Useful Links from outside Ireland
[updated May 2011]
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P scales describe the progress of pupils with special educational needs who are working towards level 1 of the national curriculum The P Scales, a means of assessing and recording the attainment levels of pupils with severe and complex needs developed by colleagues in the UK have recently been updated and made more generally available. This will be of interest to colleagues working with pupils with the more complex special educational needs. |
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International Association of Special Education The IASE is an organization of professionals who are dedicated to improving the quality of life and service delivery for all individuals identified as having special needs. Members include teachers, teacher trainers, professors, speech clinicians, psychologists, health care providers, social workers, counselors, family members and those associated with related disciplines. |
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Jomtien World Declaration on Education for All |
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United Nations Development Programme Millennium Development Goals Adopted by world leaders in the year 2000 and set to be achieved by 2015, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide concrete, numerical benchmarks for tackling extreme poverty in its many dimensions. |
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Enabling Education Network EENET is an inclusive education information-sharing network, open to everyone. We help a wide range of people to access information and we encourage critical thinking, innovation and conversations on issues of inclusion, equity and rights in education . |
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Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education The Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE) is an independent centre, set up in 1982, actively supporting inclusive education as a human right of every child. |
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The International Journal of Special Education The website for the International Journal of Special Education. Libraries and individuals are permitted to print out entire issues for educational purposes, available internationally and free of charge to everyone who is interested in special education or is a student of special education. |
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The UK Educational Evidence Portal This portal helps you find educational evidence from a range of reputable UK sources using a single search. It is designed for both professional and lay people interested in education and children's services |
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European Agency for Developments in Special Needs Education The European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education is an independent and self-governing organisation, established by our member countries to act as their platform for collaboration in the field of special needs education. |
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European Educational Research Association (EERA) EERA was founded to encourage collaboration amongst educational researchers in Europe, promote communication between educational researchers and international governmental organisations and to disseminate and highlight the findings of educational research. |
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National Association for Special Educational Needs (nasen) (UK) Nasen is the UK's leading association for special needs professionals, embracing all special and additional educational needs and disabilties. Their website gives plenty of information on their professional development courses and resources for members. |
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Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCoTENS) SCoTENS has been involved in supporting a wide range of research, conference and exchange projects since it was founded in 2003 |
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The British Educational Research Association (BERA) (UK) BERA's website provides it's members with details of news, events, and publications associated with educational research. It also provides visitors with an overview of the associations activities. |
