The Role of the Romani Language in the Educational Inclusion of Roma
A pedagogical guide
Corporate Author: Council of Europe
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Publication Date : 2026
Languages: English
This publication is a pedagogical guide designed for schools working with Roma and other minority-language students. It draws on the Council of Europe’s Romani-Plurilingual Policy Experimentation (RPPE) (2022–2025), which informed how Romani language and culture can support the educational inclusion of Roma children.
The RPPE was implemented in ten schools across three countries: Greece, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia, and informed by a plurilingual approach to education promoted by the Council of Europe. The pedagogical guide outlines the aims and methods of the RPPE and illustrates how participating schools applied the plurilingual approach at institutional and classroom levels through various activities. The guide presents three case studies showing its impact on students and schools.