Sandy Row

Surviving the Special Educational Needs System

How to Be a 'Velvet Bulldozer'

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Row illustrates how the special educational needs system works and empowers parents to demand help for children with special needs. This practical book challenges the theoretical established literature on SEN, providing an accessible and effective resource for those needing advice on their rights to services and help for their children.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 160mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781843102625
• ISBN-10: 1843102625
• Artikelnr.: 21596787

Autorenporträt

Sandy Row lives with her husband and four adopted children, three of whom are autistic, and one of whom is dyslexic. They have placed their children in special needs colleges and schools and finally feel hopeful about their futures, following years of fighting for accurate diagnoses and accessing funding for help and placements.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments. Introduction: Why you need to read this book. 1. Starting
out: Don't be daunted. 2. So how do you know when your child has special
educational needs? 3. So what does a Statement of Special Educational Needs
look like? 4. The Final Statement. 5. So how do you go about getting a
Statement? 6. The tribunal, SENDIST and appealing. 7. Preparing for the
second tribunal. 8. Alice's story. 9. Alex's story. 10. Richard's story.
11. More of Richard's story. 12. Tribunal II: The Mummy's Revenge! 13.
Jack's story. 14. Frequently asked questions. 15. A bit about us. 16.
Special needs children who are officially adults. 17. And in conclusion.
Appendix: Useful contacts and other information. References. Index.