Special needs
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Are Exclusions Improving Schools?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/4619373.stm
Offers an overview of recent exclusion statistics and the government's
policy of reducing the numbers of pupils excluded from schools.
Disability Equality in Education
www.diseed.org.uk
Campaigning organisation for those who view inclusion as a step towards tolerance of diversity and essential to the educational experience of disabled children.
The Impact of Population Inclusivity in Schools on Student Outcomes
http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/EPPIWeb/home.aspx?page=/reel/
review_groups/inclusion/review_three.htm
Recent research into US primary schools looked at whether the education of mainstream children suffers when children with special needs are taught alongside them. It revealed no significant impact on academic performance and achievement.
Steiner Schools 'Could Help All'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4633601.stm
Article that looks at the Steiner approach to teaching, which is more holistic than traditional methods and does not use tests.
Stepping Stones School
http://steppingstones.org.uk
A tiny school, with space for up to 25 pupils with hemiplegia (a condition similar to cerebral palsy) and moderate learning difficulties.
Warnock U-turn on Special Schools
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/06/09/
nwarn09.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/06/09/ixhome.html
Baroness Warnock, the educationalist whose report led to the drive to include
children with special needs in mainstream classes, admitted recently that
the policy had failed and left 'a disastrous legacy'.
