Education makes an essential contribution to building inclusive
and democratic societies, where differences of opinion can be freely expressed
and where the wide range of voices can be heard, in pursuit of social cohesion
and in a celebration of diversity.
This year’s Global Education Monitoring Report reminds us that
education systems are only as inclusive as their creators make them, disadvantage
can be created by these systems and their contexts. It exists where people’s
needs are not taken into account.
Inclusion in education is about ensuring that every learner feels valued and respected and can enjoy a clear sense of belonging. Yet many hurdles stand in the way of that ideal. Discrimination, stereotypes, and alienation wealth, disability, ethnicity, language, migration, displacement, sexual orientation, incarceration, religion, and other beliefs and attitudes.
