Education for All Week 3 - The long road

Morton, Ann

Education for All Week 3 - The long road

MOOC

2018-06-01

Abstract

In this video, Ann Morton, principal of Pinelands North Primary school, reflects on the 20-year journey that the school has taken to mainstream inclusive practices into their teaching. She reflects that top-level leadership, while still experiencing difficulties and challenges, is more able to promote inclusive practices in their school than a single teacher would be on her own. She emphasises that inclusion can take place with very little money. She stresses that inclusive practices are not just for children with disabilities, but also benefit all children and the quality of overall teaching at the school. Inclusivity is therefore a comprehensive strategy that promotes student learning, teacher practice, and the inclusion of parents and community members who themselves may need additional accommodations to be involved in their children's learning. She also makes the point that inclusion is an ongoing process to accommodate different kinds of lived experiences and learning needs from a range of different communities and individual needs. She finishes by discussing the roles of community organisations and parents in providing additional care and support for all students in the school, such as through reading and writing support or supporting teachers in the classroom with educational games.

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