Building Back Better: 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities

The annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) aims to promote the inclusion and equal participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of society.

Exploring cross-sector collaboration for inclusive education

A peer-learning activity has looked at developing and monitoring collaboration at national, regional/local and school/classroom levels.

MIPIE project information flyer

MIPIE project information flyers available to download

Let’s make inclusion happen! Flagship conference in Poland

A flagship conference held as part of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union has explored inclusive education policy across Europe.

Decentralisation in Education Systems – Seminar Report

This paper builds on the various discussions held within the Thematic Seminar on Decentralisation in Education Systems, held in Reykjavík in October 2016.

Quality Assurance, Monitoring and Accountability: Collection and use of data in inclusive education

EASNIE’s Quality Assurance, Monitoring and Accountability (QAMA) activity aims to identify the essential elements of a framework that brings all aspects of an education system together. Data collection and use have a critical role in this framework, as Dr Verity Donnelly explains in this video.

Key points include:

• The reasons for data collection, emphasising the need for good data on learner outcomes and barriers facing learners
• Countries’ data commitments under European and international agreements, as well as EASNIE’s own data collection efforts through its European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education (EASIE) activity
• Monitoring and evaluation, highlighting the need for data on all learners
• The need for a strategic approach to data collection.

Dr Donnelly presents examples of data collection models at different levels and refers to UNESCO’s data quality checklist. The video concludes with examples of holistic data models that focus on learner assessment, teacher appraisal and stakeholder feedback.

To learn more, visit the QAMA activity web area.

For more information about the European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education, visit the EASIE web area.

The source for the UNESCO work cited in the video is as follows: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023. Data for Education: A Guide for Policymakers to Leverage Education Data. Montreal: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Inclusive Education: Take Action! Luxembourg Recommendations flyer

In October 2015, 72 young people had the opportunity to discuss how their schools and communities ensure inclusive education for them. This flyer summarises their recommendations.

Policies and Technology Supporting Inclusive Education

‘When all children, regardless of their differences, are educated together, everyone benefits,’ emphasised Mr Tibor Navracsics, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport. He was delivering the opening speech at the seminar on inclusive education for learners with disabilities, which took place in the European Parliament in Brussels on 16 November 2016.

Inclusive Education in Action case studies

The Inclusive Education in Action website presents a collection of important and interesting case studies and resources from different areas of the world. 

Examples of Raising Achievement - Videos Available Online

Videos from three learning communities shown at the ‘Raising the Achievement of All Learners in Inclusive Education’ International Conference are now available on the Agency YouTube channel.

2021 GEM Regional Report: Upcoming events

Two international events related to inclusive education are taking place in the coming weeks, connected to the GEM Report 2021 for Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

Thematic Country Cluster Activities: a new way of working

As part of its aim to be an active agent for change, the Agency has developed a new way of working to address its member countries’ priorities.

Effective strategies for resource allocation and use at school and regional levels: webinar

EASNIE has held a second webinar as part of the ‘Fostering Inclusive Quality Education in Finland and Ireland’ Technical Support Instrument project.

The importance of stakeholder dialogue in developing inclusive education systems

In an Agency and UNESCO joint webinar, participants overwhelmingly affirmed the importance of including stakeholder voices in inclusive policy development and implementation.

Mapping the Implementation of Policy for Inclusive Education project outcomes

The pressures on policy makers to demonstrate how policies are leading towards greater educational inclusion results in the need for the systematic collection of qualitative and quantitative information that answers key questions and can be used longitudinally by countries to map their own developments and comparatively across countries to compare relative developments.

Promoting Accessible Information for Lifelong Learning

Report summarising the findings of the Accessible Information for Lifelong Learning (i-access) project.

Northern Ireland Independent Review of Education: Online Policy Forum

An online Policy Forum took place on 22 March to examine the next steps and priorities for the education system in United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and its Independent Review of Education.

Celebrating 2017 as 'The Year of Adult Education in Europe' in Valencia, Spain

The European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) and its members are celebrating 2017 as the Year of Adult Education in Europe, with the theme ‘The Power and Joy of Learning’. 

Increasing Quality in Inclusive Classrooms

The one-day conference held in Austria considered inclusive developments that help to raise learners’ achievement, from international and national perspectives.

Embarking on the route towards quality inclusion in Malta

Malta’s National School Support Services organised a conference examining the implementation of Malta’s Inclusion Policy and Framework.