Square Pegs
Essays on Managing Learner Inclusion
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Why would the parent who was branded as a secondary modern failure 20 years ago want to engage, on behalf of their child, with the same secondary school (now a comprehensive) that failed to show empathy towards their needs? This is not to blame the school or the staff who work tirelessly to meet the targets set, but those very targets that they have all slaved to achieve have actually left a significant sector of our society with the only option available to them i.e. withdraw or ‘truant’.
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About the Book
‘Square Pegs’ looks (in the form of essays) at every area of learner inclusion from community engagement and multi-agency working, through to emotional health, truancy and the risks of visiting families in their homes. I have tried to write the book in a style that will make easy but informative reading for the ‘learning professional’ and the ‘caring parent’.
About the Author
My book shares the experience of nearly thirty years of working in the social inclusion and learner inclusion arena across England. I have worked at every level from Field Caseworker to Government National School Attendance Consultant. My first degree was in Applied Sociology followed by postgraduate studies in Child Psychology, Strategic Management and Preventative Mental Health. In those thirty years I have never met a parent who didn’t want their child to succeed, although I have met many who were not sure of how to go about making it happen.