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The Children Act: A Challenge for All
Author(s) -
Russell Philippa
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of special education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8578
pISSN - 0952-3383
DOI - 10.1111/bjsp.1991.18.3.115
Subject(s) - education act , special educational needs , child health , special needs , special education , political science , psychology , medical education , medicine , law , family medicine , psychiatry
The Children Act 1989 comes into force next month. Earlier, in the March 1990 issue of the journal, Philippa Russell, director of the Voluntary Council for Handicapped Children, summarised sections of the Act most relevant to children with special educational needs. In this article she looks more closely at issues to do with assessment, independent residential schools and child protection in the light of the guidance which the Department of Health is issuing on the Act.