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Inclusive education action plan launched |
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Wednesday, 30 January 2008 |
The Deans of Scottish universities involved in initial teacher education have agreed a joint action plan to make education more inclusive.
The action plan, agreed at a Dyslexia Summit hosted by the First
Minister and Sir Jackie Stewart in the Scottish Parliament, will see
the development of a Framework for Inclusion, setting out the skills,
abilities and values required for student teachers and teachers to
support pupils with additional support needs.
It also includes plans for the development of guidance relating to
specific issues such as dyslexia; the development of teaching materials
to support teacher training; a review of post-graduate opportunities
available to reflect the ideas agreed in the Framework for Inclusion;
and improved collaboration between universities.
Welcoming the universities' commitment, First Minister Alex Salmond
said: "Structured and supportive learning is vital to achieving our
individual and national ambitions. This government is determined to
deliver an education system that gives young people the confidence to
grow their ambitions and the skills to achieve them.
"National and international assessments tell us that our schools are
largely performing well. However, we know that there are situations
where the system does not serve individual pupils well, and we have a
duty to work together to do better.
"With more than 20,000 trainee teachers due to pass through Scottish
universities in the next five years, we have a golden opportunity to
make sure that they have the knowledge and the confidence to support
dyslexic pupils and those with other additional support needs."
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