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Community partnerships for success

Community partnerships are crucial in creating an inclusive school. Watch this video by Chioma Ohajunwa. Join the Education for All free course.

Image of course layout with focus on the word communitySchools and families do not exist in isolation. A theme of this course has been social inclusion broadly, and so if our immediate goal is building inclusive schools, we must engage actively with the community in which the school is located.

In last week’s session, Vanessa, Ann and Marie emphasised how building an inclusive school had to draw in everyone – from the cleaners to the parents. But the school environment cannot be conducive to inclusion without many other key role players actively supporting it. This week looks at what kind of support can be provided by the community.

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