Warnock Committee
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The Warnock Committee was a British government inquiry chaired by philosopher Mary Warnock that produced a landmark 1978 report shaping modern special education policy in the UK.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Warnock Committee canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British government committee
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public inquiry ⓘ |
| aimedTo | replace categorical labels of handicap with the concept of special educational needs ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Department of Education and Science (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | Mary Warnock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairpersonOccupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| convenedBy | UK government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
disability policy
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education policy ⓘ special education ⓘ |
| focus |
education of children with special educational needs
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education of handicapped children and young people ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | landmark in development of special education policy in the UK ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Education Act 1981 (UK)
NERFINISHED
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modern UK special educational needs policy ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | special educational needs (SEN) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
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Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | foundation for subsequent SEN legislation in the UK ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mary Warnock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Warnock Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| output | Warnock Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recommended |
assessment-based approach to identifying special educational needs
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continuum of special educational provision ⓘ integration of many children with special needs into mainstream schools ⓘ statementing system for children with significant special educational needs ⓘ |
| reportPublicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| reportTitle | Special Educational Needs: Report of the Committee of Enquiry into the Education of Handicapped Children and Young People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportType | government white paper–style inquiry report ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates on inclusion in education
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historical analyses of UK special education ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
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