This tool was developed as part of the joint European Union and Council of Europe Project “Regional Support for Inclusive Education” in South East  Europe, international effort to support the realisation of inclusive education. It comes in two parts. The first describes the procedure of upgrading as a sequence of activities that users of this tool can get involved in. It guides users through a problem-solving cycle with six stages: Problem Identification, Needs Assessment, Goals and Objectives, Educational Strategies, Implementation, Evaluation and Feedback. The second part describes the framework for inclusive practices. Based on the work of the European Agency on the profile of inclusive teachers (2012), a framework has been developed to describe the practices of inclusive teachers. This framework identifies four core practices relevant for inclusive education: professionalism, learners, curriculum and context.

The tool was developed to strengthen teacher professionalism, bring attention to practices in school, facilitate dialogue between schools and teacher education, and to highlight the need for capacity building in education. The tool targets individuals, schools, institutions and organisation involved in teacher education for inclusion and can be used across multiple teacher education settings. The tool provides for self-reflection, identification of needs, evaluation of teacher education activities and for programming of teacher education.

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To cite this resource (English Version): Hollenweger, J., Pantić, N., & Florian, L. (2015). Tool to upgrade teacher education practices for inclusive education. Brussels | Strasbourg: European Union | Council of Europe.