Strengthening Inclusive Education in the Rwandan Education System (SIERES) presents research findings from a study carried out in 2023 that aimed to pull out key lessons from the UK-funded Building Learning Foundations (BLF) programme in Rwanda, in order to strengthen understanding on what works to promote inclusive education systems and improve learning outcomes for children with disabilities.

In addition to a broad literature review and evidence synthesis of good practices in inclusive education systems around the world, a key part of the study is an assessment of the roles of the BLF’s Special Needs Education Coordinators (SNECOs) and Inclusive Education Focal Teachers (IEFTs) and the capacity-development materials they used. The study considers how these roles were integrated into the Rwandan Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) policies and strategies, and how they fit alongside existing structures at the national, district, sector and school level, and provides recommendations and considerations for strengthening inclusive education systems in the future.

This work was funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Evidence Fund programme