On 16 October 2015, the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted the Agency’s fourth Hearing, entitled ‘Inclusive Education – Take Action!’. Seventy-two young people from across Europe, both with and without special educational needs and/or disabilities, had the opportunity to discuss how their schools and communities ensure inclusive education for them.

This flyer below summarises the young people's recommendations expressed at the Hearing in Luxembourg, later presented to the European Ministers of Education for their consideration.

On 16 October 2015, the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted the Agency’s fourth Hearing, entitled ‘Inclusive Education – Take Action!’. Seventy-two young people from across Europe, both with and without special educational needs and/or disabilities, had the opportunity to discuss how their schools and communities ensure inclusive education for them.

This paper presents the Agency's position on the aspiration of all Agency member countries to develop more inclusive education systems. More specifically, it presents the essential features of inclusive education systems that will be used to guide the development and direction of Agency activities in the medium to long term.