The Management of Special Needs in Ordinary Schools by Nevill... - 9780415053952

Taylor & Francis

Aimed primarily at secondary school teachers who must provide for pupils with special needs, this volume explores such issues as managerial and curricular problems, in-service training, the use of new technology and the development of community links. > The management of special needs, especially those of students of secondary age, has received considerable attention in the past decade and, in the light of the new education legislation, will assume a new urgency. The Management of Special Needs in Ordinary Schools provides an overview of the issues facing teachers in secondary schools with pupils who have special needs. These issues include managerial and curricular problems, in-service training, the use of new technology and developing community links. The book also illustrates the changes in thinking and practice since the publication of the Warnock Report, Special Educational Needs (1978). The contributors range from teacher to chief education officer, and include headteachers,t