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A Framework for Religious Education
Author(s) -
Brown Erica
Publication year - 1992
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/j.1467-8578.1992.tb01387.x
Subject(s) - special educational needs , national curriculum , curriculum , special needs , pedagogy , religious education , special education , sociology , education act , service (business) , psychology , psychiatry , economy , economics
Religious education is not compulsory for pupils in special schools and its curriculum content is not laid down in the National Curriculum but Erica Brown believes that the spiritual and religious development of all pupils with special educational needs must be encouraged. She is director of special educational needs, The National Society, Church House, Westminster, responsible for in‐service training for church schools in England and Wales, and editor of RESPECT, a bi‐annual journal for teachers of RE to pupils with special educational needs.