ABSTRACT
Any discussion of the management of present provision for meeting special educational needs must start by posing the question whether schools and teachers will be able to meet special needs within the spirit of the 1981 Education Act while meeting the demands made by the 1988 Education Act and its attendant reforms? What are the implications of recent changes for Local Education Authorities, primary, secondary and special schools? What are the questions which should be addressed at each of these levels if management is to be effective in coping with change?
