Introducing Special Educational Needs: A Guide for Students Book

	Acknowledgements
	Glossary of terms
	A note for tutors and school mentors
	Introduction	1
1	Why this book?	1
2	What does this book do?	3
3	Ways of using this book	5
Pt. 1	Guiding Principles	7
4	Understanding SEN by learning from history	10
5	Understanding SEN by examining personal views and feelings	14
6	Understanding SEN by considering its current context	18
7	Understanding SEN by looking at your work in the classroom and the school	26
Pt. 2	The Code of Practice	33
8	Key features and implications	33
9	The role of the classroom teacher	41
10	The Special Educational Needs Coordinator	47
11	Contributing to Individual Education Plans (IEPs)	51
12	The school SEN policy	55
Pt. 3	Core Issues for Student Teachers	60
13	SEN and the curriculum	60
14	Pupil behaviour and SEN	66
15	Developing your inclusive thinking	73
16	Working with others	79
17	Relating to parents/carers	84
18	Controversial issues	88
Pt. 4	Developing Your Future Role	92
19	Planning for professional development	93
20	Looking to the future	97
	App. 1: Further reading	101
App. 2	SEN timeline	103
App. 3	The Warnock Report/1981 Education Act (Summary)	105
App. 4	The Code of Practice (1994): key features	106
App. 5	The Revised Code of Practice	108
App. 6(i)	Reflecting on your initial/subsequent school placements	111
App. 6(ii)	Guidance on easing your way into classroom life	114
App. 7	Examples of Individual Education Plans (Primary and Secondary)	116
App. 8	Example of a school's SEN policy	118
App. 9	Example of a SENCO's job description	124
App. 10	Assessing your approach to educational inclusion: two examples	126
App. 11(i)	Example of a Learning Support Assistant's job description	128
App. 11(ii)	Example of an adult helper briefing sheet	129
App. 12	SEN objectives and action plan for the induction period	130
App. 13	Tutors' and Mentors' OHP's	131
	Subject Index	145
	Author Index	148