On 16 May, the Da Nang Department of Education and Training announced its plans to establish a support centre to develop inclusive education.

The Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School (Photo: nguyendinhchieudn.edu.vn)

The centre will be established as part of the Department’s efforts to re-structure the local Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School for Disabled Children.

The Director of the Department, Mr Nguyen Dinh Vinh, remarked that the intention is to improve the centre’s functions in addition to its teaching work. It will also provide consultations on inclusive childcare methods at schools, and share experiences of parents with disabled children.

The centre will provide appropriate lessons for pupils with different disabilities and conduct early interventions for inclusive education.  It will also work with domestic and international education-related individuals and organisations, and children with disabilities.

In the 2016-2017 academic year, the Nguyen Dinh Chieu School opened 23 classes in total for 209 disabled children from kindergarten to high school levels.

(Source: VNA/DA NANG Today)