Special Needs in the Early Years

Partnership and Participation

Rebecca Crutchley, Rebecca Crutchley, Author

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781473948846
  9781473948839
• eBook ISBN:
  9781526418388
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Early Childhood Education

Fully up to date with the SEND Code of Practice this book explores all the key contemporary issues relevant to supporting children with special needs in an early years context. Combining theory with practice, it demonstrates how to ensure children's individual needs are at the heart of early years provision.

Key topics covered include:

• The history and current climate of SEN provision
• Working with Parents
• Models of special needs provision
• Leadership and inclusion
• Professional ethics
• Multi-agency working
• Early intervention
• International perspectives

This core textbook is an essential read for early years students at all levels, and early years practitioners who wish to gain a greater understanding of the core issues affecting special needs provision.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Illustration List
• Table List
• About the Editor and Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Glossary of Key Terms and Phrases
• Acronyms for Organisations
• Other Useful Organisations and Websites
• Introduction
• 1 Legislation and Policy Towards a Participatory Partnership
• 2 Working with Parents Principles of Engagement
• 3 Pupil and Parent Voice Contributions to Assessment and Planning
• 4 Models of SEN Provision The Inclusion Debate
• 5 Leadership and Inclusion Creating an Ethos, Culture and Provision
• 6 Professional Ethics Partnership and Collaboration in the Early Years
• 7 Early Intervention and Transition
• 8 CPD Opportunities for Staff Working with Children with SEND in the Early Years
• 9 Multi-agency Working Partnership and Collaboration
• References
• Index