UBEC to end exclusion of children with disabilities

The initiative, unveiled in Abuja yesterday, introduced the National Special and Inclusive Basic Education Minimum Standards, Implementation Guidelines and a Functional Difficulty Early Identification Tool, marking what the commission described as a significant shift towards ensuring that no Nigerian child was denied education because of disability or developmental challenges.

She explained that the National Special and Inclusive Basic Education Minimum Standards established clear benchmarks covering school governance, accessible infrastructure, teacher competencies, curriculum adaptation, assistive technology, learner assessment, safeguarding and quality assurance.…Rolls out landmark inclusive education frameworkBy Joseph Erunke Abuja-In a major push to dismantle barriers preventing children with disabilities from accessing quality education, the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, has unveiled a comprehensive national framework designed to transform inclusive learning across Nigeria’s basic education system.