What restricts the participation and learning of all children and young people and what action can be taken?

UNICEF (2013) describes participation as: ‘an ongoing process of children’s expression and active involvement in decision-making at different levels in matters that concern them, requiring information-sharing and dialogue between children/adolescents and adults based on mutual respect, and requiring that full consideration of their views be given, taking into account the child’s age and maturity’. (Take Us Seriously, page 7)

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What does inclusive education mean to stakeholders in our national/local context?

This question links to all others in the resource as it is about developing conceptual clarity and a common vision to drive action towards greater inclusion. Shared principles are essential to inform the coherent development of policy and practice.

The inclusion agenda is about the right of all learners to a quality education. All education policy makers and educators need to take responsibility for all learners.

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Increasing Inclusive Capability

A Resource for Developing Collaborative Policy and Practice

Introduction

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External Audit Launched in Malta

On 4 February the Agency presented the External Audit Report for Malta, commissioned in November 2013 by the Maltese Minister for Education and Employment.

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Raising the Achievement of All Learners in Inclusive Education

The Raising the Achievement of All Learners in Inclusive Education project aims to provide evidence of effective practice in raising achievement and building the capacity of schools and communities to include and support all learners. This work builds on the previous Raising Achievement for all Learners (RA4AL) Agency project.

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First results from the International Conference

The Agency organised the International Conference on ‘Inclusive Education in Europe – key messages: putting theory into practice’, enabling an open debate on Inclusive Education. The event took Brussels in November 2013.

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ICT4I Country Pages

Below you will find the Country Resources on ICT for Inclusion for the countries listed.

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A new generation of Working Groups in the service of ET 2020 priorities

The Agency has become a member of a new generation of Working Groups to work within the Education and Training 2020 (ET 2020) strategic framework.

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Empowering Teachers

Materials available from a project undertaken by the Agency on behalf of UNESCO.

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Young people at the Agency’s third European Hearing

In 2011 the Agency hosted a European Hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels. Young people from across Europe, both with and without disabilities had the opportunity to express their views on inclusive education based on their own experiences.
The next Hearing will be held in 2015.

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