Preventing School Failure: Examining the Potential of Inclusive Education Policies at System and Individual Levels

The Preventing School Failure (PSF) project highlights the link between school failure and inclusive policies. It particularly aims to examine the evidence to suggest that inclusive education policies have the potential to prevent school failure – both in relation to individuals and the overall system.

Swedish Minister of Education opens Agency Bi-annual Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden

On 21–23 May 2019, the Agency held its bi-annual meeting in Stockholm, at the kind invitation of the Swedish National Agency for Special Needs Education and Schools (SPSM).

The bi-annual meeting was attended by around 50 Agency country representatives from across Europe, who took part in meetings and information exchange sessions topics connected to inclusive education.

Agency Bi-annual Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden

On 21–23 May 2019, the Agency will hold its bi-annual meeting in Stockholm, at the kind invitation of the Swedish National Agency for Special Needs Education and Schools (SPSM).

The bi-annual meeting in Stockholm will be attended by around 50 Agency country representatives from across Europe. Attendees will take part in meetings and information exchange sessions on current developments and priority topics connected to inclusive education within the Agency and across their countries.

Country reports

Information on individual countries' approaches to Raising Achievement are now available online in the form of 22 individual country reports. These reports provide detailed information, collected via the project survey, on the specific legislation, policy and strategies for raising the achievement of all learners in inclusive settings. Many reports also provide practice examples.

Legislation Updates 2017

This document presents information on new legislation – laws and policies – for special needs and/or inclusive education that has been introduced in Agency member countries in recent years.

As far as possible, information on updates from countries concerns four main areas:

Inclusive Early Childhood Education: New Insights and Tools – Contributions from a European Study

Evidence shows that quality early childhood education (ECE) can significantly enhance the lifelong learning and future active citizenship of all children. This has made quality ECE provision a priority concern of policy-makers and international and European organisations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the European Commission.