Inclusion

He drew a circle that shut me out Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout He drew a circle that shut me out Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But Love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle that took him in! Outwitted by Edwin Markham (1936)

What does inclusion mean to us individually? A global movement to enable children with special educational needs and disabilities to be fully integrated into mainstream school A commitment to work with children in challenging circumstances A way of working with groups – characterised by ‘multiple ways of knowing’ A utopian ideal that can never be realised Add your own

Some issues within inclusion Inclusion in what? – Whose values, whose vision of society? How does inclusion affect the mainstream? Who owns the process – and the curriculum? Partners understanding of the term

More questions Separate or integrated? Targetted or open programmes? Prioritising - Now – Soon - When? Achieving high quality outcomes with limited technical ability The ethics of behavioural and societal change through the arts

And still more questions What are the progression routes What does inclusion cost - if we do it properly? Do we do it properly? Add your own questions