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Norwich, Brahm; Black, Alison – British Journal of Special Education, 2015
This article examines the pattern of placement of students with significant special educational needs at Statement and School Action Plus levels in English secondary schools, comparing sponsored and converter academies, maintained schools and the newly created free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges for 2013 and 2014. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Special Needs Students, Student Placement
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Bills, Andrew; Cook, Jenni; Giles, David – School Leadership & Management, 2015
Concerned about the phenomena of early school leaving in our region, we are two teachers who initiated and developed a new school from the "ground up" to re-engage young people disenfranchised with schooling back into formalised learning. Using critical action research methodology over a three and a half year developmental period, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Learner Engagement