Inclusive school is a term used to describe an educational institution that promotes a significant effort to encourage disabled students to successfully transition into society. In the past, the disabled were discriminated against and the majority was not able to receive an education. Inclusive education is about the education of all children in mainstream schools and classrooms and the recent drive toward inclusive education is about more than disability or ‘special educational needs’.

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  • Inclusive school is a term used to describe an educational institution that promotes a significant effort to encourage disabled students to successfully transition into society. In the past, the disabled were discriminated against and the majority was not able to receive an education. Inclusive education is about the education of all children in mainstream schools and classrooms and the recent drive toward inclusive education is about more than disability or ‘special educational needs’. It reflects changes in the social and political climate wherein a new approach characterizes thinking about difference. In recent debate about inclusion, a premium is placed upon full participation by all and respect for the rights of others. Discussion about the benefits of an inclusive society assumes that a society which can nurture, develop and use the skills, talents and strengths of all its members will enlarge its collective resources and ultimately is likely to be more at ease with itself. These changes in thinking are espoused in much recent discourse about education. Increasingly, this discourse emphasises learners’ rights as well as their needs, and stresses the importance of an education free from discrimination and segregation. LEGISLATION: The new anti-discriminatory climate has provided the basis for much change in policy and statute, nationally and internationally. Inclusion has been enshrined as segregation and discrimination have been rejected and outlawed. Articulations of the new developments in ways of thinking, in policy and in law include: • The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) which sets out children’s rights in respect of freedom from discrimination and in respect of the representation of their wishes and views. • The UNESCO Salamanca Statement (1994) which calls on all governments to give the highest priority to inclusive education.
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  • September 2009
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  • Inclusive school is a term used to describe an educational institution that promotes a significant effort to encourage disabled students to successfully transition into society. In the past, the disabled were discriminated against and the majority was not able to receive an education. Inclusive education is about the education of all children in mainstream schools and classrooms and the recent drive toward inclusive education is about more than disability or ‘special educational needs’.
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  • Inclusive school
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