Inclusion And Send From School Wide Activity - 5014 Words

Inclusion and SEND To define SEND, one must first look at the term ‘inclusion’. Inclusion is the process through which a school adapts in order to respond to all pupils as individuals; which in turn enhances equality of opportunity. By doing this, there is less of a need to exclude pupils from school-wide activity. (Sebba and Sachdev 1997). This encompasses the need for a school to provide equal opportunities for children regardless of their age, race, gender, disability, religion, language or other attribute (Baker and Zigmond 1995). This principle is addressed in the Salamanca statement which states that schools should accommodate all children regardless of their physical, intellectual, social and emotional, linguistic, and other†¦show more content†¦A learning difficulty is then defined as a â€Å"significantly greater difficulty† in accessing the learning than the majority of their classmates. Learning difficulties range from medically diagnosed difficulties like dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia to social, behavioural and emotional disorders, as well as physical disabilities. With the grand spectrum along which a child is vulnerable to learning difficulties and therefore SEND, schools, teachers and local authorities are motivated to provide effective SEN provision and support for all the children who fall under this umbrella. SEND provision is essential in ensuring that all children have the same opportunities for progress and achievement despite their personal needs. It is here that SEND and inclusion therefore go hand in hand. Schools must be aware that, without this equality, ‘pupils can move from demoralisation to disruptive behaviour and truancy’ because they are made to feel like â€Å"failures† for having learning difficulties and/or disabilities (DfE 1997). It is also important to recognise that this support must be evident outside of academia. The Warnock Report states that provision needs to be integrated into the physical and social as well as educational activities of a school, enabling the child concerned to equally