An Inclusive Education Guide for Professionals
This document is key outcome for the project "Professional Partnerships for Inclusive Education", and its objective is to increase the understanding and confidence of professionals to support the transition from segregated education to inclusive education. This guide includes information and good practice from each partner country about the current barriers to inclusive education and solutions for overcoming these barriers. This information could be used to increase a wider understanding of the benefits of inclusion across all areas of society. The guide will also include information about the legal International and European frameworks which support inclusive education, such as the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the European Fundamental Rights Charter, the UNESCO Salamanca Declaration and how to use them.
This toolkit has been created by the six partners involved in the"Professional Partnerships for Inclusive Education" project, funded by Leonardo. The project partners are: Alliance for Inclusive Education (UK), APF-Association des Paralysés de France (France), UNAPEI (France) Associazione, DarVoce (Italy) Associata, RENINCO (Romania)and Sjalfsbjörg ISF (Iceland)
The Professional Partnerships for Inclusive Education project was set up to create opportunities for professionals to meet and work with disabled learners and families to have a better understanding of the practices of inclusive education in different countries; what the barriers are; and to identify solutions to make inclusive education a reality for ALL. It was also set up so that professionals would gain a greater understanding and broader experience of what is possible to develop inclusive education practice across all partner countries and beyond.
There are specific aims for each of the groups involved with the project. For
professionals the aim is:
To increase the understanding of professionals (education/ social care) about the role they must play in supporting young disabled adults to be properly involved in all decision-making about their lives and in particular their education - 'Nothing about us without us'.
