Inclusive Education: Promoting the Rights of Young People with Severe/Complex Learning Difficulties
Keywords:
Inclusion, Inclusive Education, SPGLD, General Learning Difficulties, Severe and Profound General Learning Difficulties, Special Educational Needs, SEN, CurriculumAbstract
In Scotland, the concept of special educational needs has evolved to the point where the right of all learners to an appropriate curriculum is generally accepted by all. The journey from a medical/deficit model to a needs model has been difficult but enlightening.
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