Published 15/07/2026
Inclusion Europe position paper about inclusive education (PDF, first published 2021)
Living in your own place. Having friends. Making your own choices. Being good at something. Belonging.
We all share these ambitions. For ourselves. For others.
Parents have them for their children. Teachers have them for their students.
School is where these ambitions begin to take shape. It is where children learn to know what we think is important. It is where children learn to do what prepares them for life and work. It is where children learn to play and to be with others.
School is where the future of our children starts.
“School is the manufactory of humanity.” (Comenius)
We need schools where all students are together. Because they learn to work and to be with one another. To understand and respect various personalities and attitudes. To look beyond “categories” and “backgrounds”.
We need schools that are about relationships, and skills for life and work. Because it is what students bring from school to their future. They learn to find answers and solutions to everyday problems. They find what they are good at and how they can contribute to others at work, and in the community.
We need schools where teachers have the time and skills to support the special ways of learning each child can have. Because one size does not fit all. It never did. A good teacher always finds ways to bring up the best in every student. Helps them to prepare for the future, and to realise their potential.
“Inclusion at school is good for my daughter because it teaches her social skills. She can cope in normal, fast environment and in contact with other people. She knows what kind of situations can come up, including the bad ones, and she learns to deal with them.” (mother from Slovakia)
Read the position paper:
Why we care about education (PDF)
Easy-to-read: Why we care about education (PDF)
🇨🇿 čeština: Proč nám záleží na vzdělání (PDF)
🇪🇸 español: Por qué nos importa la educación (PDF)
🇫🇷 français: Pourquoi l’éducation nous tient à cœur (PDF)
🇮🇹 italiano: Perchè ci interessa l’educazione (PDF)
Video introducing the position paper
Soufiane El Amrani (Inclusion Europe) and Thomas Dabeux (Inclusion asbl Belgium) introduce the position paper on education:https://www.youtube.com/embed/7LWR3tTM0vQ?si=j5lu2Jyke8fNuv7m
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