Review of Special Education 2010: Discussion document

In this section

Foreword

Foreword to the Review of Special Education 2010 discussion document from the Associate Minister for Education

Executive summary

This review is about ensuring that our education system is responsive to, and effective in, providing for those students with the greatest needs for support to learn

Seeking feedback on critical issues

We are seeking feedback from the wide range of people that have a view of the special education sector

How to have your say

There are a number of ways to provide feedback on the Review of Special Education

01. Introduction

This document proposes a vision for how special education services and support could work in the future and seeks your feedback on ways to achieve it

02. Successful schools

Many schools are already very successful at meeting the full range of student needs, but some schools struggle to succeed in educating all students, especially those with special education needs

03. A network of successful schools

At present, students with special education needs have the right to be enrolled in their local regular school or, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, in a special school

04. Transitions

Times of transition are times of vulnerability for students with special education needs and their families

05. Agencies working better together

Students with special education needs and their families and whānau often have contact with multiple agencies

06. Funding and resources for students

Students with special education needs and their schools receive services and resources over and above those provided for every student to learn

07. High quality services

The best way to improve services and to improve value for money within current funding is to focus on the volume and quality of services that are already provided

08. Being accountable

Accountability is about everyone knowing what is involved in providing special education services and support

09. In closing

You are welcome to answer all, or just some of the questions in this document but there is one final question we encourage you to answer if you only answer one

Appendices

glossary of terms used throughout this document, information about special education programmes and who delivers services, criteria to access the Ongoing and Reviewable Resourcing Schemes (ORRS), and endnotes