Education for All – is the current guiding policy for Iceland’s national education system from preschool years to the transition period.

The Act on the Affairs of Disabled People defines disabilities as:

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In January 2011, the main responsibility for special services for people with disabilities was transferred from the state to the local municipalities.

The National Curriculum Guide is based on six guiding principles that provide continuity in the Icelandic education system. Those principles are:

One current trend in Icelandic education is the Changing Role of Specialist Provision in Supporting Inclusive Education (CROSP) project which will focus on the re-organization of specialist, separate provision (schools, classes and units) and the perceived shift in the role of such provision to support the right to inclusive education for all learners.

The overall goal of the Supporting Inclusive School Leadership (SISL) project is to investigate how to develop and promote inclusive school-level leadership through national and local-level policy frameworks and support mechanisms.

Central to Iceland’s reform agenda is the emphasis on strengthening the teaching profession. Since 2008, a five-year master’s degree is required to become a teacher in Iceland.

The majority of Icelandic students receive education in the mainstream classroom. The only existing special schools are for pupils with:

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According to the Icelandic Educational Acts for the different school levels. A child has the right to special needs education if the parents, teachers and the school’s specialist team agree that a certain special needs education provision is appropriate at any given time.