The Government is encouraging all schools to undertake their own investigations to identify barriers to learning and participation.
Today marks the culmination of three years' hard work.
I salute CSIE, its partners and everyone who has played a part in developing the Index. The Index is published by CSIE in collaboration with the University of Manchester and Canterbury Christ Church University College. The team that worked together for three years included teachers, parents, governors, researchers and a representative of disability groups, as well as CSIE staff. The Index is a set of materials aimed at guiding ordinary schools through a process of inclusive school development and encourages the widest scrutiny of everything that makes up the life of a school. At the heart of the Index is the investigation of a school's cultures, policies and practices using a series of indicators and questions to discover information about barriers to learning.