Program Overview

The Right to Education: Breaking Down the Barriers

Course Overview

The Right to Education: Breaking Down the Barriers is a free online course that explores the barriers to education and how to support marginalized and excluded individuals. The course is part of the United Nations' sustainable development goals, specifically goal 4, which aims to ensure inclusive and quality education for all.

Course Details

• Length: 3 weeks, 4 hours per week
• Start date: Start anytime
• Level: Introductory, leads to further study opportunities

Why this Course

The course delves into the reasons behind the exclusion of 59 million primary-school-age children from education in 2013, despite the global goal of ensuring education for all. It discusses the barriers to participation and how to include all individuals in the classroom.

Course Structure

What Topics will you Cover?

• Key international documentation and legislation
• School systems and structures and how they support learning
• Main barriers to participation of marginalized groups of learners
• Practical examples of how teachers and schools are developing inclusive practice
• Developing inclusive pedagogy

Further Online Study Options

Postgraduate

• Inclusive Education: Research, Policy & Practice (PgDip/PgCert)