EASPD week-long training course on inclusive education in Portugal
The 10th edition of the 'Building an Inclusive School for All' Training will be held in Coimbra, Portugal. Hosted by the European Association of Service Providers for People with Disabilities (EASPD), the training course aims to develop the understanding and expertise of teachers, school staff, trainers and service providers of inclusive education for learners with disabilities.
The week-long course will take place between 27 April- 2 May 2025at the Coimbra Education School (Escola Superior de Educação de Coimbra), Coimbra, Portugal.
Programme and Course Aims
What is the course about?
The course offers a framework for the further development and promotion of inclusive education, as well as a hands-on experience in the planning of such an approach.
The courses programme will cover:
- The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- The Index for inclusion
- Universal Design for Learning
- Co-teaching
- A visit to a primary school to see examples of inclusive practices
- Strategic planning and change management
How will the course be conducted?
Information and discovery sessions will alternate with discussion groups, peer group support and reflection sessions. The methods used will offer in the first place an individual learning pathway, supported by a reflection and learning portfolio. The course will be conducted in English.
Who can benefit from the course?
The course provides a safe learning environment for school headteachers, middle management, teachers and teaching assistants, educational guides and counsellors, inspectors and administrative staff willing to challenge their mind and to engage in a 5-day course to learn and discover with and from colleagues in an international setting how to move towards inclusive education. It also addresses external support people, including coordination staff of education and social support services.
Who are the course trainers?
The course is coordinated by the Member Forum on Education of EASPD and organised by a consortium of European organisations and universities involved in the development of inclusive education across Europe. The tutors will include Annemie Jennes (VSKO, Belgium), Marleen Clissen (VSKO, Belgium), Wolfgang Plaute (Pädagogische Hochschule Salzburg, Austria) and João Canossa Dias’s (ARCIL, Portugal).
Course Location:
Coimbra Superior School of Education, R. Dom João III, 3030-329 Coimbra, Portugal
Registrations:
Registrations are open now and the 30 places available will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.
Participation fee:
€100 fee for low GDP countries*
€350 for high GDP countries*
This fee includes the training, lunches, coffee breaks and one dinner.
For more information, please contact rachel.vaughan(at)easpd.eu
*Lower GDP Countries (countries with a GDP up to 85 according to Eurostat): Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo**, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.
** This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.