CSIE has been a partner in the IMAS II project (IMproving ASsistance in inclusive educational settings II) and the original IMAS project before it. Project partners have recently completed five Knowledge Boxes for use by Learning and Support Assistants, and any others interested in any of the topics covered: Disabled Children’s Rights in Education; Interaction & Communication; Cognition & Learning; Physical & Sensory Impairment; and Emotions & Behaviour. Each Knowledge Box contains theoretical information as well as practical strategies and approaches for supporting disabled children and young people in school and includes a wide range of materials.
The Knowledge Boxes are available free of charge, upon free registration on the D-LoT platform (Disability Leaders of Tomorrow). A small number of Learning & Support Assistants from all partner countries have worked with a first draft of the Knowledge Boxes and offered feedback. The Knowledge Boxes have been further developed and are now more widely available in English. The next phase of the project, to translate the Knowledge Boxes in the local language of each of the project partners, is underway and is expected to be completed next month. A more thorough evaluation has been planned and will take place before the project concludes. For more information please see the most recent IMAS II newsletter.
The IMAS II project is a two-year project funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union (2018-1-AT01-KA202-039302). It was launched in October 2018 at the University of Graz, Austria, home of the lead partner, and has recently been granted an extension necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. The project seeks to support and strengthen the development of learning and support assistants’ competencies for inclusive practice, in ways which are consistent with the requirements of Article 24 (Education) of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. CSIE is one of nine project partners from six European countries. For more information please visit the project website.
project number:2018-1-AT01-KA202-039302
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