Rethinking roles, rethinking concepts: Special needs teachers in mainstream schools

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Abstract
Readers will be aware that in last August's issue of this journal, Alan Dyson wrote, somewhat provocatively, about the future roles of special educational needs coordinators. This provoked many comments, including a response from Norman Butt and Gordon Malone in our last issue. The debate shows no sign of subsiding. Here Dyson elaborates and refines previous arguments. He goes to the heart of the matter, he asks special needs teachers to compare their present role with that of his model and he provides a step‐by‐step guide for this re‐examination. Those with developing roles are invited to contact him at the School of Education, St Thomas' Street, Newcastle‐upon‐Tyne NE1 7RU in order to share experience.