Today, the Ministry of Education and Technical Education launched an awareness campaign under the title “School is a place for all of us,” in cooperation with the British Council in Egypt and UNICEF. This is with the aim of highlighting the importance of integrating students with special educational needs and disabilities into Egyptian integration schools.
This campaign comes in line with the Ministry’s vision regarding comprehensive education in all schools, and its commitment to introducing the integration system into education systems. The campaign is also consistent with With Egypt’s Vision 2030 to provide fair and high-quality education and training opportunities, and to consolidate the inclusiveness of education on a broader scale, as well as to facilitate the full societal integration of these students, and to ensure equal access to education and participation, in addition to promoting positive attitudes and behaviors towards inclusive education, by encouraging Understanding and accepting diverse learning needs.
The British Council also aims the campaign to enhance the positive image of students with special educational needs and disabilities, and gain more support towards them.
Mohamed Abdel Latif, Minister of Education, stated that Education and technical education: The Egyptian state places people with special needs at the top of its concerns in implementation of the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, and in line with Egypt’s Vision 2030 to make education and training available to all with high quality without discrimination. The Ministry of Education and Technical Education also seeks to change society’s view of Our children with special abilities; And transforming them into a productive and influential force in society.
Mohamed Abdel Latif added that the Ministry is working to improve the educational opportunities provided to children with various disabilities and help them adapt to society by integrating them into schools and improving the quality of education provided to them. In this context, efforts have been made to The Ministry has made significant efforts to achieve educational integration in schools through several axes, namely increasing the number of students with needs in integration schools. Ministerial Resolution No. (252) of 2017 was also issued, which stipulates that all schools are inclusive, to facilitate our children with disabilities and their parents. The Ministry also held Specialized and specific training for teachers on the methods of the integration system and dealing with integrated students. Curricula for people with special needs were also developed and adapted for integration students in light of the new education system, in addition to equipping and developing schools, and providing technological support to inclusive schools. The Ministry also cooperates with development partners from During the signing of protocols with a number of ministries, the most prestigious Egyptian universities and civil society organizations, and concluding partnerships with foreign and local organizations to provide technological support for inclusive schools and qualify educational personnel.
For his part, Mark Howard, Director of the British Council in Egypt, said: "Since the British Council in Egypt began operating in 1938, we have reached thousands of students every year through our education partners, and our enduring partnership with the Ministry of Education in Egypt is a testament to our long-term success. Collaboration with the Ministry of Education Education in Egypt combines the experience, knowledge and experience of Egypt and the United Kingdom to do the best possible work. We hope that this campaign will enhance nationwide awareness about the importance of integrating students with special educational needs and disabilities into Egyptian integration schools, and by involving everyone in this discussion we learn from each other. We support students in obtaining quality education, and ensure that there is a place for every student in schools.
The “School is a Place for All of Us” awareness campaign seeks to To stimulate conversations about the inclusion of students with special educational needs and disabilities, a pressing issue that involves a wide range of constituencies, including teachers, the school community, parents and society as a whole, with the aim of achieving educational integration in Egyptian schools through the involvement of all students.
< p>This awareness campaign is launched in line with the vision of the Ministry of Education, and also aims to employ one of the educational opportunities for the British Council within the framework of the Schools Connect program, which aims to cooperate with educational policy makers on setting the vision and action plan for comprehensive schools, in addition to building capabilities. Local coordinators and school leaders on integration systems and policies, and improving learning outcomes for students.
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