To find out more about inclusive education:
THE ALLIANCE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
The foremost national grass-roots organisation, led by disabled people and comprising of a coalition of organisations and individual teachers, parents, children and adult ‘survivors’ of special education, now with several regional groups.
www.allfie.org.uk
- Heading for Inclusion
A recent development within Allfie is Heading for Inclusion, a network of mainstream Head Teachers and senior school leaders who are committed to the principles of a fully Inclusive Education System. They are joining together to support and learn from each other, to develop their thinking and to start to take leadership in the inclusion agenda. If you are interested in joining this group please contact Nigel Utton, Chair at nigelutton@btinternet.com
- Inclusion Now
Allfie publishes ‘Inclusion Now’ a national magazine by and for the UK Inclusion Movement. Subscription now available.
Inclusion Now
PARENTS FOR INCLUSION
The leading national parents organisation offering support to parents of disabled children through Planning Positive Futures training courses for parents; the Welcome Project; school-based inclusion groups, and the Inclusion Pathway - individualised leadership training. They run a free national helpline for parents and others on 0800 652 3145
www.parentsforinclusion.org
DISABILITY EQUALITY IN EDUCATION
Provides high quality training and consultancy to schools, LEAs and others on the mechanics of inclusive education and their duties within the law including the Disability Discrimination Act. They also have an on-line shop of resources.
www.diseed.org.uk
INCLUSIVE SOLUTIONS
A small team of Educational Psychologists with much expertise in inclusive practice within mainstream schools offer training and consultancy on many controversial issues within the development of good inclusive practice, including children with challenging behaviour, and the inclusion of children with autism. They also have an on-line bookshop.
www.Inclusive-Solutions.com
THE 2020 CAMPAIGN
A UK network of people who are campaigning to bringing about an end to the practice of segregating children with ‘special educational needs’ into special schools by the year 2020, by replacing them with fully inclusive nurseries, schools and colleges with the resources and expertise to include all children who live in their locality.
http://2020campaign.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/index.jhtml
THE CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
Research and publications on all aspects of Inclusive Education including the Index for Inclusion: developing learning and participation in schools Revised 2002
The Index for Inclusion, written by Tony Booth and Mel Ainscow, is a major publication from CSIE to help guide schools through a process of inclusive school development. It encourages the widest scrutiny of school life and involves a self-review of a school's cultures, policies and practices. Through a deep exploration, barriers to learning and participation are identified, priorities for development are determined and plans are put into practice to help build supportive communities which foster high achievement for all students.
www.csie.org.uk
INTERNATIONAL INCLUSION PRESS AND THE MARSHA FOREST CENTRE
This is the website for workshops, training, publications, resources and much more from Jack Pearpoint and colleagues in Canada. It includes details of the annual Inclusion Summer School in Toronto.
www.Inclusion.com
HUMAN SCALE EDUCATION
This movement preceded any debate about inclusion as we know it, but it was ahead of its time. The principles and practice of HSE are very much part of the picture of educational change for which we are still fighting. They believe that children’s needs are best met and their potential most fully realised in human scale settings. Small classes, small schools and large schools re-structured into small learning communities enable teachers to know their students well. Positive relationships make possible a more holistic approach to learning – engaging head, hand and heart. Such an approach helps young people to understand their role in creating a fairer and more sustainable world. They have recently opened their first state funded, purpose built secondary school in Clacton upon sea, Essex, Bishops Park College. It is a model of inclusion.
www.hse.org.uk
Related campaigns and organisations:
NOT DEAD YET
A new campaign led by disabled people to challenge the ‘Assisted Dying’ Bill put forward by Lord Joffe on the 12th May 2006. For more information go to Not Dead Yet website:
http://www.livingwithdignity.info/ndy_home.html
THE 2020 CAMPAIGN
A UK network of people who are campaigning to bringing about an end to the practice of segregating children with ‘special educational needs’ into special schools by the year 2020, by replacing them with fully inclusive nurseries, schools and colleges with the resources and expertise to include all children who live in their locality.
http://2020campaign.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/index.jhtml
Ordering my books and articles:
"Let it Be Us and other Poems"
Available from Trafford Books
"Incurably Human"
Available from Inclusive Solutions
"Breaking of Relationships"
"Touch, our First Language"
Available from The Alliance for Inclusive Education