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A fine balance
- Author:
- COCKBURN Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 2.11.04, 2004, pp.19-21.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at the willingness of mainstream schools to take on children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities.
SENs and sensibility
- Author:
- SIMS Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 56, 2004, pp.9-10.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at the new government strategy, 'Removing barriers to achievement', and asks whether it will be successful in ending the disparity of service provision for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN).
ICT and special educational needs: a tool for inclusion
- Editors:
- FLORIAN Lani, HEGARTY John
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 148p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Maidenhead
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is indispensable to those who teach learners with special educational needs or who manage provision across the different phases of education in mainstream and special settings. This book addresses what teachers, classroom assistants and those who manage provision need to know and do to maximise the value of technology as an important component of effective, inclusive education. The book gives the broader context for the use of ICT in special and inclusive settings, and gives a wide range of examples of ICT in use. In particular, the book: considers the role of technology in overcoming barriers of access to the curriculum; Includes in-depth examinations of the uses of ICT as a teaching tool to promote inclusion; and features contributions from researchers and practitioners who explore the development of ICT, recent innovations, assessment, and specialist knowledge.
Siblings: coming unstuck and putting back the pieces
- Author:
- STROHM Kate
- Publisher:
- David Fulton
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 220p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The siblings of children with special needs are often the overlooked ones in families struggling to cope. The author is an experienced health professional and journalist who has a sister with cerebral palsy. In this book she shares the story of her journey from confusion and distress to understanding and acceptance. She provides a forum for other siblings to describe their own journeys. She also provides strategies that siblings themselves, parents and practitioners can use to support the brothers and sisters of children with special needs.
The School Transport Bill: failing to meet the needs of pupils
- Author:
- FIDDY Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 210, October 2004, pp.14-16.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
The Bill, published in October, proposes 'school travel schemes' as a pilot project in around 20 local education authority areas in England and Wales. A primary aim is to reduce road congestion by the increasing numbers driven to school. Describes the current law, the Bill, the situation of special educational needs (SEN) pupils, parliamentary committees' concerns, and child protection matters. Concludes that while school transport legislation desperately needs reform the Bill misses the mark. Pilot schemes will not attract additional funding. There is little protection for SEN pupils, and though the Bill aims to protect children from low income families this may be at the expense of their right to choose where their child is educated. If proceeded with it look like a lost opportunity and risks further complicating the already complex law on school transport provision.
How special?
- Author:
- WOOLNOUGH Roisin
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.11.04, 2004, pp.28-30.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Current government policy encourages the integration of children with special educational needs into mainstream schools. Discusses current policy and highlights the importance of adequate resourcing. Also presents two opposing arguments, with policy and campaigns officer for the National Autistic Society arguing in favour of specialist provision and Co-director of the Independent Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education, arguing in favour of inclusive education.
Putting up a fight
- Author:
- SIMS Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 27.7.04, 2004, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
The number of appeals made by parents to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST) has risen sharply in recent months. Looks at the reasons why.
Behaviour disorders, social competence and the practice of physical activities among adolescents
- Authors:
- GENDRON Martin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 9(4), December 2004, pp.249-259.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Behaviour disorders represent a major concern in today’s schools. One widely used method to address these problems has been social skills training. To date, the efficiency of this training is modest with respect to the transfer, maintenance and generalization of the newly learned skills. The goal of this study is to compare the profiles of behaviourally disordered (BD) students with non-behaviourally disordered (non-BD) students with respect to variables associated with social skills, psychosocial adjustment, physical activity and certain health habits. This correlational study uses a sample of 12-14-year-old students from the region of Québec City, which includes identified BD students as well students not identified as BD. Analysis of the results reveals that the BD students show lower levels of social skills, cooperation, self-esteem and self-efficacy. In addition, the results show that non-BD students participate in more organized sports activities than do their equally active BD peers, who tend to practice non-organized sports activities. In conclusion, the authors propose different intervention approaches for use in social skills training programmes for students with behavioural disorders.
Targeting exclusion, disaffection and truancy in secondary schools: an evaluation of an alternative curriculum for older pupils
- Authors:
- CHARLTON Tony, PANTING Charlie, WILLIS Hazel
- Journal article citation:
- Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 9(4), December 2004, pp.261-275.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article begins with a cursory discussion on rates and causes of school exclusion as well as curriculum initiatives intended to minimise exclusion risks and improve school attendance. Focus is then placed upon an evaluation of an innovative programme designed to provide support to those at risk of exclusion from secondary schools. Consideration is given to recent government thinking and initiatives intended to help schools to reduce rates of disaffection, truancy and exclusion. The implications of these initiatives for those who have - and others at risk of developing - an identified special educational need are also considered.
Moving on: supporting parents of children with SEN
- Author:
- ORPHAN Alison
- Publisher:
- David Fulton
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 252p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Written by a parent of children with special educational needs, this book tackles emotional as well as practical issues. It is a valuable, time-saving resource for anyone working with parent groups and contains material for ten group sessions. The book includes: detailed explanatory notes to supplement session plans; personal anecdotes that highlight what parents may feel as the sessions progress; and a photocopiable pro-forma.