Category Archives: Inclusion

Armenia aims for inclusive education for all children with disabilities by 2025

Posted on 11 June 2021 by GEM Report

In Armenia, historically, children with disabilities and special educational needs were often excluded from mainstream education. Negative attitudes towards disability, combined with feelings of shame, led large numbers of children to be sent to special boarding schools, particularly in rural areas. … Continue reading →

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Could this be the most inclusive school in the world?

Posted on 10 June 2021 by GEM Report

‘Every child is unique and their learning path differs. We’re all unique, including children. Some need more support and attention. This school provides it’, says Tiina Keskula, a parent of a child in Pärnu Kuninga Tänava Põhikool, Estonia. Out of … Continue reading →

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Breaking down institutionalisation for marginalised children in the Republic of Moldova

Posted on 9 June 2021 by GEM Report

In 2005, every day one child under the age of seven was abandoned in an institution in Moldova according to UNICEF. Disturbingly, nine out of ten of these children who were abandoned were not orphans but had living parents. Poverty and … Continue reading →

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Centuries of discrimination still run deep for Roma in Europe

Posted on 8 June 2021 by GEM Report

By Manos Antoninis, director Global Education Monitoring Report In the Roma settlement of Obiliq, on the outskirts of Pristina in Kosovo, people have little access to basic amenities like electricity and running water. Since the pandemic hit, schools have closed their … Continue reading →

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Despite progress, segregated education persists in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Posted on 7 June 2021 by GEM Report

English / Español Today, the regional edition of the GEM Report on inclusion and education in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia has been released in Russian, with an executive summary version produced in almost 30 regional … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Inclusion, Out-of-school children, Uncategorized | Tagged 2021 Eurasia, equality, Inclusion, inclusive education, target 4.1, target 4.7 | 1 Comment

SMILE: designing a participatory project to promote inclusive education in Nigeria

Posted on 28 May 2021 by GEM Report

By Liesbeth Roolvink, Global Technical Lead Education Systems, SightsaversGillian Mackay, Social Inclusion Monitoring, Evidence and Learning Manager, Sightsavers Disability inclusion has been a neglected, under-prioritised issue in international development. There is a lack of evidence around what works in practice … Continue reading →

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‘Don’t say gay’ is gaining traction yet again in the United States

Posted on 26 May 2021 by GEM Report

By Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring Report 2021 is set to “become the worst year for state legislative attacks against LGBTQ people in history,” said Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign in the United States. Our new … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Gender, Inclusion, Legislation, LGBT, LGBTI, sexuality education | Tagged Gender, LGBTI, sexuality education, target 4.7 | Leave a comment

LGBTI rights are human rights

Posted on 20 May 2021 by GEM Report

By Jennifer Moses, National Official (Equality and Training), NASUWT The NASUWT Teachers’ Union is fully committed to the belief that all students and teachers should be free to teach and learn in an inclusive environment that respects LGBTI* rights. We … Continue reading →

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“Nobody hears us” said a 17-year-old trans man about his experiences in school

Posted on 17 May 2021 by GEM Report

🔊 Listen to this blog Today on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia we have released a new policy paper, Don’t look away, jointly with The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer & Intersex Youth and Student Organisation … Continue reading →

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Children with disabilities can learn…and the pandemic should be no barrier!

Posted on 5 May 2021 by GEM Report

By Rita Crespo Fernandez, Humanity & Inclusion 🔊 Listen to this blog Khursaid, who lives in Nepal, is in the 4th grade. He can only see when using glasses and has been using them since he was two. During the … Continue reading →