CYP Now - ANALYSIS: Inclusion - Short-changed by social inclusion?

Worcestershire council's plans to close a number of special schools in the area have caused an uproar. But is this an attempt to "minimise social exclusion" or, as some parents believe, merely a way for the council to save some cash? Ruth Smith reports.

Worcestershire parents are meeting this week to fight the closure of special schools in their county. One mother fears that special needs children are "being put out to rot" because they are not able enough to go to a mainstream school. But is the drive for inclusive education that bad?

Worcestershire County Council's consultation states that the education authority wants to help mainstream and special school colleagues "to work together to minimise social exclusion". A review of special school provision in the county was necessary because of the changing environment of special educational needs and the government's inclusion policy, which is leading to a fall in numbers at special schools.

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