Parent partnership services for special educational needs : celebrations and challenges / edited by Sheila Wolfendale.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wolfendale, Sheila, 1939-

Series:

Home and school--a working alliance.

Home and school--a working alliance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special education--Parent participation--Great Britain.

Special education.

Special education--Parent participation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book gives a clear understanding of the growth and operation of special educational needs Parent Partnership Services (PPSs). The reader will find an explanation of the broader national and legal context of PPSs, followed by contributions written by Parent Partnership Coordinators and parent workers in various regions. They describe what they actually do, including their work with and support for parents and carers of children with special educational needs. The book includes information on the latest special needs and disability rights legislation; descriptions of innova

Contents:

Cover; Parent Partnership Services for Special Educational Needs; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; The contributors; Part 1 National Contexts and Developments in Parent Partnership Services; 1 An account of the genesis and growth of Parent Partnership Services; 2 Disability rights in education: challenges and opportunities in the SEN and Disability Act 2001; 3 The development of the National Parent Partnership Network; 4 Practitioners pioneering partnership: the development of napps; Part 2 Illustrations from Practice in Parent Partnership Services

5 Parent Partnership and school improvement: an Eastern Region perspective6 Parent Partnership in Walsall; 7 Parent Partnership Services in Islington: a strategic approach; 8 Joined up working: perspectives on the development of Parent Partnership Services in the South West of England; 9 Independence and empowerment: Independent Parental Support as an integral component of a support structure for parents in Essex; 10 Pioneering Parent Partnership Services in Wales: the SNAP Cymru experience; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 11, 2014).

ISBN:

1-134-14261-7

1-138-15023-1

1-315-06966-0

1-134-14254-4

9781315069661

OCLC:

897455164