Facilitators

Dr. Catherine O'Farrell

  • CEO,
  • Incluzun

Award Winning Inclusion Advocate, Founder, International Inspector, Iron (Wo)Man, passionate about SDG8 Dr. Catherine O’Farrell is one of the founders of Incluzun.com, an organisation supporting people of determination in a holistic way across the MENA region. Catherine has been working in education and inclusion for almost 20 years, she has degrees in Education, Psychology and a masters in Engineering. She is passionate about developing opportunities for children with individual needs. She is an award winning, international school inspector, has been a Group Head for some of the region’s largest educational providers and has worked with international and national committees from the Global Sustainability Network to the Ministry of Education here in the UAE to push for a more sustainable and inclusive world. Catherine has spoken at UNESCO, representing the Committee for Inclusive Education in the Gulf, she is a regular media contributor and conference speaker.

Session Details

Leadership Strand

  • Workshop: Strategic Leadership for Outstanding Inclusion
  • Stream: Culture, Inclusion and Community Engagement
  • Date & Time: 16 MAY | 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM

Synopsis- In this workshop we will look at systems design for inclusive educational excellence. Delving into policy design in line with Vision 2030 and SDAIA. We will build an understanding of systems, teacher development and practices to ensure diverse learners are identified and acoomodated for.Reviewing international best practices, research and evidence based tools to support teacher training and student support.