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Promoting diversity and inclusion in schools in Europe

Comparative Reports

Promoting diversity and inclusion in schools in Europe

10 October 2023

This report investigates existing national/top-level policies and measures that promote diversity and inclusion in school education.

It focuses especially on learners who are most likely to experience disadvantage and/or discrimination in schools, including girls/boys, students from different migrant, ethnic and religious backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ students, and students with special educational needs or disabilities. The report highlights existing targeted policy initiatives promoting the learners’ access to quality, inclusive, mainstream education.

It provides a comparative overview of policies and measures across 39 European education systems and presents many country examples, which showcase some of the most recent initiatives taken across Europe.

Report Highlights

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Schools

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Promotion of Diversity and Inclusion in Schools, Conference organised by the DG EEC - Portugal

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