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Best Teachers in Inclusive Education Awarded

Tuesday, June 14
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Irine Kurdadze has awarded ten successful teachers in inclusive education.

The awarded teachers have been working effectively with the schoolchildren with special education needs, using an individual approach with each of them and supporting their integration into society.

The teachers have been selected by the multidisciplinary committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and they have been presented with one-off cash vouchers.

Enhancing the inclusive education is one of the priorities of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. The Ministry implements the program on inclusive education in more than 100 schools of Georgia. The program envisages the professional development of the teachers working with schoolchildren with limited abilities. The Ministry allocates 100 000 GEL for this purpose every year.

The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia started development of the inclusive education in 2005. In the beginning it was implemented in 10 pilot schools of Tbilisi. The teachers of these schools have gained experience for the past 7 years. Nowadays there are 60 inclusive schools in Tbilisi. The teachers play an important role in the effective development of inclusive education.