In July 2020 we launched the International Guidelines for the Education of Learners with Down Syndrome:

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The guidelines provide best-practice guidance for learners, teachers and managers to improve the availability and quality of education for people with Down syndrome around the world.

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A pilot study in the UK

From September 2021, we are developing and running a national advocacy campaign to share the key messages of the International Guidelines for the Education of Learners with Down Syndrome with key education stakeholders in the United Kingdom (UK).

This is a 12-month project, in collaboration with the Down’s Syndrome Association (England, Wales and Northern Ireland), to promote quality, inclusive education for all learners in the UK including learners with Down syndrome.

 

Stakeholders will include people with Down syndrome, their families, education professionals and policymakers. 

These stakeholders will be provided with training and materials to enable them to undertake their own advocacy campaigns, to further spread the word across the nation. 

We will research how to make system-level changes to the UK education system by looking at the current policies in place to implement equitable inclusive education.  We will also investigate the content and materials of teacher training programmes.

This project is a pilot study with the aim to continue the work in the UK after the 12-month period.

In the future, DSi hopes to work with other Down syndrome organisations and use the processes, resources and materials developed to have a positive impact on other education systems around the world.

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