Involving Pupils in Practice: Promoting Partnerships with Pupils with Special Educational Needs [Paperback]

1. Introduction; 2. The Practice  Pupils as partners; 3. The Practice  Teaching thinking skills; 4. The Practice  Promoting involvement in institutional development; 5. Evaluation and Implications; 6. Conclusions and Audit Check;First Published in 2000. Involving Pupils in Practice provides principles and practical examples of the ways in which pupils with a wide range of needs, including emotional and behavioural difficulties and learning difficulties, can become active participants in learning. The Essex special schools and units involved in the project that provided the basis for this book, demonstrate ways in which pupils can become effective managers of their own learning within a context of wider school improvement and developing inclusion. The schools provide feedback from teachers and pupils who report significant improvements in learning, confidence, self-esteem and motivation.Authored by Jelly, Mike; Fuller, Alan; Byers, RichardUS? Mike Jelly, Alan Fuller and Richard Byers