Supporting Inclusive Practice and Ensuring Opportunity is Equal for All

Gianna Knowles

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9781317201007
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

This third edition of Supporting Inclusive Practice builds on the successful format of the previous two editions, both in content and structure. It explores many aspects of inclusive practice relevant to those who work with children in schools and other educational settings, aiming to provide the most up-to-date theoretical knowledge and understanding in the field, and illustrating the theory with examples of good practice in the areas explored.

Many of the topics that have appeared in the previous editions, including supporting children for whom English is a second language, children on the autistic spectrum and children with neurodiversity conditions, also appear in this edition. The revised content of this third edition also covers recent and relevant changes in national policy and legislation, particularly, for example, around changes in equality and disability, same-sex parenting and transgender children and parenting policy and legislation. It explores the impact on aspects of inclusive practice legislation such as the Equality Act 2010, Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 and the Children and Families Act 2014. It also explores in detail the revised 2014 SEN Code of Practice and the introduction of the pupil premium in 2011, which provides support for the education of children from low income families or who may be children who are fostered or in care.

Throughout, the book is informed by the solution-focused social model of special educational needs and disability, and reflects current national policy that sees inclusive practice as fundamental to ensure equality of educational opportunity is achieved for all children.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Notes on contributors
• Introduction
• 1 What do we mean by inclusive practice?
• 2 Gender and inclusion
• 3 Working with lesbian, gay and bisexual children and families in schools
• 4 Including bilingual learners and children with English as an additional language
• 5 Supporting children who are highly able
• 6 What it means to have a disability or special educational need
• 7 Inclusion and neurodivergency
• 8 Supporting the inclusion of autistic children
• 9 Children who have suffered loss and grief, including bereavement
• 10 Looked after children, fostering and adoption
• 11 Supporting and including children from low income families
• Index