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The Big Debate-Inclusion This video focuses on a panel discussion, lead by Jonathon Dimbleby, on the future of inclusion in schools. Baroness Mary Warnock is introduced as the ‘original architect’ of inclusion policy and the debate opens with Jonathan Dimbleby describing her change of mind after 25 years of education policy that attempted to remove barriers experienced by for disabled children and learners experiencing...
Excerpt from cover of transitions research report This is a report on the first of five phases (called waves 1-5) of a longitudinal research study commissioned by the DfEE. It investigates the experiences, achievements and attitudes of young people with special educational needs during their transition from secondary education to early adult life. The aim of the study is to identify transition processes that are effective and where barriers are...
TDA Primary Undergraduate ITE SEN Materials This session is concerned with inclusive planning and assessment of the curriculum.
TDA Primary Undergraduate ITE SEN Materials This session is concerned with planning.
TDA Primary Undergraduate ITE SEN Materials This session is concerned with managing pupil groupings
Pedagogy and Practice Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools mini This is part of a series of study units produced by the DfES in 2004, offering opportunities for self-reflection and practical strategies to design and deliver effective inclusive lessons. The features of successful inclusion in teaching and learning and the principle of inclusion referring to a wide range of learners are clearly stated. This is a practical resource encouraging critical...
Education-line Mini The resource is symposium paper presented at the British Educational Research Association (BERA) Conference at the University of Manchester in 2004. The paper outlines the findings from a research study into the use of the Sherborne Developmental Movement (SDM) programme with Year 1 pupils. The results of the study suggest that the Sherborne Developmental Movement programme can indeed be...
Dyspraxia Mini Sugden and Chambers (2003) describe dyspraxia as a specific learning difficulty that affects children’s ability to co-ordinate sensory input and motor control. This glossary considers: a definition, the impact of dyspraxia, dyspraxia support and key resources.
In September 2004 the DfES launched a series of units to enhance teaching and learning in secondary schools. This unit entitled “Active Engagement Techniques” is number eleven in a series of sixteen, and provides information for teachers on how to get pupils more engaged in their learning.
Glossary Item Pedagogy The term pedagogy is defined by Watkins & Mortimore (1999:3) as ‘any conscious activity by one person designed to enhance the learning of another'.
DATA Logo Mini Louise T Davies has developed materials for SEN and D&T for the Design And Technology Association (DATA). Split into four parts, along with seven resource sheets, the resource provides an examples of practice in schools.
How a special and mainstream school work together creatively mini This Teachers TV programme looks at the working relationship between a mainstream primary school, St. John’s near Bath, with a nearby special school, Fosse Way, which caters for children with complex, severe and profound learning difficulties, and autism spectrum disorders. The programme looks in detail at the agreement between the two schools, and at the work of some of the Teaching Assistants...
# This is the second systematic review using the eppi protocol in a series that is focusing upon effective pedagogical approaches in use in mainstream classrooms with children with special educational needs, aged 7-14 years. This second review expands the focus of the previous year to investigate the nature of the interactions between teachers, support staff and pupils.
Evaluation of the Communications Aids Project mini This resource is an 'Evaluation of the Communication Aids Project (CAP)' carried out the Department of Human Communication Science, University College London in collaboration with the Centre of Health Economics, University of York, between July 2003 and April 2004.
decision making and provision within the framework SEN code of practice mini Following on from the SEN Code of Practice of 1994 this national research and review was commissioned by the Department of Education and Employment and was undertaken by the University of Newcastle. The research provides a full overview of the scene in 1999 and 2000 so has primarily a historic relevance but it also sets a clear context for current SEN decision making and provision.
TTV Anna's World Mini This Teachers TV programme focuses on a day in the school life of eight year old Anna, who has a severe visually impairment. Anna’s World is a personal perspective of her life in a mainstream Primary School. There are a range of contributions from a number of adults working with her including her parents.
ttv special schools a multi sensory approach mini In this video, set in the Royal School for the Deaf in Manchester, a teacher works with pupils with severe communication difficulties and multiple learning disorders. A multi-sensory approach is used to develop pupils’ communication. ‘Objects of Reference’, picture exchange and co-active signing are some of the strategies the teacher uses with her pupils. Meanwhile, in a science class, we see how...
using animation to develop literacy skills mini A Broadband Publicity Video Created with DfES funding.” A four minute video exploring the educational benefits of making animated films, particularly for pupils within an all age special school, including examples of their work and some indication of what is involved.
ttv a day in the life of a senco mini A video highlighting the SENCo’s role in the inclusion agenda as promoted through the ethos of this setting.
# An illustration of the teaching approaches suggested by Norwich and Lewis
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