Ware, H;
Singal, N;
Groce, N;
(2021)
The work lives of disabled teachers: revisiting inclusive education in English schools.
Disability and Society
10.1080/09687599.2020.1867074.
(In press).
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Abstract
Globally there is a focus on ensuring a more diverse teaching workforce ensuring representation across gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity. However, little attention is paid to ensuring the inclusion of disabled teachers. This paper examines the work lives of ten disabled teachers in schools across England. Their experiences suggest that whilst there is a strong discourse on inclusive education within English schools and policies this does not necessarily extend to disabled teachers themselves. Whilst the disabled teachers participating in this research demonstrated ways in which their presence disrupted normative notions of able-bodiedness in education and they actively created spaces for inclusive learning, the majority also reported facing significant discrimination and barriers whilst at work. Urgent change is needed to support disabled teachers to access effective training as well as the removal of barriers to enable disabled teachers to remain in the workforce and progress their careers.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The work lives of disabled teachers: revisiting inclusive education in English schools |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09687599.2020.1867074 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2020.1867074 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Social Sciences, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Rehabilitation, Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary, Social Sciences - Other Topics, Disabled teachers, England, inclusive education, mainstream schools |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10138498 |
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