Broadening Perspectives

Topic(s) addressed

• Diversity 

• Inclusion 

• Continued professional development 

• Transversal competences

Target groups

• 1 Head of School

• 2 Assistant Heads

• 1 Inclusion coordinator

• 4 Teachers

• 4 Learning Support Educators

Methodologies

• This project was about creating a fully inclusive classroom helping learners benefit from diversity, while ensuring equal access to learning. 

• The project supported a more comprehensive understanding of methodologies including the use of digital tools. 

• It encouraged participants to look beyond subject content to develop transversal competencies. 

• Participants fluidly moved between formal and non-formal methods.

Environments

• Our vision is to transform the school into a hub of professional excellence and innovative practices. 

• At the core of this vision are educators as enablers and facilitators of learning. 

• The project helped the rethinking of school spaces and available resources to create "new" inviting spaces where diverse activities can take place. 

• Some of these spaces are also open to outside entities that promote inclusion within the wider community.  

Teachers

• The project encouraged educators to bring about change in the classrooms. 

• It owes its inception to a motivated group of Learning Support Educators who expressed an interest in attending professional development courses.

• Through this project, we wanted to provide “support for teachers and other staff through specialist services that focus on upskilling school personnel” and through the cross-fertilisation of ideas across contexts and networks.

Impact

• The project has spurred enthusiasm across the board. 

• It broadened participants' perspectives and offered new insights into the teaching and learning process. 

• Dissemination activities were organised at the school level through informal networking and through focused initiatives. 

• It created more awareness, assimilation of new methodologies and a renewed vigour to invest in professional development, including opportunities for networking. 

• The project raised a sense of openness spilt over to students and the wider community.