Full Description
Marking the 40th anniversary of the Warnock Enquiry (1978) into special education in the UK and capturing the coverage of a public debate on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) hosted by the University College London Institue of Education (2018), this volume explores the legacy of the Enquiry, considering how it has impacted on policy and practice relating to SEND and inclusion, and how it will continue to do so.
Offering historical perspectives and drawing on professional and personal experiences, high-profile contributors, including practitioners, researchers, campaigners and parents, reflect on the approaches taken during the Warnock Enquiry and consider how successfully recommendations have been implemented. Reviewing conceptional and practical territory covered by the Warnock committee, and assessing the current state of the inclusion and education of young people with SEND in the UK, the text sets out broad, evidence-based principles for rethinking inclusive practice and explores topics including:
the purposes, contribution and impacts of the Warnock Enquiry
rights-based approaches to the education of children with SEND
past and present dialogue between mainstream and specialist settings
challenges faced by parents of children with SEND
implications of the Enquiry for initial teacher training
perceptions of SEND in the media
the relevance of the Enquiry to policy and practice in the years ahead.
This invaluable text will widen current debates by exploring how persistent problems relating to inclusion and the education of children and young people with SEND might be resolved. It is an essential read for researchers, educationalists, practitioners and families involved in the education of children with SEND.
Contents
Acknowledgements Foreword Contributor biographies Editor's introduction 1. Looking back: A brief history of the Warnock Enquiry 2. Interview with Baroness Mary Warnock 3. Going to school in an ambulance 4. Recognising paradigm shifts: lessons from the Warnock Report 5. Including children and young people with complex needs in learning and life 6. Pre-service teacher training and special educational needs in England, 1978-2018: looking back and moving forward? 7. The rights of the child with special educational needs 8. 'Equality, belonging, value, humanity' 9. The chapter that nearly didn't get written 10. Normalising difference: resetting perceptions of SEND in the media 11. The debate continues... 12. Swimming against the tide 13. Special educational needs and the power of the arts 14. Moving special education on: teaching, conversation and love 15. The case for a broader policy framework for special needs and inclusive education: where we could go next 16. Looking forward: using the Warnock Report to chart a way forward Index
