A British therapy administrator comments on the role of speech therapists in providing services to children with special needs and bilingual children. The therapist's role on the interdisciplinary team is reviewed, particularly regarding the assessment implication of the Warnock Report and The 1981 Education Act. (CL)

This article offers the viewpoint of a local educational authority officer concerning the British Code of Practice (1994), which provides standards for the legal statement, review, and reassessment processes for students with special educational needs. Positive and negative implications, as well as the historical and administrative context, are…