Warnock 40 Years on: The Development of Special Educational Needs Since the Warnock Report and Implications for the Future

The report of the Warnock Committee ‘Special Educational Needs, published in 1978, provided the first comprehensive review of special educational needs (SEN) in England and the basis for subsequent legislation, from the Education Act 1981 to the recent Children and Families Act 2014. The Warnock Report has been highly influential with respect to the development of both national and local policy and practice for SEN, primarily in England but also...