October 28, 2018
Following the success of the IMAS project on IMproving ASsistance in inclusive educational settings, a follow-up project IMAS II (2018-1-AT01-KA202-039302) has also secured funding from the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
The new project was launched at the end of last week at the University of Graz, Austria, home of the lead partner, and is due to run for two years. CSIE was among eight more project partners from six European countries that were represented at the launch meeting.
Building on the recommendations of the first IMAS project, IMAS II aims to support and strengthen the development of learning support assistants’ competencies for inclusive practice.
Collectively, the partners will develop five online “knowledge boxes” and further explore how best to support those who support the learning and development of disabled pupils in schools, in ways which are consistent with the requirements of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). For more information please see the press release.
Nearly 20 years on from CSIE’s national conferences in London and Manchester focusing on the role of learning supporters in inclusion, we are delighted to be part of this project and look forward to making a positive contribution to the way pupil support is organised in schools.
project number:2018-1-AT01-KA202-039302
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