On 1 and 2 October 2013,  inclusive education policy experts from the South East Europe region (Estevan Ikonomi, Adila Pašalić Kreso, Marija Bartulović, Aleksandra Radoman Kovačević, Tinde Cerović-Kovač, Ognen Spasovski, Dukagjin Pupovci) held their first meeting in Belgrade.

The group discussed policy component implementation mechanisms including PolicyNet membership and policy component activities. These will bridge the gap between the experiences of inclusive education in the Pilot schools and the necessary policy frameworks (implementations).

The regional experts shared their experiences and presented overviews of the existing policy frameworks in inclusive education, implementation gaps and the main challenges.

Good practices from the EU countries were also presented and discussed. The Finnish experience was presented by Raisa Venäläinen, Senior education consultant and former inclusive education teacher and the British by David Crabtree, Education consultant at Development Centre of Westminster University.

• Agenda of the meeting and presentations