An Introduction to Inclusive Education
Module overview
An introduction to inclusion and equality for practitioners, schools and local authorities
Introduction
Welcome to this free online module Introduction to Inclusive Education. This module has been designed for education practitioners in Early Learning and Childcare centres, schools and local authorities with the aim of supporting equitable professional learning in Scotland.
This module supports the General Teaching Council Scotland’s (GTCS) standards for Career-Long Professional Learning highlighted below. Professional Values and Personal Commitment are at the heart of all professional standards. A summary of the CLPL standards is in your Reflective Log.
- Pedagogy, learning and subject knowledge
- Curriculum and assessment
- Enquiry and research
- Educational contexts and current debates in policy, education and practice
- Sustaining and developing professional learning
- Learning for sustainability
These focus areas are interlinked with each other and as you progress through this module the connections will be highlighted using the symbols highlighted in figure 1. You may work through this module in a number of different ways – perhaps alone, or with a colleague or group of colleagues and you will hopefully engage with the Reflective Log which is available to download and has been developed for you to evidence your professional enquiry and learning. The Reflective Log can be used for collegiate discussions with colleagues, annual reviews, GTCS Professional Update and can support applications for GTCS Professional Recognition.
