The DfE should support teachers and schools by developing special educational needs and disability-specific guidance, claims the report, Special or Unique - Young People's Attitudes to Disability by disability programme Drill.
Among the recommendations is also a call for a minimum inclusion standard for disability awareness in the personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education curriculum.
Ignorance of disability issues among schoolchildren, even those with special educational needs (SEN), is revealed in the report drawn from 11 focus groups with children aged 12 to 14, with and without special needs.
It found widespread frustration among pupils with SEN in both mainstream and special schools at the failure of teachers and school leaders to deal with bullying and to promote inclusive classroom environments.
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