Demonstrate a commitment to inclusion
Build a learning environment that is welcoming and supportive of all ākonga and their whānau and community.
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Develop your vision
Develop your vision
Jo Grant talks about the school’s vision and how using the Universal Design for Learning framework helps them achieve equity for all learners.
Let values guide practices
Let values guide practices
Papatoetoe South School principal Caroline Chawke talks about how their whakataukī guides teachers, learners and whānau to think and act positively in every interaction that takes place in a school.
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Support shifts in practice
Support shifts in practice
Without a systematic way to interrupt current practice in the classroom the impact of these barriers is repeatedly faced by each generation without significant forward motion to break the cycle once and for all.
Bae, S., Ofiesh, N. S., Blackorby, J. (2018)
Source: A Commitment to Equity: The Design of the UDL Innovation Studio at the Schwab Learning Center [White paper], Stanford University.
Work together to deliver learning support
Work together to deliver learning support
Adopt a framework
Adopt a framework
Reflection questions
Reflection questions
Discuss the following questions with colleagues.
- How is our school inclusive and welcoming for all learners and their whānau?
- How are we developing a shared understanding about what inclusive education means?
- Do our policies, procedures, and local curriculum reflect the diversity of our community?
- How do we seek and value community input?
- How well do we collect, understand and report on inclusion, progress, and achievement of all learners at our school?
Source: Adapted from: Education for disabled learners in schools – ERO (opens in a new tab/window)
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- Demonstrate a commitment to inclusion
- Use inclusive language
- Have high expectations
- Partner with whānau
- Partner with external agencies
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Strategically resourcing for inclusive practicesShow suggestions for Strategically resourcing for inclusive practices
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