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Kris Stutchbury Post 1

• 1 April 2021, 4:54 PM

Activity 1.7 Monitoring Inclusive Schools

Highlight one feature of a school that you know that contributes to inclusiveness and explain how you know that it is effective. What evidence is there that the school is inclusive? 

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Florence Wanja Kamonjo Post 2 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 12 April 2021, 9:39 AM • Edited by the author on 12 April 2021, 9:53 AM
At my current working place University of Kabianga there are ramps in most of...
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FLORENCE KISIRKOI Post 3 (summarised) in reply to 2

• 12 April 2021, 2:32 PM
A good effort. How does the student navigate around the campus and relate...
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Kim Noel

Kim Noel Post 27 (summarised) in reply to 3

• 17 April 2021, 6:43 PM
Impressive!
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Rose Nyambura Post 10 (summarised) in reply to 2

• 14 April 2021, 8:35 PM
Florence, this is impressive. I have never seen class and door labels done in...
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Oluwaseyi Agunbiade Post 29 (summarised) in reply to 2

• 17 April 2021, 7:11 PM
Very impressive indeed. In Nigeria, the polocy is there and great effort...
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Sarah Ramjattan Post 36 (summarised) in reply to 2

• 19 April 2021, 1:43 PM
I think this is an amazing progress towards inclusion. There are few schools...
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Sarah Abraham Post 58 (summarised) in reply to 2

• 28 April 2021, 6:58 AM
This is very impressive.
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David Ngatia Post 4 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 12 April 2021, 9:37 PM
Unfortunately, most of the schools I know have done little to contribute to...
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Rose Nyambura Post 8 (summarised) in reply to 4

• 14 April 2021, 8:28 PM
David, Is it teachers who have negative attitude to students with...
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David Ngatia Post 9 (summarised) in reply to 8

• 14 April 2021, 8:34 PM
Rose, I think some teachers are ignorant of the importance of inclusive...
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Rose Nyambura Post 11 (summarised) in reply to 9

• 14 April 2021, 8:42 PM
True, as Daniel has suggested there is need for workshops and seminars on...
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Tracey Little Post 43 (summarised) in reply to 9

• 22 April 2021, 7:01 AM
I like this response Daniel. teacher attitudes towards the idea of inclusion,...
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Benedicta Tabot Post 47 (summarised) in reply to 9

• 22 April 2021, 3:05 PM
This is true David, all teachers need to be exposed to inclusive practices...
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Kristal Yarde-Morrison Post 60 (summarised) in reply to 9

• 28 April 2021, 5:09 PM
I concur. It was my experience that a couple teachers blatantly refused to...
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Melessa Jackson Post 63 (summarised) in reply to 9

• 30 April 2021, 11:47 PM
I totally agree with David there are some teachers who has an unwilling...
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Florence Wanja Kamonjo Post 21 (summarised) in reply to 8

• 16 April 2021, 1:55 PM
Rose I think it was the way were made to think earlier on. We were told that...
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Sharon Seeraj Post 16 (summarised) in reply to 4

• 14 April 2021, 10:26 PM
This also exist in my country's school system, and I would say it is a...
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Kim Noel Post 31 (summarised) in reply to 4

• 17 April 2021, 8:00 PM
To move forward I think we have to first demystify the beliefs around...
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Raphael Cal Post 5 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 14 April 2021, 5:49 PM
I am aware of certain schools who promote Differentiated Instruction during...
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Rose Nyambura Post 12 (summarised) in reply to 5

• 14 April 2021, 8:47 PM
Raphael, this DI is wonderful. Im wondering- are the students in one...
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Simone Campbell-Williams Post 6 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 14 April 2021, 7:10 PM • Edited by the author on 14 April 2021, 7:51 PM
There is a school in Jamaica situated in St. Andrew, that I know that caters...
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David Ngatia Post 7 (summarised) in reply to 6

• 14 April 2021, 8:14 PM
very encouraging Simone to note that such schools are in existence. Are the...
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Rose Nyambura Post 13 (summarised) in reply to 7

• 14 April 2021, 8:50 PM
I have similar concerns because segregation is not part of inclusivity.
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Kim Noel

Kim Noel Post 28 (summarised) in reply to 13

• 17 April 2021, 6:44 PM
The separation of student is a barrier to them socializing as regular kids.
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Sharon Seeraj Post 17 (summarised) in reply to 6

• 14 April 2021, 10:27 PM
Simone, this gives me hope as it says that an inclusive school can become a...
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Ariana Rampersadsingh Post 14 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 14 April 2021, 9:25 PM
From my observation, most schools have done little to contribute to...
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Sharon Seeraj Post 15 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 14 April 2021, 10:23 PM
Unless the school is a Special Needs School, most of the primary schools in...
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Rose Nyambura Post 19 (summarised) in reply to 15

• 15 April 2021, 8:28 AM
Sharon, do you think with the knowledge of wave 1 model teachers can hasten...
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Xiomara Bautista Post 18 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 15 April 2021, 6:22 AM
I have seen some schools create special parking and ramps and even bathroom...
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Rose Nyambura Post 20 (summarised) in reply to 18

• 15 April 2021, 8:34 AM
Very good observation Xiomara. As teachers we can get started by developing...
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Florence Wanja Kamonjo Post 22 (summarised) in reply to 20

• 16 April 2021, 2:01 PM
Yes Rose. With inclusive ethos and culture in place then a school can work...
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Kim Noel

Kim Noel Post 26 (summarised) in reply to 22

• 17 April 2021, 5:26 PM
It starts with the ethos and the culture of the school, then anything could...
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Sarah Ramjattan

Sarah Ramjattan Post 37 (summarised) in reply to 22

• 19 April 2021, 1:45 PM
I agree with this statement that you shared. By starting with these features...
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Kim Noel

Kim Noel Post 30 (summarised) in reply to 18

• 17 April 2021, 7:58 PM
Do you think that funding has a major part to do with the lack of...
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Melessa Jackson Post 64 (summarised) in reply to 30

• 30 April 2021, 11:53 PM
Yes Kim I strongly believe that funding plays a major part in lack of...
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Karystin Cardenas Post 39 (summarised) in reply to 18

• 20 April 2021, 9:02 PM
Yes Xiomara! Those soft skills and the whole inclusive ethos is SO needed in...
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Ornella Audhan-Mathura Post 23 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 16 April 2021, 9:29 PM
One feature of a school that I know that contributes to inclusiveness has the...
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Cecilia Castaneda Post 24 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 16 April 2021, 9:41 PM
There is one school I know, it has a special classroom with all resources...
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Ian Mangaroo Post 32 (summarised) in reply to 24

• 18 April 2021, 3:28 AM
Totally agree with your contribution. A school must have sufficient resources...
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Kim Noel

Kim Noel Post 25 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 17 April 2021, 5:24 PM
One feature of the school that I am attached to that contributes to...
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Roberto Torres Post 33 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 18 April 2021, 3:33 PM
I would like to highlight a physical feature and pedagogical feature in my...
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Hazel Dodds Post 34 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 18 April 2021, 4:30 PM
Majority of the Public Schools in Trinidad and Tobago, I know of do not...
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Sarah Ramjattan Post 35 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 19 April 2021, 1:27 PM
I am a person whose relative is a disable students who attended both primary...
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Karystin Cardenas Post 40 (summarised) in reply to 35

• 20 April 2021, 9:05 PM
Hi Sarah, I am so happy to hear that! That drive and action were definitely...
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Benedicta Tabot Post 46 (summarised) in reply to 35

• 22 April 2021, 2:56 PM
Sarah, am impressed that inclusion can enable all learners go through their...
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Jenna-Louise Barkley Post 53 (summarised) in reply to 35

• 24 April 2021, 3:33 PM
This was heartwarming to read. Also from T&T and in the early childhood...
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Karystin Cardenas Post 38 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 20 April 2021, 8:58 PM
Hi all The school I have in mind is in reference to Activity 1.4, where I...
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Shelley Pariag-Phillip Post 41 (summarised) in reply to 38

• 21 April 2021, 10:52 PM
I have a cousin who has a disability which causes her to function below her...
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Yuva Roopchansingh Post 42 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 21 April 2021, 11:54 PM
Unfortunately I have never been to a school that is fully/truly inclusive,...
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Tracey Little Post 44 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 22 April 2021, 7:14 AM
The way in which the curriculum is designed can either support or mitigate...
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Benedicta Tabot Post 45 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 22 April 2021, 2:51 PM
I once visited a Primary school during teaching practice that had integrated...
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David Ngatia Post 50 (summarised) in reply to 45

• 23 April 2021, 9:04 PM
It's encouraging to have such schools that embraces inclusiveness. Thank you...
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Marcel Rogers Post 48 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 22 April 2021, 4:28 PM
I work at an Early Childhood Centre in Trinidad. The teachers use more...
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Maryssa Beckford-Thompson Post 49 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 23 April 2021, 7:17 PM
I have witnessed inclusivity where a student who was known to be on the...
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David Ngatia Post 51 (summarised) in reply to 49

• 23 April 2021, 9:09 PM
Great! This was good display of teacher's ingenuity. Thanks Maryssa.
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Stephanie Mohan Post 52 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 24 April 2021, 1:04 AM
In my school, we work hand in hand with Student Support Services to ensure...
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Michelle Ramlal Post 54 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 27 April 2021, 5:04 AM
Hi all, The school in which I work over the years have included all students....
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Shaffina Ahamad-Hamid Post 55 (summarised) in reply to 54

• 27 April 2021, 5:52 AM • Edited by the author on 27 April 2021, 5:57 AM
At the school where I have been a teacher for over 19 years we have had...
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Ann Beddoe Post 56 (summarised) in reply to 55

• 28 April 2021, 1:43 AM

Monitoring Inclusive Schools

 Over the years our school has been able to...
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Florence Wanja Kamonjo Post 59 (summarised) in reply to 55

• 28 April 2021, 11:49 AM
I see teachers in your school have inclusive ethos hence can respect and...
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Melissa Guevarra Post 57 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 28 April 2021, 5:16 AM
An approach practiced at my school is to ensure that each activity caters for...
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Kristal Yarde-Morrison Post 61 (summarised) in reply to 57

• 28 April 2021, 5:14 PM

Monitoring inclusive schools

 Wow! Great read Melissa. Of the seven schools...
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Sefinat Omuya Post 62 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 29 April 2021, 4:05 PM

Monitoring inclusive schools

 One feature of a school that contributes to...
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Rose Nyambura Post 65 (summarised) in reply to 62

• 1 May 2021, 12:49 PM
This is good news Sefinat. Once National Open University of Nigeria completes...
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