Mel Ainscow

TL;DR: In this article, the authors take the view that marginalisation, exclusion and underachievement take many forms and affect many different kinds of children, and a definition of inclusion should also touch upon issues of equity, participation, community, entitlement, compassion, respect for diversity and sustainability.

Abstract: The Index has been radically revised to build on ten years of use in the UK and in 40 other countries to strengthen what it did well and lead thinking about inclusive educational development for the next decade. This is the green edition, contributing to the UN decade of biodiversity, 2011 to 2020. It draws together interventions in education to do with, environmental sustainability, community building, global citizenship, health promotion, democracy, values, rights and non-violence. It elaborates a framework of values as the foundation for principled action to improve schools and communities. It provides a detailed outline of a rights and values based curriculum that reflects the experience and futures of children and can be made relevant to people’s lives in urban or rural areas in any part of the world. Its new subjects incorporate traditional school knowledge though it may most Previous edition translated and adapted for use in 40 countries

TL;DR: The authors argue that many of the barriers experienced by learners arise from existing ways of thinking and that strategies for developing inclusive practices have to involve interruptions to thinking in order to encourage an exploration of overlooked possibilities for moving practice forward.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare and contrast special needs approaches with school effectiveness strategies, and set out theories about inclusive schooling that arise out of a detailed scrutiny of practice, which will be welcomed by many practitioners.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that leadership practice is a crucial element in gearing education systems towards inclusive values and bringing about sustainable change, focusing in particular on the role of leadership in fostering inclusive cultures.