1st Edition

Working with Parents as Partners in Special Educational Needs

By Eileen Gascoigne Copyright 1996

    First Published in 1996. This book forms part of a series that brings together wide-ranging contributions which: offer an assessment of what has been achieved; explore a number of problematic issues and experiences and illustrate developments that are beginning to take shape. It will appeal to those with a special interest in and commitment to home-school work in all its actual and potential facets. This book is intended to be read not only as a single exposition, but also as a practical guide to help professionals get the best out of their partnership with parents, to be referred to as teachers and others approach different aspects of special needs in different cases.

    Introduction; Chapter 1 Parental experience; Chapter 2 Parents as partners; Chapter 3 Partnership – a conceptual framework; Chapter 4 School SEN policies; Chapter 5 Stages One and Two – coping within school; Chapter 6 Stage Three – involving others; Chapter 7 Stage Four – statutory assessment; Chapter 8 The Statement; Chapter 9 Annual reviews; Chapter 10 Complaints and appeals;

    Biography

    Eileen Gascoigne