[senco-forum] ofsted press statement

Ofsted publishes report on inclusion
Thursday 13 July 2006 

_Inclusion: Does it matter where pupils are taught?_ 
(http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=pubs.summary&id=4235)   
found that effective provision was  distributed equally in the mainstream and 
special schools visited, although  there was more good and outstanding 
provision in resourced mainstream schools  than elsewhere.   Pupil Referral Units, 
by contrast, were the  least successful of all the settings assessed. 
The report found that pupils with the most  severe and complex needs can make 
excellent progress in all settings. High  quality and experienced teaching, 
combined with commitment from school leaders,  are the keys to success.  
Mainstream and special schools could benefit from  sharing expertise in teaching 
pupils with learning difficulties and  disabilities. 
Pupils in mainstream schools where support  from teaching assistants was the 
main type of provision were less likely to make  good academic progress than 
those who had access to specialist teaching in  schools. 
Statements of special educational need were  found to disadvantage pupils 
with behavioural, emotional and social  difficulties.  They were the least likely 
to receive effective support  and the most likely to receive it too  late.