Contrasting responses to diversity

Contrasting responses to diversity: school placement trends 2007-13 for all local authorities in England has been researched and written for CSIE by Dr Alison Black and Professor Brahm Norwich, of the University of Exeter. This is the latest in a long (since the 1980s) series of CSIE reports on school placement trends, i.e. the proportion of children placed in special schools or other separate settings by each local authority in England. It reveals huge variation among local authorities, which cannot be explained by the size of a local authority or its social or geographical characteristics. Such clear and detailed information will be of interest to parents, education professionals and campaigners alike. It can help people reach better informed decisions about individual children's school placements and formulate better informed evaluations of provision at local and national levels.

For anyone mostly interested in numbers, the table showing percentages by year and by local authority is available separately (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/percentage-of-0-19-year-olds-placed-in-special-settings-by-each-local-authority-in-england-2007-13-11363240).

Hard copies of this report are available from http://www.csie.org.uk/resources/current. CSIE is a charity that works for equality, not for profit, but relies on sales of resources for its income.