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Integration in Education – the Way Forward (1985)

A report of the CSIE day conference where the strongest call was for special education to be made part of the mainstream system. Speakers called for a new perspective on special education and gave examples of how children previously excluded from ordinary schools, were included. Includes a section on Kirsty Arrondelle’s education. ISBN: 0 946828 10 5

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Integration in Practice – 1, 2, 3 (1986)

These three integration examples have been written in an easily readable style designed to give basic facts as well as the atmosphere of each school. They are: Northumberland Park Comprehensive School which integrates students with physical disabilities; the all age inclusion of blind pupils at primary and comprehensive schools in Wolverhampton; and the pioneering Charnwood integrated nursery in Stockport, Cheshire. ISBN: 0 946828 11 3

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Kirsty – the Struggle for a Place in an Ordinary School (1983)

This factsheet describes the successful battle fought by parents of five year old Kirsty Arondelle who has Down's syndrome, to have her educated in an ordinary infant school.

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LEA inclusion trends: English LEAs 1997-2001 (2002)

This statistical report gives up-to-date league tables of all the highest and lowest segregating LEAs across England in 2001. Written for CSIE from Government data by Prof Brahm Norwich, University of Exeter.

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Learning about the Index in use. A study of the use of the Index for inclusion in schools and LEAs in England (2005)

This report, written by Sharon Rustemier and Tony Booth, examines the many different ways the CSIE Index for Inclusion has been used by Primary and Secondary schools and by LEAs in England. Using examples and case studies, the report illustrates the positive impact the Index can have on the inclusive development of school cultures, policies and practices. RRP: £16.00 ISBN: 1 872001 53 X

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Learning supporters and inclusion – next steps forward (Conference Report 2001)

Report of CSIE’s 2001 national conferences in London and Manchester which aimed to provide a platform for learning supporters to express their views. The report focuses on supporters' recommendations for developing their work. Priorities for change include: pay, conditions, working with teachers, working with pupils with high level support needs, training and qualifications. Download PDF

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Learning supporters and inclusion (2001)

This report by Linda Shaw, Co-Director CSIE, focuses on the work of learning supporters and additional adults in the mainstream classroom and covers roles, rewards, concerns and challenges from their perspective. It also sets an agenda for discussion and development. RRP: £5.00 ISBN: 1 872001 87 4

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Like Other Children (1987)

This illustrated report tells the story up to 1987 of Kirsty Arrondelle who has been successfully educated in mainstream schools. Kirsty has Down's syndrome and her education is a tribute to the partnership between her parents, the LEAs and the primary school headteachers and teachers involved in her placements. ISBN: 0 946828 13 X

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Mainstreaming In Massachusetts (1986)

14 year old students in this part of America have more legal rights than any parent in the UK; this report sets out the federal and state legal framework supporting inclusion of disabled pupils in ordinary schools and describes good practice as well as union and LEA views. ISBN: 0 946828 09 1

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Poster on Article 24 (2007)

Information leaflet on Article 24 (Education) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) which emphasizes disabled children's rights to an inclusive education. The leaflet also offers information on the Convention's relevance to UK schools, relevant UK legislation and guidance, and a range of useful resources. The leaflet opens up to an A2-sized poster designed to be displayed in schools. Download PDF

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