This research was conducted by the Department for Education (DfE) to explore the models, uses and perceived outcomes of in-school support units within mainstream schools in England. Ten mainstream secondary schools across England, including 12 members of school staff, were interviewed by DfE social researchers to understand the purpose, use and…

Over 1.6 million children and young people in England have an identified special educational need (SEN), representing 18.4% -- more than one in every six -- of all pupils currently in school. This report describes the lives of young people born in 1999/2000, who would have taken their GCSEs in the academic year 2014/15, and uses the SEN Code of…

This research considered how school-based Occupational Therapists have delivered support for students with Special Educational Needs in two educational settings in England. The study focused on examining both working practices and any influencing factors. In two schools in the South West and the South East of England, respectively. The method…

This paper presents the findings of the qualitative component of a combined methods research study that explores a range of individual and school factors that influence the uptake of chemistry and physics in post-compulsory study in England. The first phase involves using the National Pupil Database to provide a sampling frame to identify four…

This paper is concerned with the way we understand and investigate the relationship between human functioning and social setting. The central argument draws on the work of Bernstein and Vygotsky. A novel approach to the study of the mutual shaping of human action and institutional settings is developed and an empirical example of its application…

Across the world countries are advocating the education of children and young people with disabilities in mainstream schools. There is also increasing interest in developing effective coordination of the specialist services pupils with disabilities receive from different agencies. This is accompanied by growing recognition that such care…

This article is based upon an analysis of a questionnaire sent to 431 education welfare officers throughout local education authorities in England and Wales and follow-up interviews with 59 (13.7%) of the respondents. The questionnaire focused upon profiling the initial induction and continuing professional development needs of the staff. The…

A survey of 40 local education authorities (LEAs) in England found that the number of LEAs cutting special education support services provision has increased, funding for low incidence support services is being delegated despite policy recommendations that they be held centrally, and increasing numbers of LEAs are reducing provision in services…