All Aboard

‘All Aboard’ – project has a leading work philosophy: Searching the best inclusive education practises for sharing nationally and internationally. This three-year-project gathers the multi-professional information on good practices and special knowledge on how to support inclusive education. The aim is to find flexible models to develop the training of the staff of expertise centres and mainstreamed schools when providing services for supporting the implementation of inclusive education.

The participating organisations are Statped (Norway), National Star (UK) and GO! (Belgium) and the coordinating organisation is Valteri (Finland). All these participants share the role of being support centres and thus share the main challenges, needs and aims: How to support the local authorities, schools, teachers and parents to implement inclusive education?

22.5.20178.6.2017 by jussi

A story about a learner with PMLD and how multi-disciplinary working supports greater independence, UK

This is the story of Abigail, a learner with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), and how effective multi-disciplinary working has helped her to achieve greater independence at the National Star College. We will reflect on how a team of professionals hold Abigail at the centre of their work, sharing knowledge, information and experience to ensure she gets the best out of her learning experience, and feels valued, safe, supported and happy.

22.5.201712.6.2017 by jussi

Solution-based School Culture, Finland

In Joutseno School positive psychology and solution-based orientation has been implemented in the school’s culture in order to improve pupils’ learning outcomes and welfare. The most important goals are to develop leadership, interaction between staff and pupils, working in networks as well as interaction between school staff and carers. In the video principal Heikki Laivamaa tells about backround information about solution-based school culture, the roles of principal, teachers and pupils and the effect of solution-based on the learning community.

22.5.201712.6.2017 by jussi

A story about a learner with complex communication needs and their transition from college, UK

My name is Rebecca or Bex as I prefer to be called and I am on a three year programme at the National Star College, where I follow an individualised programme to meet my needs and reach my potential. I have physical difficulties, as I have Cerebral Palsy and use an attendant supported electric wheelchair,…

22.5.201712.6.2017 by jussi

ICT Teglverket school, Norway

Technology is everywhere in education, but even though every student at Teglverket school has their own iPad, the focus is not on the technology, but on the learning. How can technology change and enhance the way teachers teach, and the way all students learn? Technology can be the great equalizer in a classroom with diverse learners.

22.5.201712.6.2017 by jussi

Breanna, Belgium

This is the story of Breanna, her teacher Peggy and her supporter An. Since September 2016, Breanna is a pupil at this school. She came in quite unexpectedly, her previous school didn’t know where she had gone off to. At that time, in June, it wasn’t really clear what the parents had in mind. Before, she followed courses in a school for special education. This is her sixth school…

29.5.201912.6.2019 by jussi

International seminar materials

Materials: UK Support for Inclusive Education Presenting All Aboard Project Norway Support for Inclusive Education Inclusive Education Today (UK examples) Inclusive education today – Norway All-Aboard-Tampere-ohjelma Inclusive Schools – Coping with Challenging Behaviour

3.4.201912.6.2019 by jussi

International Seminar on Inclusive Education, April 25th-26th, Tampere

The international seminar of the All Aboard project will take place in Tampere on April 25th-26th, 2019. The seminar is about inclusive education and we will also present there some of the results from our project. Download seminar program here. On 25.-26.4. Valteri Centre for Learning and Consulting is organising a conference called Oppimisen Tuen…

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