An online Improvement Hub, launched by Scottish national body Education Scotland, is working to improve inclusive education practices for children and young people with additional support needs across the country.

Earlier this year, Education Scotland also launched milestones to support learners with complex additional support needs. The guidance available to download via the hub provides a set of milestones for literacy, English, numeracy and mathematics, with sections to specifically support these learners.

The French Ministry of Education will host European and international inclusive education experts at a two-day conference on 18–19 October at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in Paris. Participants will be welcomed by the Minister of Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer. Cor J.W. Meijer, Agency Director, will present an inventory of European and international research into inclusive education. Four round table discussions will examine the following developments aimed at improving inclusive education, now and in the future:

Key Actions for Raising Achievement: Guidance for teachers and school leaders is the final publication from the Agency’s Raising the Achievement of All Learners in Inclusive Education (RA) project. The guidance is now available online as an open-source document.

The Agency has continued to support the Education and Training 2020 (ET2020) strategic framework as a member of the Working Group Promoting Citizenship and the Common Values of Freedom, Tolerance and Non-discrimination through Education.

The Working Group (WG) aims to support Member States in identifying and implementing measures to pursue the national level objectives of the Paris Declaration through peer-learning and the exchange of good practices.

The Hellenic Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs’ Directorate for Special Education hosted a series of transnational meetings in Athens, from 6 to 8 June 2018. The events were organised in co-operation with the Agency, and focused on two featured Agency projects, including the findings of a new synthesis report.