Introducing Special Educational Needs : A Guide for Students (Paperback)

Constructing your own SEN file/portfolio; the Warnock Report and the 1981 Education Act; integration and statements; the range of special needs; the National Curriculum and SEN; the 1993 Education Act and Code of Practice; the role of the class/subject teacher; the role of the SENCO; the Green Paper (1997) and the Programme of Action (1998); inclusion; some controversial issues in SEN; child protection issues and the 1989 Children Act; support services for teachers - linking with other professionals; professional development matters; what all this means for NQTs. Appendices: glossary of terms; SEN timeline; example of an SEN policy (secondary and primary); example of an IEP; example of a SENCO job description; example of a Learning Support Assistant job description; example of a home-school agreement; example of an SEN file.