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The project of the SPOLU organisation (a legal form of a “registered association”) aims at advocacy activities in the field of children´s Specific Education Needs (SEN).
Based on the 2019/2020 Ministry of Education statistics, more than 14%, i.e. approximately 135 000 of children attending the primary school in the Czech Republic need higher support within their education. The right is legally guaranteed; however, in practice, the children face various forms of discrimination or segregation. Based on the survey, conducted by the SPOLU organisation (2021), every third parent of a child with SEN have met with social exclusion of their children, one third of them within the enrolment process to primary school.
The aim of the project is to enable children who are disadvantaged in education to reach their full educational potential at school and therefore increase their chances for a successful, good and above all „normal“ life.
Intermediate objectives:
1) To contribute to changes in school legislation targeted at education of children with SEN,
2) To enhance competencies of parents of disadvantaged children so that they can protect their children against unlawful practices of schools,
3) To raise public awareness of children with SEN,
4) To increase the impact of the SPOLU organisation and its sustainability.
The SPOLU organisation is the association of parents who believe that the high-quality education has a key role in a life of every person. It seeks to ensure that all children, regardless of how „different“ they are or what SEN they have, can maximise their educational potential. Simultaneously, it aims at enhancing the role of parents, so that they become real partners in educating of their children.