Building Inclusive Learning Environments

Introduction

The aim of this module is to bring together the knowledge, understanding and practical skills developed throughout the previous three FLEX-ability modules and support participants in translating them into meaningful changes within their own correctional settings.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this module, learners will be able to:

• Analyse how institutional practices, professional attitudes and environmental factors influence access to education, participation and engagement among people with diverse learning needs.
• Plan inclusive learning environments that respond to multilingual learners, people affected by trauma and those with specific learning difficulties, while considering institutional requirements and available resources.
• Coordinate inclusive approaches across correctional departments, identifying professional responsibilities, opportunities for collaboration and appropriate pathways for specialist support.
• Identify and develop opportunities for cooperation with community organisations and external education providers to support continuity of learning, lifelong learning and reintegration.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of inclusive communication and educational practices using appropriate indicators of accessibility, participation, engagement and learner experience.
• Develop and justify a realistic action plan for improving inclusive practice within their own correctional setting, identifying priorities, responsibilities, implementation challenges and methods for reviewing progress.