The Code of Practice: boon or burden?

<jats:p>Garry Hornby, Senior Lecturer in Special Education, University of Hull, focuses on the positive and negative aspects of the <jats:italic>Code of Practice</jats:italic> which are beginning to emerge as schools attempt to implement its requirements. he considers positive aspects of the Code and suggests that some major challenges need to be addressed in order to bring about the intended improvements in provision for children with SEN.</jats:p>