Inclusive Education Theory and Policy: Moving from Special Educational Needs to Equity

This book explores the development of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) 'industry' within the English state education system and proposes ways to move beyond inclusion vs. exclusion and create true equity. It is written by two experts and is relevant across all career stages.

Format: Paperback / softback
Publication date: 29 June 2023
Publisher: Open University Press

This book, co-authored by long-time practitioners, brilliantly demonstrates that an inequitable, illiberal education system can be changed to become inclusive and equitable. With one part examining the system over the decades since the Warnock report, and a second part presenting policy and practice for a fairer system with an end to the SEND industry, it presents a state-maintained education system desperately in need of radical reform that can be renewed to serve all children and young people.

Professor Sally Tomlinson, Emeritus Professor of Goldsmiths at the University of London, UK, Honorary Fellow at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK, said, "This book is a wake-up call to us all to the 'liberation of our current system... it invit[es] active engagement in change through review and reflection... I would recommend this book to my teachers."

Dr Stella Scharinger, Primary School Executive Head Teacher, The Stour Academy Trust, UK, said, "This is an important and imaginative book written by two experts whose writing is always both clear and engaging. It is both theoretically sound but also very practical. It deals with extremely important issues and deserves a wide readership."

Professor Adrian Furnham, Professor of Psychology, Norwegian Business School, Norway, said, "Dr Sue Soan and Prof Jeremy J Monsen have written what is undoubtedly one of the most thought-provoking books on inclusive education of our time. They have captured perfectly the evolution of the education system in England to date, demonstrating how good intentions have too often failed to deliver good outcomes... No stone is left unturned by Sue and Jeremy. From teacher education and technology to teacher retention and the curriculum, excellent insights and ideas are provided in abundance."

ISBN-13: 9780335250394