Education, Disability and Social Policy

Disability is an increasingly vital contemporary issue in British social policy especially in education. Education, disability and social policy brings together for the first time unique perspectives from leading thinkers including senior academics, opinion formers, policy makers and school leaders. Key issues covered include: law and international human rights frameworks; policy developments for schools and school leaders; educational inequalities for disabled children and young people and curriculum design and qualifications changes for children who are being failed by the current education system.The book is a milestone in social policy studies, of enduring interest to students, academics, policy makers, parents and campaigners alike.
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Education, Disability and Social Policy

Disability is an increasingly vital contemporary issue in British social policy especially in education. Education, disability and social policy brings together for the first time unique perspectives from leading thinkers including senior academics, opinion formers, policy makers and school leaders. Key issues covered include: law and international human rights frameworks; policy developments for schools and school leaders; educational inequalities for disabled children and young people and curriculum design and qualifications changes for children who are being failed by the current education system.The book is a milestone in social policy studies, of enduring interest to students, academics, policy makers, parents and campaigners alike.
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Education, Disability and Social Policy

Education, Disability and Social Policy

Education, Disability and Social Policy

Education, Disability and Social Policy

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Disability is an increasingly vital contemporary issue in British social policy especially in education. Education, disability and social policy brings together for the first time unique perspectives from leading thinkers including senior academics, opinion formers, policy makers and school leaders. Key issues covered include: law and international human rights frameworks; policy developments for schools and school leaders; educational inequalities for disabled children and young people and curriculum design and qualifications changes for children who are being failed by the current education system.The book is a milestone in social policy studies, of enduring interest to students, academics, policy makers, parents and campaigners alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781447369844
Publication date: 05/01/2025
Edition description: Second Edition
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author


Steve Haines, Save the Children and David Ruebain, CEO, Equality Challenge Unit.

Table of Contents


Introduction ~ David Ruebain and Steve Haines

Part one: Foundations
Education, disability and the law ~ Cherie Booth QC
Human rights and education: international perspectives ~ Judith Heumann
Children's voice and experiences "The School that I'd like" ~ Ann Lewis

Part two: Contexts, challenges and possibilities
How to lead inclusive schools ~ Nigel Utton
The local context: inter-agency collaboration ~ Peter Gray
Transition ~ Alan Dyson

Part three: The challenges for policy makers
Autism and education ~ Amanda Batten
Inclusive curricula, inclusive assessment: the challenge to knowledge and its measurement ~ Olga Miller, Rory Cobb and Paul Simpson
Widening participation in higher education ~ Sheila Riddell
Disability and the family ~ Philippa Russell
New perspectives ~ Anne Borsay

Part four: Conclusions
Conclusion ~ David Ruebain, Steve Haines and Len Barton

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