ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at some issues concerned with special educational needs in the context of cross-curricular working. It takes a specific stance on special needs provision, one which is being progressively promoted by government and local authorities: inclusion. The text begins with a definition of inclusion. It sets out why inclusion is an important element in the education of all children and how achieving inclusion should affect the life of the school. It then moves on to consider the topic from a range of theoretical perspectives. In particular, the chapter draws a distinction between inclusion, on the one hand, and meeting special educational needs, on the other. From here, there is a look at some strategies that schools can adopt to make inclusion more of a reality. The relevance of working across the curriculum is considered as an integral part of this approach. The chapter ends with a case study of an ‘inclusive’ lesson, identifying how individual needs are met in the context of crosscurricular learning.
