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Inclusive Education: The Fundamentals

Understand what inclusion really means and how to build a classroom where every student belongs.

About 2 hours

5 lessons

Self-paced

€25

one-off payment

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An introduction to inclusive education for teachers of all subjects and levels: the key concepts behind inclusion, the barriers students face, and practical ways to make your classroom welcoming for everyone.

What you will learn

  • Tell apart inclusion, diversity, equality and equity, and see why the difference matters in class
  • Understand how exclusion, marginalisation, integration and inclusion differ, and what each means for your students
  • Recognise the barriers that stop students from taking part, using the Pyramid of Barriers
  • Bring diversity into everyday teaching with ready-to-use activities, from identity collages to designing an inclusive classroom with LEGO bricks

About this course

Inclusion is often described as a goal, but in schools it works as a process: a way of looking at every student, their abilities and their needs, and adapting the learning environment so that everyone can take part. It concerns all students, not only those with special educational needs, and it starts with a clear understanding of a few key ideas.

This course builds that understanding step by step. You will explore what inclusion, diversity and equity really mean, with tools such as the Diversity Wheel and the Identity Iceberg, then look at the values of inclusive education and the barriers that hold students back. Along the way, practical activities show how to bring these ideas into your classroom and talk about diversity with your students in a safe, respectful way.

Course content

5 lessons · about 2 hours

The course is organised in three topics, each built around short video lessons in which your trainer explains the key concepts. Downloadable activity guides follow the lessons and show how to turn each idea into a classroom activity.

  • 90% Video Short lessons with your trainer
  • 10% Slides Presentations and readings
  1. 1 Introduction 1 topicLocked
  2. 2 1. Inclusion, Diversity & Equity 2 topicsLocked
  3. 3 2. What is Inclusion 3 topicsLocked
  4. 4 3. Why do we teach inclusion in our schools 1 topicLocked
  5. 5 Conclusion 1 topicLocked

The lessons open once you are enrolled.

Your trainer

Veronica Spada

Veronica Spada

Teacher trainer in Florence

Veronica trains teachers in Florence and brings to her courses extensive experience with people from marginalised backgrounds and people with disabilities, with a focus on learning through play and respectful communication.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Education and Training Sciences
  • Master’s degree in Game-Based Learning and Gamification
  • Expertise in nonviolent communication, play-based methods and human rights education
  • At Europass since 2025

Based on an original course by Dimitris Zisimopoulos.

Your certificate

Complete all the lessons and your certificate of completion is generated automatically, ready to download as a PDF.

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