Achievement and Inclusion in Schools

There is an enduring and widespread perception amongst policy makers and practitioners that certain groups of children, in particular those who find learning difficult, have a detrimental effect on the achievement of other children.

Challenging this basic assumption, this award-winning book argues that high levels of inclusion can be entirely compatible with high levels of achievement and that combining the two is not only possible but essential if all children are to have the opportunity to participate fully in education.

This fully revised second edition is packed with vivid case studies that explore the benefits and tensions for children and schools, and sets out to answer the following questions:

• What is the nature of the relationship between the inclusion of some children and the achievement of all?

• Are there strategies which can raise the achievement of all children, whilst safeguarding the inclusion of others who are more vulnerable?

• What changes can a school make to ensure high levels of inclusion as well as high levels of achievement for all its children?

Achievement and Inclusion in Schools offers a fully up-to-date analysis of current issues in light of recent changes to education policy in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It provides practical guidance for practitioners and policy-makers, and will be of interest to anyone passionate about inclusive education.

Kristine Black-Hawkins is Lecturer in Inclusive and Special Education at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, England.

Professor Lani Florian is Bell Chair of Education the Moray House Institute of Education, University of Edinburgh.

Martyn Rouse is Professor of Social and Educational Inclusion and Director of the Inclusive Practice Project at the School of Education, University of Aberdeen, Scotland.