[SENco-forum] Re: SEN Criteria

Hear Hear Sharon. All of the org's I have been involved with (INCLUDING THE NUT) nut have  warned Govt. decades ago that moves towards "integration" and less reliance on seperate special schools would involve a long period of "double funding". But most substantial changes in structure for SEN have specifically ruled out any additional central Govt funding. Inclusion has been used as a covert method of ending / reducing specialist provision for SEN  CHILDREN, 
BRENDAN

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From: SEN at tringham.net
To: kngbrndn at aol.com; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Sent: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10.34AM
Subject: RE: [SENco-forum] Re: SEN Criteria

My LEA did just that.  It re-wrote its templates as 'criteria' and added the 
tiniest little caveat that said 'guidance only'.  But if the LEA fight every 
step the school takes outside of the 'criteria' the school soon not to rock the 
boat & keep in line .

With employers in ultimate control it can never be a balanced or fair system 
whatever policies are in place. Perhaps we could cut out the LEA for all but 
employment and building control.

Similarly  the government cannot have it both ways - inclusion without 
specialist external input or additional teacher training. I would like to meet 
the idiot that told them inclusion was going to be a cheaper option. 

Sharon Tringham

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