Partnership Working to Support Special Educational Needs & Disabilities
- Rona Tutt - Consultant, writer, researcher and former President of NAHT
Supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in this context is more vital than ever, as more children are being diagnosed with additional needs, and those working with children are aware of the need to ensure every individual is given the maximum opportunity to develop to their full potential.
This book examines how partnership working affects those children with SEND by considering:
- the diversity of additional needs;
- specialist schools;
- partnership working with special schools;
- partnership working with groups of schools;
- schools and other services working together;
- children's centers;
- a wide range of other services for children, young people and families.
Filled with case studies of best practice from real schools, this book is a must-have for those looking at how to work together to achieve positive outcomes for all.
'It is a must-have for all those who wish to know more about how the education sector has and continues to change to meet the increasingly complex needs and challenges to help all children get the best education that’s relevant and right for them'
- Educate, Robert Keatley
'This should be compulsory reading for all who aspire to school leadership - it is written in clear, no nonsense English and is 100% accessible. Rona gives a clear overview, with case studies, of ways in which Education can be improved and made more accessible to children and young people with SEND. As an exercise in debunking fears and advocating progressive, development partnership working, the book is a pleasure to read. By bringing the work bang up to date, and even handedly dealing with all forms and types of school, Rona makes her book valuable to anyone in education' -
Andy Lister; Director, SENtral Consultants Ltd.
'This concise and practical book encourages professionals to reflect on how partnership working can enrich the lives of children and young people who have special educational needs and disabilities' -
Toby Salt, Deputy Chief Executive of the National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services and author of the Salt Review (into the supply of teachers for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties)
I ordered this thinking it would fulfil the person-centred planning component of my disability studies class. However, it was too focused on school settings. Nonetheless, the book is a very useful resource, though not for what I needed. In the end, I opted for an Inclusion Press publication on PCP.
for my course this will prove a useful support material for psychologists who are working with schools to enable better SEND and multi facetted practices
A useful text to help students to understand the agencies who work with children with SEN and disabilities.
Useful for practitioners working with children, families and other professionals involving additional learning needs.
incorporates partnership working which supports the sessions being delivered. Learners can relate to the content of this book, already working in childcare settings.
This is a very visual book with resources that can be photocopied. Questions for reflection and key points boxes allow students to take a critical exploration of their own practice.
This is a general text that may also be suitable for students studying for foundation degrees
As a Course Leader for the National Award SENCo, I am constantly on the look out for materials which are at once based provide a sound theorethical foundation while also enabling learners to access practical strategies. Rona Tutt's publication provides precisely this balance in Partnership Working to Support Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. The book relies on straightforward accessible language to deliver a message of inclusion through partnership. This message is supported with the use of school based case studies, which are engaging and instructive. This book has been recommended to all students on the course to address the current Module on Working in Partnership.
Chapter 3: 'Partnership working between groups of schools' was useful when discussing the ways in which schools are changing to meet the needs of communities. Students particularly engaged with sections about the role of special schools. Photocopy sheets were useful too.
