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Author Blandford, Sonia

Title Achievement for all in international classrooms : improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities / Sonia Blandford
Published London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017

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Description 1 online resource
Series Europe's legacy in the modern world
Europe's legacy in the modern world.
Contents Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 An International Issue: Bringing Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Back into the Classroom; Chapter 1 The Achievement for All Framework; The Achievement for All programme in practice; Achievement for All framework: Four elements; The Achievement for All programme in practice; 3As principles -- Increasing aspiration and access leading to higher achievement; Summary; Chapter 2 Why the Approach to SEND in Schools across the World Needs to Change; Inclusive education
Leading inclusionLatvia: Developing education; Maximizing impact by developing Achievement, Access and Aspirations: A model for practice; Summary; Part 2 Beginning with Achievement for All in England and Wales; Chapter 3 England and Wales: Differing Contexts; SEND: The English context; SEND: The Welsh context; Achievement for All: England and Wales; Education for All; Summary; Chapter 4 The Achievement for All Programme; Element 1: Leadership; Element 2: Teaching and learning; Element 3: Parent and carer engagement: The structured conversation; Wider outcomes and opportunities
Achievement for All: Measuring impactSummary; Chapter 5 The Impact of Achievement for All in England and Wales; England: Overview; England: Impact on pupil aspirations; Wider outcomes and opportunities; Wales: Impact on leadership; Wales: Impact on teaching and learning; Wales: Impact on parent and carer engagement; Wales: Impact on wider outcomes (behaviour, attendance, well-being); England: Overview of findings; Wales: Overview of findings; Summary; Part 3 Why School Leadership Needs to Change; Chapter 6 The Lithuanian Context: Developing Leadership for SEND; The context of Lithuania
The emergent landscape of school leadership roles in LithuaniaShifting paradigms in the professional development of leaders; Time for leaders: Taking it forward; Summary; Chapter 7 Time for Leaders Project; Implementation; Leadership development within the project -- underpinning theoretical perspectives; Stage 1: The study of education consultancy services and supply of consultancy services in Lithuania and abroad; Impact; Longitudinal research; The synergy between leadership, consultancy and school models; Continued challenges; Final thoughts; Summary
Part 4 Why Improving Teaching and Learning Improves OutcomesChapter 8 The Teaching and Learning for All Project: Norwegian Context and Case Study 1 -- Lindeberg School; Setting the scene: The Norwegian education system; Special education in Norway; Lindeberg School context; Implementation; Impact; Extracurricular; Conclusions; Chapter 9 Teaching and Learning for All Project: Case Study 2 Høyenhall School and Project Recommendations; Høyenhall School context; Impact; Summary; Recommendations; Recommendations; Part 5 Why School Environments and Parental Engagement Need to Change
Summary "Examines Achievement for All's research projects in Lithuania, Norway, the USA, England and Wales, considering the changes to truly bring SEND into the classroom and improve achievement for all"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Special education -- Cross-cultural studies
Children with disabilities -- Education.
Organization & management of education.
Teaching of specific groups & persons with special educational needs.
Inclusive education -- mainstreaming.
EDUCATION -- Special Education -- General.
EDUCATION -- Leadership.
EDUCATION -- Professional Development.
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
Children with disabilities -- Education
Special education
Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies
Form Electronic book
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