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Implementing the 2014 SEND Reforms in England: Perspectives from SENCOs
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Tysoe, Keith; Vincent, Kerry; Boulton, Helen – Support for Learning, 2021
This article is based on research conducted within two years of the 2014 SEND (special educational needs and disability) reforms being in force and reports on the experiences of five SENCOs (special educational needs coordinators) on implementing the reforms in London schools. The research was conducted primarily to inform professional practice…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Special Needs Students, Students with Disabilities
'Measuring a Plant Doesn't Help It to Grow': Teacher's Perspectives on the Standards Agenda in England
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Jopling, Michael; Williams-Brown, Zeta – Education 3-13, 2021
This paper reflects on the findings of two studies focused on teachers' perspectives on the standards agenda. The original study was carried out in 2010-2011 and published in 2015 in Education 3-13 [Brown, Z., and K. Manktelow. 2015. "'Perspectives on the Standards Agenda: Exploring the Agenda's Impact on Primary Teachers' Professional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Standards
Education, Health and Care Plans: What Do We Know so Far?
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Cochrane, Hannah; Soni, Anita – Support for Learning, 2020
The Children and Families Act, 2014 and the new Special Educational Needs and Disability SEND Code of Practice (DfE and DoH, 2014) has led to reforms in how children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities are supported in England. Now, five years on, research has begun to emerge exploring the implementation of the new…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Special Needs Students, Students with Disabilities
The Impact of Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH) for Children and Young People
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Wood, Henry; O'Farrell, Karen; Bjerk-Andersen, Caroline; Mullen, Cate; Kovshoff, Hanna – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2019
This small-scale research project investigated the impact of a person-centred planning (PCP) tool -- Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH) -- with children and young people (CYP) with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream settings. Semi-structured interviews were used to explore the perceived impact of the PATH…
Descriptors: Planning, Secondary School Students, Students with Disabilities, Males
Challenges in Planning Transition to Adulthood for Young People Who Have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: Professional and Managerial Perspectives
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Dunsmuir, Sandra; Cline, Tony; Crafter, Sarah; Lang, Jane – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2020
This study reviewed perceived changes to planning and management of transitions to adulthood for young people with special educational needs and disabilities in three local authorities in England, following implementation of the Children and Families Act (2014). Wenger's 'community of practice' theoretical framework was used to examine how groups…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Educational Planning, Special Needs Students, Students with Disabilities