The British Government's strategy for SEN: Implications for the role and future development of special schools

Support for Learning

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 72-77

  Baker, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Policy; SEN; Special schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749116385     PISSN: 02682141     EISSN: 14679604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9604.2007.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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