Building an Inclusive School for All (BAIFSA) Training
The 'Building an Inclusive School for All' training course offers a framework for the further development and promotion of inclusive education, as well as a hands-on experience in the planning of such an approach.
The courses programme will cover:
- The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- The Index for inclusion
- Universal Design for Learning
- Co-teaching
- A school visit
- Strategic planning and change management
- Opportunities for school assistance to support inclusion
How will the course be conducted?
Information and discovery sessions will alternate with discussion groups, peer group support and reflection sessions. The methods used will offer in the first place an individual learning pathway, supported by a reflection and learning portfolio. The course will be conducted in English.
Who can benefit from the course?
The course provides a safe learning environment for school headteachers, middle management, teachers and teaching assistants, educational guides and counsellors, inspectors and administrative staff willing to challenge their mind and to engage in a 5-day course to learn and discover with and from colleagues in an international setting how to move towards inclusive education. It also addresses external support people, including coordination staff of education and social support services.
Who are the course trainers?
The course is coordinated by the Member Forum on Education of EASPD and organised by a consortium of European organisations and universities involved in the development of inclusive education across Europe. The tutors will include Annemie Jennes (VSKO, Belgium), Marleen Clissen (VSKO, Belgium), Wolfgang Plaute (Pädagogische Hochschule Salzburg, Austria) and João Canossa Dias’s (ARCIL, Portugal).
Course Location:
University of Education Salzburg, Akademiestraße 23/25, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
Registrations:
Registrations are open now and the 30 places available will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Develop participants understanding of key theoretical frameworks, such as the Index for Inclusion and Universal Design for Learning and provide experience in how these can be applied practically.
• Promote the increased knowledge of Change management and provide the tools that can help participants to develop their own strategies
• Provide expert trainers from a consortium of European organisations and universities involved in the development of inclusive education across Europe.
• Enable participants to learn and discover with and from colleagues in an international setting, increasing the cultural awareness of participants and giving participants the opportunity to increase their organisations ability to form partnerships and collaborate at a European level.
• Provide participants with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience of inclusive education in practice.
- Understanding of key concepts including co-teaching and the potential role of support networks.
- Knowledge of change management principles and how to implement them.
- Understanding of different educational contexts in other European countries.
