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This Policy Brief presents the main messages from the Agency’s 2021 Key Principles – Supporting policy development and implementation for inclusive education publication. It outlines the 14 key principles identified in the main report, which support the implementation of the Agency’s vision of high-quality education for all learners. The key principles set out the necessary elements for an overall system for inclusive education, aiming to support countries that wish to further develop their inclusive provision in education. PLEASE NOTE: This record contains only the English version. Translated versions in all the Agency's languages, including English, are available in this record., This publication has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein., {"references":["European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education, 2021. Key Principles – Supporting policy development and implementation for inclusive education: Policy Brief. (V. J. Donnelly and A. Watkins, eds.). Odense, Denmark"]}

This is the fourth publication in the Key Principles series. The first report in the Key Principles series (Key Principles in Special Needs Education – Recommendations for Policy-Makers) was based on Agency work published up to 2003. A further review of Agency work was published in 2009 (Key Principles for Promoting Quality in Inclusive Education – Recommendations for Policy-Makers). The third report, published in 2011 (Key Principles for Promoting Quality in Inclusive Education – Recommendations for Practice), focused on key principles for practice that support quality in inclusive education. This fourth report focuses on policy development and implementation in line with a broader view of inclusion in education systems and educational opportunities. It aligns with the Agency’s mission to inform policy development and successful policy implementation at different system levels, most importantly the school level. Highlighting fundamental issues for education systems, the Key Principles series reflects the gradual shift in the Agency’s work over the past 25 years: a shift away from a narrow focus on learners’ special educational needs and special needs education as specific provision, towards extending and improving the quality of support for learning that is generally available to all learners. This focus reflects the Agency’s increasing emphasis on being an active agent for policy change in the field of inclusive education. A Policy Brief presenting the main messages from this report is also available: Key Principles – Supporting policy development and implementation for inclusive education: Policy Brief PLEASE NOTE: This record contains only the English version. Translated versions in all the Agency's languages, including English, are available in this record., This publication has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein., {"references":["European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education, 2021. Key Principles – Supporting policy development and implementation for inclusive education. (V. J. Donnelly and A. Watkins, eds.). Odense, Denmark"]}

This policy brief presents key messages from the Country Policy Review and Analysis (CPRA) activities from 2014 to 2021. During this time, 24 Agency member countries took part in the work, reflecting on their policy for inclusive education. These messages can inform countries’ future policy development work around inclusive education, as well as Agency work with and for its member countries. They are based on the analysis of CPRA findings which is described in the summary report: Key messages for working with and for countries. For more information, visit the CPRA web area. PLEASE NOTE: This record contains only the English version. Translated versions in all the Agency's languages, including English, are available in this record., This publication has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein., {"references":["European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education, 2021. Country Policy Review and Analysis: Key messages for working with and for countries – Policy Brief. Odense, Denmark"]}

The Mapping the Implementation of Policy for Inclusive Education (MIPIE) project work involved over 60 experts from 27 European countries. The MIPIE work made it possible to highlight a number of recommendations to guide future work in the area. These recommendations are the focus of this paper, which summarises the overall findings of the MIPIE project. For further information, visit the MIPIE project web area. Download the MIPIE flyer below as a PDF in 21 of the Agency's official languages: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish., This publication has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.