ABSTRACT
The government have made commitments and Sir Keith Joseph announced that an expansion in In-Service for Computer Education and Special Needs was a priority on entering office. In order to qualify for special provision, these children have first to be labelled as having Special Needs. These informal and formal labelling processes deepen their sense of abnormality. These critics would argue that once perceived as having Special Needs, these children often progress to classes where no-one is thought capable of any worthwhile intellectual activity, let alone a job. Working with Special Needs groups can be more satisfying than with able-bodied, average and amenable children. If the Warnock Report has had little positive effect on employment prospects of pupils with Special Needs, this is scarcely surprising. Most of them enjoyed it and thought it shed light on their work with less able pupils in their subject area.
