Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. The Legal Context Chapter 3. Roles and Responsibilities : Who does what? Chapter 4. Early Identification and Communication with Parents and Carers Chapter 5. Joint Planning for Children with Identified Needs Chapter 6. In-School Communication Chapter 7. Issues affecting Collaboration Appendices

About the Author

Sue Roffey is adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Western Sydney, Honorary Lecturer at University College, London and international educational consultant. She is also the Founder and Director of Wellbeing Australia. She has previously authored Helping with Behaviour in the Early Years: Promoting the positive and dealing with the difficult, School Behaviour and Families: Frameworks for working together and Young Children and Classroom Behaviour.

John Parry is Lecturer in Education (Early Years and Inclusion) at the Open University. He has many years' experience as a practitioner working in the early years sector, primarily as a teacher and co-ordinator of a Portage service. From 2003 until 2009 he was Chairperson of the National Portage Association in the UK.