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RESOURCE CENTRE: PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SUPPORT
The organisation runs a Resource Centre which serves as an advisory centre for parents, educators, learners and others interested in inclusive practices (see Resource Centre)

TRAINING WORKSHOPS
"In order for inclusion to really take root in school communities in a meaningful way, there (is) a need to equip educators with specialist knowledge, specialist skills, attitudes and methodologies to make inclusion a reality." (CDRA Report)

Training focuses on

  • Challenging and changing attitudes towards inclusion in education.
  • Understanding inclusive education policy and its implications for the classroom setting.
  • Helping educators to deal with their fears, and sensitising them to inclusion practices.
  • Informing educators and parents of support structures and resources.

  • Exploring strategies to enhance implementation of inclusive education.

We are committed to

  • Developing close working relationships with key members of the Specialised Learner and Educator Support Teams in the Western Cape Education Department.
  • Working collaboratively with other organisations with similar aims and training objectives.
  • Working with all role-players within the education system - ECD practitioners, teachers in all phases of schooling, parents, related professionals such as therapists, school administrators, learning support teachers and district support staff.
  • Responding to expressed need and, where possible, targeting areas especially disadvantaged socially and geographically.

Workshops that we offer can vary from a single 2 hour workshop to a series of training sessions spread over a period of time. The organisation offers these workshops on request. Venue, time, duration, and numbers can be organised in consultation with the client, to suit the specific needs of the community. These may include a need for more information on

  • Inclusive education - What? Why? How, When, Who?
  • Classroom support - assistants, facilitators, parents, volunteers
  • Early identification and Intervention
  • Inclusive practices in the school and classroom - assessment, individual education plans, timetables, etc.
  • Disability and diversity awareness - attitudes, prejudices, misconceptions
  • Focus on learners - preparation for inclusion, child-to-child practices, etc.
  • Teachers and Parents - involvement, support, information exchange
  • Information meetings for parents - impact of inclusion on classroom performance, parental roles and involvement etc.
  • School Governing Bodies - training towards inclusive education
  • Support stuctures - where can teachers get help to cope with the challenges of inclusion
  • Specific needs in a school, e.g. behaviour management, physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, sensory disabilities, language diversity, etc.

What does training cost?
We are a non-profit organisation wholly funded by donors and therefore charge fees for these training workshops, to cover our costs. It is our aim to reach out to communities who cannot easily access our services and are often economically challenged. We are therefore always willing to negotiate a fee structure to accomodate a particular community's needs and resources. We will also attempt to assist with sponsorship, if we have donor funds allocated for training in hand. Costs should not prevent you from requesting training.

OPEN MEETINGS
The organisation holds Open Meetings from time to time which are open to all members and to all members of the public interested in attending. Reports are presented on activities and a speaker is invited to address the meeting on any topic relevant to the philosophy of inclusive education.

To contact us:
Phone: +27 21 674 1422
Fax: +27 21 683 6379
eMail: included@mweb.co.za
P O Box 36330
7702 Glosderry
SOUTH AFRICA