The Department for Education has released new inclusion guidance, and understandably it has created a lot of discussion. Whenever something new appears, families worry about what it means for their children, and professionals want to understand how it fits with the duties they already work under.
The most important point to hold onto is this: guidance is not law. The legal protections for disabled children have not changed.
This blog brings together both a parent’s point of view and a professional’s point of view, because inclusion only works when both sides understand the landscape.
For Reference linked guidance reviewed: