Lewis, Jane;
Mooney, Ann;
Brady, Louca-Mai;
Gill, Chloe;
Henshall, Amanda;
Willmott, Natasha;
Owen, Charlie;
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(2010)
Special educational needs and disability : Understanding local variation in prevalence, service provision and support.
(Research report (Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families)
).
Department for Children, Schools and Families: London.
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Abstract
There is a growing recognition of the variation between local authorities in the proportions of children with SEN, the apparent composition of these groups, and the nature and quality of services provided to support them. Local area data collected on children with SEN, particularly the termly School Census and the annual SEN2 return by local authorities, show differences in the number of children with SEN, the nature of their recorded conditions and the Code of Practice level of support they are receiving. This variation was highlighted by the House of Commons Education and Skills Select Committee which commented on a ‘postcode lottery’ or a ‘lottery of provision’, and reports by the Audit Commission and Ofsted which also highlighted variation in provision and standards.
| Type: | Report |
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| Title: | Special educational needs and disability : Understanding local variation in prevalence, service provision and support |
| ISBN: | 9781847756442 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Refered to (in draft) by Lamb Inquiry (2009): see footnotes 13 and 99 (p52): 4.2 The Why the Difference? research attributes some local variation to the very nature of the local authority area: the size and structure of the authority and the nature of the population it serves. Variation is also attributable to aspects of local policy: the quality of strategic planning, way the authority works in partnership with other agencies and with parents. Local leadership is a key factor in the development and maintenance of a positive approach to meeting SEN. (52) |
| Keywords: | Special educational needs (SEN), Education |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10016023 |
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