1st Edition

Severe, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties in School Considering Ethical and Dilemma-Based Perspectives

By Tracy Edwards Copyright 2026
150 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

150 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

150 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In its exploration of key debates related to curriculum, pedagogy, and policy, Severe, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties in School provokes thinking about how we reach decisions related to vulnerable learners. The book discusses a number of ‘dilemma stories’ from teachers of learners with Severe, Profound, and Multiple Learning Difficulties (SPMLD). These highly evocative... Read more

Introduction

Part 1: Rethinking pedagogy, policy, and provision

Chapter 1: Beyond the ‘dilemma of difference’

Chapter 2: Vulnerable learners in schools, SPMLD, and ethical theory

Chapter 3: SPMLD, theories of learning, and debates

 

Part 2: ‘Dilemma Stories’ from teachers of SPMLD learners

Chapter 4: Should I be having this conversation about death?

Chapter 5: How do we, as a team, develop an effective behavioural strategy for a learner with autism?

Chapter 6: Is provision for Annam in my school ‘good enough’?

Chapter 7: Is it necessary to be creating art in an Art lesson?

Chapter 8: Should pupils with PMLD be taught in age-based or needs-based provision?

 

Part 3: Developing ethical and inclusive teachers

Chapter 9: Towards a topographical pedagogy

Chapter 10: Dilemma-based professional learning

Biography

Tracy Edwards is a lecturer in Special and Inclusive Education at Leeds Beckett University, where she leads the MA Inclusive Practice in Education and PG Cert Leading SEN in International Contexts.