It is socially damaging to educate people who are different in separate establishments. Separate education means that children and young people live and grow in different worlds. The logical outcome is that neither group has the knowledge, understanding or skills to care for and support each other. There is also a significant risk that fear of difference will become stronger and there will be a increased failure of people to see each other as individuals.
Education inclusion does not just mean putting children and young people in the same classroom and expecting them all to achieve. Education inclusion requires the right support for those who need it to fully participate. Teachers need to deliver lessons that enable everyone to achieve. Pupils need to be helped to understand and support each other. Parents need to value the contribution of pupils of all abilities and needs learning together. Schools should be supported in celebrating the rich variety of contributions made by all pupils.
Education inclusion means that pupils of all abilities and with different needs are able to fully participate in school life. How young people travel around the school, play, socialise, enjoy activities is core to the long term success of all.