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.
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.
