Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education
supporting inclusion, challenging exclusion
contribution to inquiries 2004-07
September 2005
CSIE submits evidence to the UK Parliament's Inquiry into Special Educational Needs
CSIE has submitted its evidence to Parliament's Education and Skills Select Committee's Inquiry into Special Educational Needs. The evidence covers:
- inclusive education as a pressing human rights concern
- statistical evidence of variations between LEAs in effecting inclusive education and of poor overall progress towards inclusion
- positive developments in inclusive education
- the damage caused by segregating pupils into 'special' schools
- children and young people's views supporting inclusive education
- problems with the concept and definition of ‘special educational needs’
February 2004
CSIE sends comments to the Joint Parliamentary Committee considering the Draft Disability Discrimination Bill
While the Centre welcomes the important moves in the Draft Disability Discrimination Bill towards basic rights for disabled people which will enhance their life opportunities, it regrets that the discrimination inherent in separate special schooling for disabled pupils and perpetuated by them is not covered by the draft bill.
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