Gwent Reviews Its Needs
Gwent Education Authority systematically evaluates its policies, procedures, administration and the financial arrangements for young people with special educational needs. Julien Kramer, director of education, London Borough of Greenwich, until recently divisional director of education, School Support and Finance, Gwent, who has been working with service partners, the voluntary bodies and the district auditor, highlights strengths and weaknesses in service arrangements in Gwent and sets an agenda for change in anticipation of the requirements of the 1993 Education Act.
Restructuring Reform: choice and change in special education
Steve Rayner, Lecturer in Special Education in the School of Education at The University of Birmingham and formerly head of a residential school for pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties, argues for a proactive response to educational reform in the management of special education. The action of choice and change is perceived as not only necessary for institutional survival but also as an opportunity for educational renewal and a revised definition of special educational need.
THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION POLICY: WHERE DID THE 1981 ACT FIT IN?
The passage of legislation is just one point in the process of negotiation and bargaining which formed the will to legislate and continues throughout the period of policy implementation. Using the 1981 Education Act as a case study, this paper develops a conceptual framework which sees education legislation as a significant reference point, a statement of government intent, but implementation as a political process involving negotiation, bargaining and compromise between different sectors of government, between central and local government, between education, health and social services, between administrators and professionals, and with parents.