Warnock Report on special education

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The Warnock Report on special education is a landmark 1978 UK policy document that reshaped provision for children with special educational needs by promoting inclusive education and replacing rigid categories of disability with a needs-based approach.

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instanceOf UK government report
education policy report
special education report
aimedAt improving provision for children with special educational needs
reforming special education system in the UK
chairpersonOfCommission Mary Warnock
commissionedBy UK government
country United Kingdom
criticizes categorical classification of disability in education
documentType policy report
emphasizes assessment of individual educational needs
continuum of special educational needs
focusesOn children with disabilities
educational provision
inclusive education
special educational needs
hasImpactOn rights of children with special educational needs in education
historicalSignificance landmark in development of inclusive education in the UK
influenced Education Act 1981 (UK)
UK special educational needs policy
jurisdiction England
Wales
language English
legacy foundation of modern UK SEN framework
namedAfter Mary Warnock
policyDomain education policy
social policy
promotes integration of children with special educational needs into mainstream schools
proposes needs-based approach to special educational needs
replacement of rigid categories of disability
publicationYear 1978
recommends better teacher training in special educational needs
greater collaboration between mainstream and special schools
systematic identification of special educational needs
relatedConcept inclusive education
mainstream schooling
special educational needs (SEN)
relatedLegislation Education Act 1981 (UK)
surface form: Education Act 1981 (United Kingdom)
sector school education
subjectArea disability policy
education
special education
targetGroup children
young people
timePeriod 1970s
typeOfChange policy reform

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Warnock knownFor Warnock Report on special education
subject surface form: Mary Warnock