Intially in Jamaica  the idea of Inclusion in education mainly involves placing students with disabilities in schools with students without disabilities. This was the general patttern throughout the island.This was a problem for many parents who opted to keep their special needs children at home as they felt that schools were not catering to the needs of their children and to add to that their children were expose to ridiculing and bullyism. Later on  special schools for special needs students were started under the assistance of organizations such as Salvation Army Hope Experimental, Mustard Seed , Phonenix Academy etc. This was  believed to be a better answer to inclusion. 

In recent years however the focus shifted once again to highlight that all children must be given equal opportunities regardless of disabilities , social backgrounds etc This was posited towards inclusive education as well as to adher to the universal rights of the child to education. 

Jamaica  government officials like many  other countries of the world committed to promote and support learner-centred education  for all by putting in policies to improve access and equity.  However, not much has been done to implement them moreso to maintain their worth.

Our  country's Vision 20/30 plans for our people which  include education, outlines plans for inclusive education but nothing as been done seriously to educate the general population and train teachers to the approaches for Learner- centred  inclusive education. Educators have attended many lectures, talked but  no real practice has taken place. No institutional policies to lead to implementation

Recently,  several principals were given training in Child-Friendly Schools by the Ministry of Ecucation in collaboration with UNICEF and those prinipals were considered ambassadors  to help train other principals to create inclusive schools. A great step but much more is needed to fully implement  Learner Centred Education to address an inclusive education for all.