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Inclusive education is about acknowledging – and celebrating – diversity among students. It is therefore also about providing for students’ different needs in schools and in the classroom. A key question then is: how do we go about catering for these diListening to student voices - Anne-Marie Callus
Inclusive education is about acknowledging – and celebrating – diversity among students. It is therefore also about providing for students’ different needs in schools and in the classroom. A key question then is: how do we go about catering for these diverse needs? But there is a more fundamental question that, unfortunately, very often remains unasked: who is going to identify what each individual student’s needs are? The answer to that question is often taken for granted, with educators, allied health professionals and parents determining students’ individual educational needs. There is no doubt that the expertise of the different professionals and the experience of parents are extremely important. But leaving out the perspectives and voice of the students themselves means that an equally vital component of inclusive education goes missing. Unfortunately, this is the case with the National Inclusive Education Policy and Framework that were recently published for consultation. While these documents identify many of the key issues and challenges that need to be addressed for Malta to have a truly inclusive education system, and while they also propose valid actions for... Read more











