How to include pupils with complex support needs at school?

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How to include pupils with complex support needs at school?

A picture taken at Cleves Primary school, an inclusive primary school in the UK

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Every child has the right to education, and this includes children with disabilities. This is clearly stated in Article 24 of the United Nations Convention on the rights of Persons with Disabilities.

However, this right is often denied to children with intellectual disabilities, especially to children with complex support needs.

Inclusion Europe addresses this issue in its exploratory study Inclusion of pupils with complex support needs in mainstream schools (.pdf).

The study looks, amongst other things, at attitudes towards education for people with complex support needs, the legal situation in different European countries, as well as ways to make mainstream schools accessible for pupils with complex support needs.

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“How can we support children with complex support needs
to go to school?”

Every child has the right to get an education.

Children with disabilities have this right, too.

This is written in an important document,
the UN CRPD.

But many children with intellectual disabilities
are not allowed to go to school.

It is not easy for children to go to school
if they have complex support needs.

Some schools don’t allow them to come to class.

Inclusion Europe put together information about this topic.
You can find the information in a new report.
The report is not written in easy-to-read.

The report talks about children with complex support needs.

The report asks the question:
How can we make it possible for children with complex support needs
to go to school?

The report talks about many things:

  • how countries deal with
    children with complex support needs in schools;
  • the laws in European countries about children with complex support needs at school;
  • how we can make schools accessible
    for children with complex support needs.

Sue Swenson is the president of Inclusion International.

We did an interview with Sue Swenson.

In the interview,
Sue Swenson talks about why it is so important
that all children can learn together.

Children with disabilities should be able to learn alongside
children without disabilities.

If you want to read our interview with Sue Swenson,
click here.

Our work brings the voice of people with intellectual disabilities and their families where decisions about their future are made.

This has always been incredibly important. It is even more so with the Covid pandemic drastic impact on their rights and lives.

Being visible and vocal on issues directly affecting millions of people requires your support. 

Become Inclusion Europe supporter and help us keep doing our work.

 

 

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