Mallorca: 200 tackle barriers to inclusive education
Mallorca’s schools are looking for ways to make learning open to more children: around 200 people meet at the Hotel Melià Palma Marina in Palma, Mallorca, on Tuesday to discuss inclusive education. The Association of Parents of People with Intellectual Disabilities (Amadiba) has brought together school representatives, professionals, researchers and social organisations for its first two-day conference on the subject. The talks continue on Wednesday.
The aim is to spot what stops pupils from learning or taking part, review how schools work and develop changes together. On Tuesday, the discussion turns to special schools that act as reference and support centres (CRS), helping other schools create more inclusive classrooms.
Amadiba also shares the experience of its CCEE Quatre per Quatre. Its work centres on advising teaching teams, supporting them and passing on specialist knowledge.
On Wednesday, attention shifts to an educational access and universal design protocol proposed by IES Can Balo. The plan is to try it in a different educational setting. It starts with observing pupils, classrooms and the school, then identifying needs and barriers, putting improvements in place and assessing whether they work. Amadiba says cooperation between professionals and support for teachers will be key to bringing that work into everyday school practice.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com