Inclusivity Essay

INCLUSIVITY – QUALITY INDICATORS CHILD FRIENDLY BARAABARU SCHOOLS

STANDARD 1.1 POLICY ON INCLUSIVITY

Contents

Introduction 1

POLICY ON INCLUSIVITY 1

Conclusion 2

References 3

Introduction

“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” Sydney J. Harris

Education is a right for every student in the Maldives; this is clear with the introduction of ‘no child left behind’ act. It is necessary for every student to go through schooling in their earlier years into their secondary years; it ensures that they have the basic knowledge to make themselves responsible citizens of the country. Furthermore, there is an urgency to introduce ways by which schools are monitored for how competent they are in

According to Law (2016) the outcome of widening student-participation without the bias can pave way for social integration and social mobility.

Many schools have taken baby steps towards achieving these indicators that represent the policy on inclusivity – one of these schools is Dharumavantha School. Inclusion is the process of addressing the needs of diverse learners in each school, in the process of doing so schools are able to discard of exclusion from education itself – to do so all the schools need to identify where they stand as to how they follow the policies (UNESCO, 2009).

Based on an observation of Dharumavantha School – in relation to inclusion there are particular aspects of the school that stand out. However, the way the policies are implemented are assured by questioning the management or the leading teachers involved in the school. Through the presentation of a questionnaire, these are what have been found out (Appendix