Organisation of Provision to Support Inclusive Education – Policy brief
Agency policy briefs are aimed at policy-makers. They provide concrete recommendations which may contribute to European Union and international policy initiatives.
20 Key Factors for Successful Vocational Education and Training
This document addresses policy-makers and practitioners. It has been drafted based on the findings of the Agency's Vocational Education and Training (VET) project.
The flyer below presents a list of 20 key factors identified in the course of the project in the majority of the practices analysed.
The 20 key factors that lead to successful VET results – with a clear link to employment opportunities – are:
Information and Communication Technology for Inclusion – Policy brief
Agency policy briefs are aimed at policy-makers. They provide concrete recommendations which may contribute to European Union and international policy initiatives.
This policy brief builds on the outcomes of the Agency's Information and Communication Technology for Inclusion (ICT4I) project (2012–2013), which examined the use of ICT to support the learning of learners with disabilities and special educational needs in inclusive settings within compulsory education.
Participation of Learners with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities in Vocational Education and Training – Policy brief
Agency policy briefs are aimed at policy-makers. They provide concrete recommendations which may contribute to European Union and international policy initiatives.
Five Key Messages for Inclusive Education
This document presents five relevant messages presented by the Agency and debated in groups during the International Conference on ‘Inclusive Education in Europe: Putting Theory into Practice’ in November 2013. Participants were invited to contribute to and debate these five key messages:
Thematic Key Words for Special Needs and Inclusive Education
This multilingual glossary is a collection of terms in 22 languages containing key words and expressions from Agency thematic and project work. The Agency prepared this fourth edition of the glossary in collaboration with the Agency Representative Board members, National Co-ordinators and thematic project experts.
A monolingual glossary (in English) containing definitions of key terms from Agency projects is also available.
International Conference: Reflections from Researchers
The International Conference on ‘Inclusive Education in Europe: Putting Theory into Practice’ (Brussels, November 2013) involved decision-makers, researchers, practitioners, people with disabilities and their families. The messages and statements provided by the stakeholders at this conference are available in the First Results from the International Conference report.
Country visits and seminars
Country visits
As part of the project questionnaire, countries provided examples of practice. Visits were undertaken in spring 2013 to five selected countries, to look at provision relating to particular project themes. The following reports are available on the project visits from:
Vocational Education and Training – Summary of Country Information
This document provides a brief synthesis of 28 country reports regarding policies and practices in the area of vocational education and training (VET) in the field of special needs and inclusive education. It is based on information and data collected through a questionnaire that country experts completed for the Agency project on Vocational Education and Training: Policy and Practice in the field of Special Needs Education (2010–2012).
Raising the Achievement of All Learners in Inclusive Education
The Raising the Achievement of All Learners in Inclusive Education project aims to provide evidence of effective practice in raising achievement and building the capacity of schools and communities to include and support all learners. This work builds on the previous Raising Achievement for all Learners (RA4AL) Agency project.