Making of the Inclusive School

<p><em>Inclusion</em> is a buzzword of the 1990s. Politicians now stress their commitment to inclusion and social justice - not competition. For schools inclusion means accepting and educating all children irrespective of their difficulties.<br>The new inclusive mood is about including everyone in society's institutions. It has created a growing demand for schools to find effective ways of including and teaching all children - even those who at one time would have been sent to special schools.<br>The book combines a theoretical examination of inclusion and its rationale with the story of a group of schools in which teachers assistants and children have striven to make inclusion happen.<br>This new book<br>* explores the arguments for inclusive schools<br>* examines the international evidence about children's well-being and academic progress in inclusive schools<br>* describes how the pioneers have developed their practice for inclusion<br>* presents the findings of an in-depth 18 month study of a group of schools which have striven to make inclusion happen </p>