This book provides a clearly written, wide-ranging overview of current key issues and challenges arising from the implementation of more inclusive policies and provision in education in this country and internationally. The author sets policies for inclusive schools in the broader contexts of current policies which aim to reduce poverty and social exclusion, and the wider global background of the United Nations drive to promote ''Education for All''. The book draws a distinction between integration and inclusion and provides a critical analysis of the government''s Program of Action and the revised National Curriculum and their implications for schools, pupils and families.

This book provides a clearly written, wide-ranging overview of current key issues and challenges arising from the implementation of more inclusive policies and provision in education in this country and internationally. The author sets policies for inclusive schools in the broader contexts of current policies which aim to reduce poverty and social exclusion, and the wider global background of the United Nations drive to promote ''Education for All''. The book draws a distinction between integration and inclusion and provides a critical analysis of the government''s Program of Action and the revised National Curriculum and their implications for schools, pupils and families.

This book provides a clearly written, wide-ranging overview of current key issues and challenges arising from the implementation of more inclusive policies and provision in education in this country and internationally. The author sets policies for inclusive schools in the broader contexts of current policies which aim to reduce poverty and social exclusion, and the wider global background of the United Nations drive to promote ''Education for All''. The book draws a distinction between integration and inclusion and provides a critical analysis of the government''s Program of Action and the revised National Curriculum and their implications for schools, pupils and families.