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Educational opportunities for disabled children remain a vital contemporary issue in British social policy. This new edition of the milestone book Education, Disability and Social Policy outlines critical debates in education concerning the position and experiences of disabled children and young people within a contemporary policy context.
Incorporating new voices from leading thinkers, this second edition includes a fresh introduction and updates to key chapters, including whether the Children and Families Act (2014) resolved tensions between parents and local authorities over resources, and proposals for a whole-school, strengths-based approach to social, emotional and mental health difficulties. In addition, it includes a new discussion on the intersection of race and disability.
"This book seeks to identify and analyse a range of significant issues and questions concerning the position and experiences of disabled people in education and society generally. It highlights some of the complex, contentious and contradictory ideas and practices that are currently integral to the system of policy and provision within education and society generally. It contains a wealth of ideas, insights and questions and should be of interest to all those concerned with the well-being of all learners." Len Barton, Executive Director of IDRIS, Emeritus Professor of Inclusive Education, University of London.
Steve Haines is Director of Public Affairs at Impetus.
David Ruebain is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Culture, Equality and Inclusion and Professor of Law at the University of Sussex.
Foreword by Sam Freedman
Foreword by Dame Christine Lenehan
Foreword by Professor Tom Shakespeare
Introduction - David Ruebain and Steve Haines
1. Disability and education in historical perspective - Anne Borsay
2. Continuity and tensions between the SEND framework and disability rights legislation in recent legislative reforms - Brian Lamb
3. Multi-agency working and children and young people with disabilities: from ‘what works’ to ‘active becoming’ - Liz Todd and Jo Rose
4. Disabled students in higher education: what progress has been made over the last 30 years? - Sheila Riddell and Elisabet Weedon
5. Meeting the standard but failing the test: the case of children and young people with sensory impairments and access to assessments and qualifications - Caireen Sutherland and Martin McLean
6. Exploring the intersection of race and disability in English schools - Valentina Migliarini and Chelsea Stinson
7. The hidden world of within- school exclusion - Rob Webster
8. Social, emotional and mental health needs in educational settings: putting wellbeing into socio- relational context - Robin Banerjee
Conclusion - David Ruebain and Steve Haines