1st Edition

Special Needs in the Secondary School The Whole School Approach

By Joan Dean Copyright 1989
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1989. The 1984 Act and the Warnock Report urged greater integration of pupils with special needs into ordinary schools. This book examines how schools cope with a wide variety of special needs – ranging from emotional and behavioural problems to physical disabilities and including the problem faced by gifted children – and assesses how successful the integration of children... Read more

Foreword;  Preface;  1. Towards Integration  2. The Pupils  3. The Whole School Approach  4. The Curriculum  5. Learning and Teaching  6. Organising for Special Needs  7. The Special Needs Department  8. The Special Needs Teacher  9. The Subject Department  10. The Form Teacher  11. Assessments and Records  12. Parents and the Community  13. Staff Development  14. Evaluation  15. Support Services  16. Conclusion;  Appendices;  Index

Biography

Joan Dean