Uzbekistan approves regulation on inclusive education in schools

The document was developed in accordance with the decree “On measures to further improve the education and upbringing of children with special educational needs,” Norma said.

The concept for the development of inclusive education in the public education system in 2020–2025 defines the tasks to improve the quality of educational services provided to children with special educational needs:

• Development and approval of requirements for the buildings of educational institutions in which children with special educational needs study;

• Implementation of measures aimed at providing these educational institutions with the necessary literature, teaching aids, equipment and supplies for training in various professions;

• Organization of an inclusive education system, provision of educational institutions with special equipment (lifting devices, ramps, railings and others), as well as appropriate personnel (special teachers, specialists in psychological and pedagogical supervision of children);

• Gradual provision of boarding schools with special equipment for adaptation and integration of children with special educational needs, etc.

Also, the decree approved the provision on inclusive education of children with special educational needs in educational institutions.

It defines:

• Goals and objectives of inclusive education;

• The procedure for organizing inclusive education and primary correctional classes in schools and the educational process for children with special educational needs;

• The procedure for admitting children to inclusive education classes and primary basic correctional classes;

• Measures for quality control and management of learning in inclusive education classes and primary basic correctional classes.