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Special educational needs and disability:
towards inclusive schools examines the
extent to which the inclusion framework has had an impact
on the capacity of mainstream schools to cater effectively
for pupils with a wider range of special educational
needs. Referring to the press release accompanying this
publication:
‘The report found that more mainstream schools
than ever before see themselves as inclusive and are
keen to be identified as such. A minority of mainstream
schools meet special needs very well, and others are
becoming better at doing so.
However, the report found that the framework has had
little effect as yet on the proportion of pupils with
statements of SEN in mainstream schools, or on the range
of needs for which mainstream schools cater. There has
been an increase of 10% in the numbers of pupils placed
in independent special schools since 2001 and a 25%
increase in the numbers of pupils in pupil referral
units between 2001 and 2003.’
For further information on the OFSTED report (issued
12th October 2004), see http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.details&id=1621
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