Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education
supporting inclusion, challenging exclusion
contribution to inquiries 2008-09
March 2008
CSIE submits briefing to the UN Committee reviewing UK implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
CSIE has submitted a short report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Pre-Sessional Working Group, as part of the process of review of UK implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In its report, CSIE concentrates on educational provision for disabled children and:
- reminds the Committee that the issue of segregated provision was not mentioned in its concluding observations of 1995 and 2002
- describes the current UK context, highlighting deficits and inconsistencies in educational provision for disabled learners
- points out the repeated commitment to inclusive education as a matter of basic human right in international instruments
- concludes that the current legal and policy frameworks are inadequate
- suggests that a thorough restructuring of mainstream provision and review of legislation are long overdue
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