measure.