Working group 3

Component supporting development of teacher

competences and practices for inclusive education

Issues to be considered

• IE should be philosophy • Although some groups of pupils request special support ,

teachers need generic competencies• Teachers need to reflect on aims of education • Establishing inclusive school culture requires a mentality

that teachers need to work with pupils, parents, communities

• Key importance of values, mindsets, attitudes

Elements of the modules

• Cross-curricular approach as a long term objective (modules as project implementation modality)

• Needs to prepare teachers for managing diversity• Develop key competences (transversal, horizontal)• Making teachers aware of their own prejudices • Encourage reflections of broader roles of teachers in society • Cooperation with schools• Preparation of teachers for school curriculum development• Less theoretical knowledge, to equip teachers with practical

tools • Research components / continuous formative assessment of

the impact of the module

Criteria for selection of institutions to participate in the modules development

and implementation • Three modules: for pre/service, in/service and module

for teacher educators• Openness for cooperation with NGO providers

experienced in IE (in module development, implementation and assessment)

• Cooperation between in/service institutions and pre/service faculties to ensure continuing support for teachers

• Trainings should be in schools / moving from the universities to schools

• Modules itself should reflect inclusive approach (collaboration, respect for diversity…)

• Potential for sustainability

Inclusive teachers’ network

• Overview of in/service, exchange of existing programmers, study visits

• Examples of good practices • Dissemination through links on University websites,

Balkan association of…, subject teachers’ and other associations

• Tools for school (self) evaluation (Index for Inclusion and other tool developed in countries)

• Reflections of the purpose / why should we think about it…on web portal

Practical suggestions for project component 3

• Open call to institutions to participate in module development and implementation (based on above criteria and development plan)

• Prioritize institutions and NGO that have experience in IE, show sensitivity and initiative

• Organize seminars retreats to develop and continually evaluate program,

• Include teachers from the network in the module development, providing incentives to share experiences