Inclusion and Diversity in Education is run in collaboration with national and regional education authorities from 9 EU Member States and aims to promote social cohesion and raise educational standards in culturally inclusive schools.
The programme develops new projects and practices for managing inclusion and diversity in schools. These are based on a European Youth Charter drawn up by students to give them a voice and a stake in this critical issue.
Through these activities, INDIE brings together pupils, head teachers and policymakers to respond to challenges and build lasting networks.
High quality school leadership is essential to realising INDIE’s goals. Working alongside heads of schools and teachers, this programme has created a core group of motivated Young Leaders who involve other pupils, teachers, their families and communities in their projects.
Following an online survey gauging prevalent views on integration in European schools, the European Youth Charter was developed. This was the result of a Europe-wide collaboration led by Young Leaders and finalised in Brussels in February 2008.
It was presented to policy makers from all participating countries at the European Parliament and has been the catalyst for further action:
- School-based projects developed by schools in response to the charter
- Leadership training given to 20 students from each school
- An active media awareness campaign
- High-level government partners and local education authorities in all participating countries
- 47 schools linked in cluster groups
- Nearly 1,000 trained Young Leaders
- 45,500 other teachers, pupils and parents in associated school communities
Coverage on 59 news outlets across 7 countries with a combined audience reach of 24.6 million and a larger media campaign planned for 2009
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