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27/08/2003
Teaching for special needs pupils is of 'good quality': report
Pupils with special medical needs are benefiting from improvements in the education services provided by Local Education Authorities, a new report published by the Office for Standards in Education today has claimed.
Today's new report, 'The Education of Pupils With Medical Needs', found a "good quality" of teaching and learning in the 12 Local Education Authorities (LEAs) included in the study, and reports that pupils were well behaved and had a positive attitude towards their work.
Ofsted inspectors also noted that government guidance introduced in 2001 has helped LEAs improve parts of the service offered to pupils with special medical needs, but found that "more work is needed" to ensure that pupils who are physically ill, injured or have mental health difficulties receive an appropriate education.
Chief Inspector of Schools, David Bell, said: "I am encouraged by today's report which shows that education provision for children with medial needs is improving. The report underlines the importance of the LEA role in helping pupils with medical needs progress with their studies wherever possible. I hope that the report, based on a small sample of LEAs, will help all LEAs put in place the necessary policies and procedures in order to achieve further improvement in this area."
The study, which was carried out between September 2002 and March 2003, found that: in over three quarters of lessons teaching was good and in one third it was very good. But around one quarter of LEAs failed to provide "adequate support for pupils" moving from home tuition and returning to school, and more than half of LEAs lacked sufficient monitoring of services. Also, all LEAs experienced difficulties in planning the allocation of funds due to the "unpredictable nature" of pupil need of services.
In order to improve education services for pupils with special medical needs, Ofsted made a number of recommendations which will be put to the LEAs.
(gmcg)
Today's new report, 'The Education of Pupils With Medical Needs', found a "good quality" of teaching and learning in the 12 Local Education Authorities (LEAs) included in the study, and reports that pupils were well behaved and had a positive attitude towards their work.
Ofsted inspectors also noted that government guidance introduced in 2001 has helped LEAs improve parts of the service offered to pupils with special medical needs, but found that "more work is needed" to ensure that pupils who are physically ill, injured or have mental health difficulties receive an appropriate education.
Chief Inspector of Schools, David Bell, said: "I am encouraged by today's report which shows that education provision for children with medial needs is improving. The report underlines the importance of the LEA role in helping pupils with medical needs progress with their studies wherever possible. I hope that the report, based on a small sample of LEAs, will help all LEAs put in place the necessary policies and procedures in order to achieve further improvement in this area."
The study, which was carried out between September 2002 and March 2003, found that: in over three quarters of lessons teaching was good and in one third it was very good. But around one quarter of LEAs failed to provide "adequate support for pupils" moving from home tuition and returning to school, and more than half of LEAs lacked sufficient monitoring of services. Also, all LEAs experienced difficulties in planning the allocation of funds due to the "unpredictable nature" of pupil need of services.
In order to improve education services for pupils with special medical needs, Ofsted made a number of recommendations which will be put to the LEAs.
(gmcg)
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