A barrier-free future for every child

In December, the Swedish Agency for Participation hosted an online conference, titled ‘A barrier free future for every child’.

The conference took place under the Swedish Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers. It aimed to share ways to enable all learners’ participation in education and strengthen networks of experts and organisations representing learners with disabilities in Europe, with a particular focus on Ukraine and Nordic and Baltic countries.

Collaborative Action for Inclusive Education

The Collaborative Action for Inclusive Education (CAFIE) activity explores collaboration and cross-sector working at all system levels as a key factor in implementing inclusive education policy. It seeks to support EASNIE member countries to advance cross-sectoral work by providing them with a solid knowledge base, useful tools and examples, as well as networking opportunities and connections. By following a peer-learning methodology, it aims to enhance countries’ learning and increase their capacity to plan for and address complex problems related to the topic.

European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education

The European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education (EASIE) is EASNIE’s data collection activity. It provides clearly focused data that informs country policy priorities and the European Commission’s strategic objectives on inclusive education, and the implementation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, which requires countries to ensure inclusive and equitable education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education: 2021/2022 School Year Dataset Cross-Country Report

This European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education (EASIE) Cross-Country Report is a collation of the individual Country Reports focusing on the 2021/2022 school year.

The report provides 33 indicators relating to access to and placement in inclusive education or otherwise. These have been calculated using the available data from 33 participating Agency member countries and jurisdictions. The indicators are based on two areas of country data: