Inclusion is not an illusion. How to create a society with a place for everyone

"Have you worked with such children?"

"They shout, they interfere, the teacher can't cope!"

"Chaos in Schools".

Such comments about inclusion are now common rhetoric – and this is not indifference, but fatigue and confusion. People are exhausted from the uncertainty when inclusion is introduced formally, and teachers and parents are left face to face with difficulties.

Inclusion is not an order from above. It starts with understanding how the system of support for children with special educational needs (SEN) works and respecting the rights of each family.

When a teacher is alone, it is not inclusion

A class of 35 children, including two with SEN, is not the norm, but a systemic error. Inclusive classes should be smaller, and every child with SEN should be provided with support.

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