Inclusion north of the border_1901

Inclusion north of the border
However, a recent debate in the Scottish Parliament suggests that problems north of the border continue to mirror those discussed in Westminster.(2)A number of contributors to this debate expressed grave concerns about the status and closure of effective special schools, whilst others questioned the level of resourcing to support the implementation of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004. Despite concerns about whether this act will improve provision in Scotland,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Code of Practice makes particularly illuminating reading, and its proposal to introduce coordinated support plans with a scope extending beyond education provision,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], should be of interest to anyone involved in the development of integrated children’s services. Notes1. Supporting Children’s Learning: Code of Practice, Scottish Executive, 2005 can be ordered from Blackwell’s Bookshop (Edinburgh). ISBN 0-7559-4624.2. Scottish Parliament, Members’ Business Debate,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 3 November 2005
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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