Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Establishes Nation's First Integrated Education Team to Provide Customized Support for Special Education Students
Developing Age-Specific Curriculum Learning Models from Children with Disabilities to High School Students
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The National Special Education Major Resolution Rally to Secure the Educational Rights of Special Education Students was held on August 19 last year in front of the KB Kookmin Bank West Building in Yeouido, Seoul. Participants called for the recruitment of special education teachers and the implementation of compulsory education to promote early special education for young children with disabilities. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 31st that it will establish the first integrated education team nationwide to support customized integrated education for students with special education needs in cooperation with the Ministry of Education's Special Education Policy Division.
Among the total 12,911 students with special education needs in Seoul, 8,376 students, accounting for 64.9%, are receiving integrated education in regular schools. The implementation of integrated education in each school has relied on the capabilities of special education teachers and integrated class teachers, leading to criticisms that systematic support for integrated education has been insufficient.
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Through the integrated education team, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education will develop integrated education teaching and learning models according to various age-specific curricula from young children with disabilities to high school students, strengthen the cooperation system between the education office and schools for integrated education, and promote field-oriented integrated education projects. The existing special education team plans to focus on enhancing special education by establishing a support system for special education sites and expanding behavioral support for students with disabilities according to disability types.
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