Please I need help with this essay, its an analysis of documents relating to special educational needs.
QUESTION;
In 1994, the UK government endorsed the Salamanca Statement, which states;
“We believe and proclaim that.. those with special educational needs must have access to regular schools which should accommodate them within a child centred pedagogy capable of meeting these needs” (UNESCO, 1994, p. viii)
The most recent SEND Code of Practice states;
“Children and young people with SEN have different needs and can be educated effectively in a range of mainstream or special settings” (DfE and DoH, 2015, p17)
Consider the development of inclusive education through national policy, international treaties and theoretical perspectives, and consider how far the SEND Code of Practice represents a shift in priorities for the education of children and young people with SEND in England. Has the shift been towards or away from the idea of full inclusion for all children, in a system of education supposedly based on the social model of disability?
