How Uzbekistan is pushing inclusive education

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In this episode of Learning World, we look at Uzbekistan's progress towards inclusive education and visit a school that welcomes children of all abilities. From teacher training to accessible facilities, we find out what's being done to ensure no child is left behind.

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00:00Inclusive education in Uzbekistan has been prioritized in recent years.

00:15The goal is to provide all children with special needs with the opportunity to attend a mainstream

00:20school.

00:21In this episode of Learning World, we are diving into the heart of inclusive education

00:27in Uzbekistan, exploring schools and teacher training centers that are dedicated to supporting

00:32children of all abilities.

00:40Our first stop is a classroom in Tashkent where seven-year-olds are starting their day

00:46with a maths lesson.

00:48Here we see how children with a range of abilities and needs are fully part of the learning experience.

00:55In this classroom, there are three children with special needs.

01:05Their teacher, Mubarak Azizova, attended specialized inclusive education courses last summer, where

01:11she learned from her colleagues from France.

01:37Halima Nazarova has a tutor helping her during the classes.

01:41Halima's mother says that in just a couple of months, there have been some inspiring

01:46results.

01:47Since September, the school welcomes children with various special needs.

02:12This equipment was provided with the support of UNICEF, which is closely collaborating

02:31with the government to enhance the system of inclusive education in Uzbekistan.

02:37We have seen a tremendous change in the past five years when it comes to children with

02:42disabilities.

02:43In 2020, there was a presidential decree to incorporate children in the regular schools.

02:50And since then, in 2021, we supported the government to ratify the Convention on People

02:58with Disabilities.

02:59Uzbekistan's government is working closely with various international organizations to

03:04develop inclusive education in the country.

03:06One of the programs, All Children Succeeding, is implemented by USAID.

03:12This is directly in support of the government's initiative to have 51% of schools practicing

03:18inclusive education by the year 2025.

03:21This is a program that's focused on, first and foremost, on human capital, so making

03:25sure that teachers are equipped and ready and confident to practice and implement inclusive

03:31education practices in their classrooms.

03:34With each passing year, there are an increasing number of schools with inclusive classrooms

03:39across the country.

03:40The new Constitution of the Republic has been included in the law on inclusive education.

03:45We take the best foreign experience and implement it in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

03:51Our goal is to implement inclusive education in all schools in the Republic of Uzbekistan

03:56so that it is accessible to every child.

04:00I visited one of the teacher trainings at the Avlon Institute in Tashkent.

04:06A number of skills are required to effectively conduct inclusive classes.

04:30Zuhrabono told us that she will become a teacher when she grows up.

04:38Equal chances, successful socialization in adult life, empathy and increased self-esteem

04:44are just a few of the advantages of inclusive education.

04:48And Uzbekistan has set ambitious goals to ensure that no child is left behind.

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