Developing a Policy for Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Primary Schools

Authors

  • Maura Sharkey

Keywords:

Policy, SEN, Special Educational Needs, Mainstream, Primary School, Integration, Inclusion, Inclusive Education, Whole School Policy

Abstract

As the integration of pupils with special educational needs is now commonplace in Irish primary schools, many school staffs are rethinking and reformulating whole school policy on special educational needs in light of experience. What factors influence their deliberations? What in-school issues must be addressed to ensure that policy is relevant to the everyday life of the school?

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2000-11-11

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Sharkey, M. (2000). Developing a Policy for Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Primary Schools . REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 14(1), 12–20. Retrieved from https://reachjournal.ie/index.php/reach/article/view/191

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2000)

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