Inclusion Now 46

Inclusion Now 46

Inclusive education is certainly a hot topic at the moment. The front cover of this issue shows some of the several hundred photos we received in response to our campaign against proposals to increase the number of grammar schools. And as we write, the government has launched a review into residential special schools, on the […]

The Government has announced an independent review of residential school provision shortly after the Department of Health’s publication of Christine Lenehan’s “These are Our Children” – a damning report of the placement of disabled young people with complex needs within assessment and treatment units and psychiatric inpatient hospital care settings.

“What happened at school made me angry but through my campaigning work … I’ve learnt to use my anger for turning bad into good.” Mike Lambert interviews disability campaigner, Shaun Webster MBE, about his time at school and his views on inclusive education.

Joanne McCartney, Deputy Mayor for Education, answers Allfie’s questions

As we see our world becoming more divided and people segregated, the need for tolerant, diverse and inclusive schools is greater than ever. Yet you may, like me, be wondering if there are any truly inclusive schools out there – willing and able to provide a meaningful education for all? – Lucy Bartley

Richard Rieser talked to mother and daughter, Carly and Honey Jones, about their joint experience of autism.

“We have to provide an IQ score so that the CAMHS team can allocate their resources. They keep asking us….” (Principal Educational Psychologist – 2008- Unnamed UK Local Authority)

24 – 26 June 2016 was a weekend to remember. ‘Freedom Fighters’ from the UK and Ireland joined in the Freedom Fighters Festival in Amsterdam. The festival focused on raising the public conscience about the way disabled people continue to be denied their freedoms. In particular the freedom of people who do not use speech to use alternative ways to communicate in the world.

Q: I am a parent of two children. My 13 year old non-disabled son has passed the 11 plus exam and is attending the local school, which happens to be a grammar school. I would like my 10 year old daughter, who has learning difficulties, to attend the same school. We believe my daughter will […]

Academics from Edge Hill University share some of their research on what inclusion means