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This report from 2009 summarises the analysis conducted by the Agency, at the request of member country representatives, on the topic of special needs education and multicultural diversity.
It aimed to respond to three key questions:
On 11-12 March 2010 the Spanish Presidency of the European Union hosted the conference 'Inclusive Education: A way to promote social cohesion'. The aim of the conference was to develop knowledge and understanding of inclusive education as one of the main factors for social cohesion and inclusion.
The conference main conclusions are available in Spanish. Additional information and materials from the conference will be available from this website soon.
One of the main objectives of the Strategic Framework for the European Co-operation in Education and Training “ET 2020” is “Promoting equality, social cohesion and active citizenship”. The building of a society which is founded on social inclusion and on reducing poverty is one of the essential priorities of the EU linked to 2010 European Year against Poverty and Social Exclusion.
Project experts from 25 countries provided information about the situation in their country for the Multicultural Diversity and Special Needs Education project. The country reports have been prepared by the experts based on a questionnaire for this data collection purpose.
The reports are available as a Word file for download below.
Development of a set of indicators – for inclusive education in Europe presents the main findings of the Agency project on Indicators for Inclusive Education from 2008/2009. The project involved 23 European countries.
This paper uses information from observations, discussions and reflections during and after Phase 2 of the Assessment in Inclusive Settings project case study visits to identify 'meta issues' for implementing inclusive assessment.
This overview flyer summarises the aim and the contents of the Assessment in Inclusive Settings resource pack. The resource pack is a result of Phase 2 of the Assessment project, which ran from 2006 to 2008. It is made up of the following flyers:
This paper summarises the key issues that emerged during Phase 2 of the Agency project on Assessment in Inclusive Settings in applying the concept of Assessment for Learning to pupils with special educational needs.
Over 150 delegates representing 29 countries attended the ‘Assessment in Inclusive Settings’ conference, held in Limassol, Cyprus, on 23–24 October 2008. It was organised jointly by the Cypriot Ministry of Education and Culture and the Agency. The conference was the end point of Phase 2 of the Assessment in Inclusive Settings project, which examined assessment policy and practice that supports inclusion in mainstream settings.
The Agency's special needs education (SNE) data collection is a biennial exercise, with data provided by the Representatives of the Agency member countries. In all cases, this data is from official ministerial sources.
All data refers to pupils officially identified as having special educational needs (SEN), as defined in the country in question. All the data presented in this document has been collected in line with each country’s own legal definition of SEN. These definitions are also provided in the texts.