A guide to independent and non-maintained schools & colleges of further education in Britain for pupils with Sensory, Physical, Learning, Social, Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, or Dyslexia. 

Now in its 21st edition, this established and well-received guide contains a comprehensive directory, updated annually, of independent and non-maintained schools and colleges in the UK which provide for children and young adults with sensory or physical impairment; learning difficulties; social, emotional and behavioural difficulties; and autistic spectrum disorders.

The guidebooks also features articles written by experts examine various aspects of providing education for those with learning difficulties, including:

A countdown to Paralympics 2012, The British Paralympic Association
Education is our focus,The Down's Syndrome Association
Statementing and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Trubunal, Katie Emsley, chartered legal executive
The sensory world of people with autism, The National Autistic Society
An appendix of up-to-date information on all maintained special schools in the UK

Editor: Jonathan Barnes