Inclusive Education in Action project

The IEA project is based on a unique collaboration between two key international organisations working in the field of inclusive education: UNESCO and the Agency. The project will draw upon the existing respective knowledge and expertise from the two organisations and their well-established international networks of policy makers and practitioners. 

The starting point for the project will be the UNESCO ‘Policy Guidelines on Inclusion in Education’ document, which considers in detail how the ‘policy cycle’ for inclusive education can be supported: Inclusive education systems and societies can only be realised if governments are aware of the nature of the problem and are committed to solving it.

The main output for the project will be a dedicated web portal providing all of the project information. An on-line examples database will be a practical tool to accompany the UNESCO Policy Guidelines document in supporting the development of countries’ inclusive education policy cycles. It will:

• Follow the 13 areas of policy concerns;
• Make use of already existing examples of policy and practice for inclusive education from European and non-European countries;
• Present these examples in an easily accessible way;
• Aim to act as a source of information and inspiration for educational policy makers in Europe and beyond in developing their policies for inclusive education.