Coulston and Smith, 2013
Inclusion = best practices and
shared values Providing
support needed for growth and
development
UNCRPD, 2006
Needs new thinking
about disabled
pupils Need to move
away from SEN
deficit model to an
empowering-rights
based view The idea
of SEN is evolving
(bring in historic
reference here!!)
Difference in Special need (ESOL)
Special educational need
(dyslexia)
is SEN a contested concept
Isaksson et al. 2010
Schools are arenas
for catagorisation
Terzi, 2005
Concept of sen is
theoretically difficult
to specify in
practice
Ofsted, 2004
Found wide
variations in what
was being
catagorised as
sen
Models of SEN
Tragedy or psycho-medical model
The tradition ideology through
western society has conceptualised
SEN
Medical Model
Governed by 3
essential elements:
Assess what symptoms
a child presents with
Diagnose and label the
condition or syndrome
Cure or treat the
condition or syndrome
Criticisms: Theoretically weak
Locates the causation but does
not give solutions
Social model: Vitally
important means of
overcoming the prejudicial
attitudes shown by society
This model is theoretically flawed
this model doesn’t address the idea
that disabled people cannot be
happy or enjoy an adequate life…
Rights based model
Recognises the existence
of structural discrimination
against disabled people in
society
On education - All children
should attend a mainstream
school based within the
community
Is it stigmatising or supporting of children’s learning and social needs