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May 28, 2015
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How England has catered for the individual needs of students
•Inclusion is a shift of thinking NOT just a small amendment
•Inclusion is more an ‘approach’ to school management and the classroom – a paradigm shift
•This isn’t just about the school but about the whole system of education and welfare
•It is not a moral imposition but an educational concept
•Inclusion Expert Awards
•It is about the individual – for example the bike
•Multi-agency approach – for example Girl with
•Community approach – support services from early years and Educational welfare officer
IntroductionA Matter of Approach
1. Process of change
2. What has worked – 4 ideas + examples
3. What hasn’t - 4 ideas + examples
4. Something about what I’m doing
CONTENTS
1. Process of Change
• Lots of Players: Charities, Politicians, Agencies and Educators
• Warnock report changed everything
• How do you know if something works?
• Everyone pulls in different directions campaigning for their own
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CONTENTS
Inclusion - ‘students who don’t fit in’ LAC – Looked After Children
SEN – Special Educational Needs
SEBD – Social, Emotional, Behavioural Difficulties
LGBT – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
EAL – English as an Additional Language
EMA – Ethnic Minority Attainment
G&T – Gifted and Talented
FSM – Free School Meals
•How do you narrow the gap in attainment and progress?•1/3 of students fit into these categories•They will potentially cost society the most amount of money•They will potentially be the greatest benefit to society as well
2. What has worked – 4 ideas + examples
• Child• Parent• Teacher• School
3.
CONTENTS
SCHOOL
PARENTS
GOVERNMENT
TEACHER
SOCIAL CARE
GOVERNOR
HEALTH
INVOLVING SOCIETY
4 Views of Success
• Child – recognition, understanding and empathy of needs VIA assessment, media and law
– I feel my needs are recognised and I’m not alone, i feel equal and like i belong
• Parent – Financial, Legal, structural, social and care– My child’s needs can be met and I have support services for myself as
well
• Teacher – Facilitating, differentiation, student centred, – I teach classes where all students have their own needs and when I meet
those needs through effective differentiation my classes go really well, there are no behaviour difficulties and really enjoy teaching
• School – Inclusive of all students regardless of backgrounds,
– We feel like a whole community
3. What hasn’t - 4 ideas + examples
GovernorCommunity
•Specialist•Assistant•Teacher
Social CareAll Services
HealthAll Aspects
DevolvedGovernment
Family
CHILD
NEXT STEP:INVOLVE SOCIETY WELL
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gParents
Policy and Legal
Whole School Systems
4 Views of Failure
• Child – Labelling– My name is X and I am autistic...
• Parent – It continues to be a fight– My child’s needs can be met but only if I threaten legal action and
fight to beat the system
• Teacher – lack of training and support, – I teach classes where out of 30 students, 25 speak another
language other than English and 10 have Special needs of some sort. I am not trained to deal with this level of difficulty.
• School – the judgment is too harsh and ever present – We like have to put the regulations before the best needs of the
child
The Special Educational Needs Coordinator
What is Effective Training?
My work