(15 Jun 2015, 12:37 pm)Michael wrote I also hate that word to, can we stick to "Special Needs schools".
I've worked in Special needs schools before and they do lessons, one to one but they mostly play etc while the other children go out and do their one to ones or physico etc... although this was for children aged from 6 months to year 6.... obviously this will be different if its a older special needs school....
It's an awful word, hate it, along with other insulting terms that can be used to describe it.
Special needs in schools really depends on the extent of the needs of the person in question really. Some will need more support than others and others will need less support and will be able to learn more independently or with less support.