SENCOs in secure settings_1990

SENCOs in secure settings
Following the Children Act 2004 custodial settings are now drawn into the mainstream of children’s legislation. It is intended that key outcomes for children in the community identified in Every Child Matters should also apply to custodial provision. According to the DfES SEN and Disability Update,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Youth Justice Board’s audit of the education provided for juvenile offenders in custody revealed high levels of SEN. The majority of trainees in custody have a long history of difficulties in school; experienced disrupted school and home lives; high level of input from a range of professionals with little effect; significant emotional needs; and many have been in care. Their needs must be identified promptly so that they can access the support they require to achieve,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], enter employment and avoid reoffending. In response,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a number of educational psychologists are being recruited to work in secure settings alongside the recently created roles of SENCO and learning support assistants.
The Court of Appeal pointed out that R and F's submission in the county court was of overt, conscious racism, and it was not prepared to find that there had been unconscious discrimination.The decisionThe Court of Appeal said that, unlike the ordinary civil claim where the judge decides, on the claimant's evidence only, whether the claimant has made out a case, in this case the judge had had the benefit of the whole of the evidence. Despite the school's failure to comply with the statutory requirements, the judge had been entitled to find on the basis of all the evidence that R and F had not proved racial discrimination.

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