Public Lecture - Presumption of Mainstreaming

Posted by Allan Wilson on the 3rd January, 2018

Professor Lani Florian, Bell Chair of Education, The University of Edinburgh, will be delivering a Public Lecture, entitled 'On the Presumption of Mainstreaming: Ideals and Reality' at 5 pm on Tuesday 16th January 2018.

The lecture will be given in the Godfrey Thomson Hall, Moray House School of Education, The University of Edinburgh, Holyrood Road Edinburgh EH8 8AQ and is free to attend, but you should register online, or contact Tabitha Casey, tabitha.casey@ed.ac.uk, 0131 651 6356.

There will be a reception immediately after the lecture.

Summary

Concerns about inconsistencies in how the presumption of mainstreaming in Scottish schools is being applied has prompted the Government to review its guidance on this topic. In support of the current public consultation* on the duty to provide education in a mainstream school, this public lecture considers the pros and cons of this policy and asks whether it still has a place in Scottish education.

The lecture is sponsored by Moray House School of Education and the Godfrey Thomson Trust.

[*The consultation is available online and closes on 9th February.]