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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.

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Source: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga (opens in a new tab/window)

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Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
https://vimeo.com/752789687

Bring your vision of equity and excellence to life

Bring your vision of equity and excellence to life

Driven by the conviction that everybody can achieve, leaders and teachers seek to overcome barriers to equity and excellence experienced by individual students at McAuley High School.
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Source: The equal of everybody – ERO (opens in a new tab/window)

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The equal of everybody – ERO
https://ero.govt.nz/our-research/the-equal-of-everybody

Support shifts in practice

Support shifts in practice

Inclusive frameworks such as UDL support teachers to make the shift from traditional models of education to approaches that value and are prepared for the variability all learners bring.

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

Supporting ākonga with additional learning needs is most effective when we work together. Build learning support in your community with inclusive practices and systems that set strong foundations for more tailored and individualised support.
Video hosted on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/652281443

Source: Ministry of Education, Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga (opens in a new tab/window)

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Ministry of Education, Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
https://vimeo.com/showcase/2950799/video/652281443

Adopt a framework

Adopt a framework

The inclusive practices in a school only evolve coherently by design. Universal Design for Learning is a framework that can help.
Video hosted on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/220717678

Source: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga (opens in a new tab/window)

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Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
https://vimeo.com/showcase/2950799

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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