ERIC Number: ED625056
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jan-19
Pages: 100
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Reaching out to All Learners: A Resource Pack for Supporting Inclusion and Equity in Education
UNESCO International Bureau of Education
The resource pack "Reaching Out to All Learners" focuses on what is arguably the greatest challenge facing education systems around the world, that of finding ways of including and ensuring the learning of all children in schools. Recently, teachers have faced further unprecedented challenges as they seek to find ways of ensuring quality education for all their students within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst the nature of these challenges varies depending on the location, a common concern is with those students who are known to be vulnerable to marginalization or exclusion, such as those from the poorest households, refugees and those in conflict situations, ethnic and linguistic minorities and indigenous backgrounds, and children with disabilities. It follows that efforts to ensure educational recovery after the pandemic must be based upon the principles of inclusion and equity. The "Reaching Out to All Learners" resource materials tackle the practicalities of addressing these challenges in schools and other education centres, including early years and further education provision. More specifically, the materials focus on three strategic questions: (1) How can schools be developed in order to respond positively to student diversity?; (2) How can classroom practices be developed that will ensure that lessons are inclusive?; and (3) How can practitioners engage families, partner schools and the wider community in their efforts to become inclusive and equitable? Whilst the resource pack can be read by individuals, it has been designed to encourage collaborative forms of professional learning. [This resource was written with contributions from Renato Opertti, Florence Migeon, and Mel Ainscow .]
Descriptors: Equal Education, Inclusion, Educational Resources, Minority Group Students, Low Income Students, Refugees, At Risk Students, Power Structure, Disadvantaged Youth, Students with Disabilities, Family School Relationship, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Educational Practices, Educational Development
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Publication Type: Guides - General
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Audience: Administrators; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: International Bureau of Education (IBE) (Switzerland)
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