DfEE Green Paper (22/10/1997 - Policies for excellence, Summary

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1. Policies for excellence

Our policies for raising standards are for all children, including those with special educational needs (SEN). Early identification of difficulties and appropriate intervention will give children with SEN the best possible start to their school lives. Our initiatives for improving literacy and numerary, introducing target setting for schools and opening up new technologies will help children with SEN reach their full potential.

SUMMARY

By 2002...

The policies set out in Excellence in schools for raising standards, particularly in the early years, will be beginning to reduce the number of children who need long-term special educational provision.
There will be stronger and more consistent arrangements in place across the country for the early identification of SEN.
Schools and parents will have higher expectations of the standards children with SEN can attain.
Target setting, in both mainstream and special schools, will take explicit account of the scope for improving the achievements of children with special educational needs.
New Entry Level awards will be available for pupils for whom GNVQs or GCSEs at 16 are not appropriate.
There will be more effective and widespread use of Information and Communications Technology to support the education of children with SEN, in both mainstream and special schools.

31/08/2000