Key Message
Changing the role of specialist provision towards supporting inclusive education is closely related to ensuring the rights of all learners to high-quality inclusive education.
Key Principles – Supporting policy development and implementation for inclusive education
We learn best when we learn together.
Highlighting fundamental issues for education systems, the Key Principles series reflects the gradual shift in the Agency’s work over the past 25 years: a shift away from a narrow focus on learners’ special educational needs and special needs education as specific provision, towards extending and improving the quality of support for learning that is generally available to all learners.
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Activities
We carry out activities involving our extensive network in Agency member countries. We aim to provide member countries and stakeholders at the European level with evidence-based information and guidance on implementing inclusive education systems.
Read more about the activities Agency projects in detail in this section.
Country Information
The Agency has 31 member countries, covering 36 jurisdictions (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as Belgium’s French, Flemish and German communities are each represented separately). This section contains information about each of the member countries.
Publications
Access the Agency’s latest publications here. Publications are available in up to 25 Agency languages and can be freely downloaded.
Multimedia
This area contains Multimedia materials including key messages, Agency presentations and links to videos from the Agency YouTube channel.
European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education
This area presents quantitative and qualitative country information from the European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education (EASIE) in an accessible, interactive and easily comparable way.
Latest News from the Agency
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EASIE Cross-Country Report for the 2018/2019 school year available online
European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education (EASIE) data informs national and European-level… -
Updates on Agency work at bi-annual meeting of country representatives
The autumn 2022 bi-annual meeting of Agency country representatives took place in Sofia, Bulgaria,… -
Agency participation in Working Groups to develop the European Education Area
The Agency is taking part in the European Commission’s Working Groups that are contributing to the… -
World Children's Day 2022: Inclusion, for Every Child
UNICEF's World Children's Day falls on 20 November, and this year its theme is 'Inclusion, for… -
Addressing disparities in access to inclusive education in Italy, Portugal and Spain
A new activity within the European Commission’s Technical Support Instrument will aim to promote… -
European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education available for the 2019/2020 school year
New data tables and updated country background information for the 2019/2020 school year are now… -
Peer learning activity on blended learning in European Commission Working Group on Schools
The Agency took part in a peer learning activity examining policies to support blended learning,… -
Vacancy for an Activity Officer
The European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education currently has a vacancy for a part-… -
Promoting the voices of learners and their families in educational decision-making
The Agency’s Voices into Action activity aims to show effective ways to build better, more… -
Key findings for changing the role of specialist provision to support inclusive education
New Agency outputs help countries to assess and monitor the role of specialist provision and… -
Towards a shared vision of inclusion in education: webinar report
A report from the webinar on fostering stakeholder dialogue on legislation and policy, co-organised… -
eBulletin October 2022
This eBulletin presents new Agency publications examining inclusive digital education and how to… -
Call to action for countries to monitor progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4
The United Nations Transforming Education Summit has launched seven new Global Initiatives to… -
Agency examination of inclusive digital education
The Agency’s Inclusive Digital Education activity examines new priorities and demands in relation… -
UNESCO data estimates millions of children across the world are out of school
New data from UNESCO shows that an estimated 244 million children are out of school around the… -
Progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education – new report
A UNESCO report examines the targets countries have set to try to meet Sustainable Development Goal…
Featured Content
Changing Role of Specialist Provision in Supporting Inclusive Education: Final Synthesis Report
This report provides an overview of phases 1 and 2 of the Changing Role of Specialist Provision in Supporting Inclusive Education (CROSP) project.
Profile for Inclusive Teacher Professional Learning: Including all education professionals in teacher professional learning for inclusion
The Profile for Inclusive Teacher Professional Learning invites all education professionals and policy-makers to consider inclusive TPL competences.
Ensuring access to inclusive education for all to strengthen and build peaceful and democratic societies
The European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education is saddened by the current crisis in Ukraine which has caused tragic loss of life among civilians and the destruction of essential infrastructure in the country.
Inclusive Education in Action Online Resource Base: Open Call for Case Studies
UNESCO together with the Agency have developed an online resource and knowledge-base presenting information from across the globe on inclusive approaches to policy and practice, benefiting both policy-makers and practitioners.
Country Policy Review and Analysis
The goal of the Country Policy Review and Analysis (CPRA) work is to aid country reflection regarding the development of policy for inclusive education. It aims to act as a tool for stimulating discussion in the country concerned.