The interconnected nature of all social categorisations – when considering the needs of all learners (Nadan and Korbin, 2018).
According to the OECD, ‘the extent and degree of intersectionality of different forms of diversity with SEN [special educational needs] are not only restricted to binary interrelations; rather, various forms can coexist and interact’ (Brussino, 2020, p. 20).
These forms of diversity can include, for example: ‘gender, remoteness, wealth, disability, ethnicity, language, migration, displacement, incarceration, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion and other beliefs and attitudes’ (UNESCO, 2020a, p. 4) or ‘national minorities and Indigenous peoples, and giftedness’ (Brussino, 2020, p. 63).