The report, The Disability Discrimination Act (1995): The practice ofschools and local education authorities in implementing their duties,looked at how well education authorities are implementing the Act.
Chief inspector Susan Lewis said: "Few local authorities have developedeffective partnerships between mainstream schools and special schools tosupport and develop the curriculum and teaching."
The report also found that a lack of flexible specialist transport isone of the main barriers to disabled pupils attending out-of-schoolactivities like breakfast and after-school clubs.
- www.estyn.gov.uk.
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