Inclusive education: concept and legal provisions

Inclusive education means all children — including children with disabilities, from marginalised groups, and with diverse needs — learn together in regular schools, with the support they need. It differs from earlier stages: special education separated children into special schools; integrated education placed them in regular schools but expected the child to adjust; inclusive education expects the school to adjust. Worked example: a blind pupil in a regular class with Braille books, a reader for examinations and a teacher trained in inclusive methods is in inclusive education; the same pupil placed in a regular class with no support is merely integrated in name.