The city of Wolfsburg actively supports inclusion in educational institutions along the educational biography (early intervention, daycare centers, transitions, schools, transition from school to work, training, continuing education). Education is open to everyone along the educational biography. With this attitude of values supported in the city of Wolfsburg (see also Wolfsburg's understanding of education) , profound processes of change will be initiated in the coming years. To implement the strategic goals in the area of inclusion and the associated change processes, a cross-departmental project "Inclusive (Education) City" was initiated in 2012, which is based in the Wolfsburg Education Office.
Gradually, strategically important fields of action are being addressed in sub-projects as part of a targeted overall process toward an inclusive (educational) city.
The development of inclusion in Wolfsburg starts with the daycare centers and the general education schools. A key feature of the development of inclusion is the associated paradigm shift. It is not the individual who has to adapt to existing systems (e.g. daycare, school, university), but the systems have to change so that everyone has a place in them. This may involve a change of attitude among the actors in Wolfsburg's educational landscape, which is both a challenge and an incentive.
Thus, inclusion is the recognition of diversity (heterogeneity) in education and upbringing. Difference is normal - disability, impairment, social or cultural background is seen as enrichment. Everyone benefits equally from being included in society. Enabling active participation in society, recognizing and removing existing barriers is the goal of inclusion.
The first edition of the handbook Inclusive (educational) city is now available.
The handbook contains 2 parts. On the one hand, it describes important contact persons and areas of responsibility, and on the other hand, it contains information, resolutions and recommendations from the field of inclusive education.
The handbook Inclusive (Education) City is intended for parents, daycare centers, schools and other interested parties.(June 2015, first edition)
Download: Handbook Inclusive (Education) City
Relevant keywords and topics in the manual:
- Applications for Inclusion Assistance:
- Accessibility:
- Advice for:
- Consulting for nurseries and day care centers:
- Family service offers
- Crib
- Kindergarten
- School (school support)
- In Kitas
- In schools
- Advice on outpatient, day-care and inpatient assistance according to SGB VIII (mental handicap)
- Parents with dyslexia and dyscalculia
- Parents (nursery and kindergarten) on educational issues
- Parents (school counseling)
- Parents on questions of career orientation
- Parents on child and adolescent health issues
- Parents on school transportation issues
- Parents on catering issues
- Counseling of adolescents and young adults on career orientation issues
- On joint upbringing and education in crèches and daycare centers
- Counseling and support in cases of suspected mental illness - Social psychiatric service
- Order school escort
- Early aids
- Special educators
- Integrative nurseries and daycare centers
- Vacation care included
- Guidelines School development plan
- Medical report
- Advisory service for inclusion and special needs education of the state education authority
- School locations and contact persons
- School social work I
- School social work II
- Steps on the way to childcare in an integration group
- Language Education
Iris Bothe (City Councilor for Youth, Education and Integration), Prof. Dr. Hans Döbert (Berlin) and Guido Stolle (Education Office) presented the second Wolfsburg Education Report on April 28, 2015.
What is the state of education in Wolfsburg? You can find an overview of the key findings and resulting recommendations on pages 22 - 32.
The new education report updates the data from the first education report in 2011. A new and overarching focus topic is inclusive education. In addition, higher and further education as well as non-formal and informal education are also considered.Download: Education Report 2014
Contact persons for the consulting and support concept are:
Modern schools face a variety of development tasks and increasing demands: curricular developments, standard setting, quality analyses, and the current development of inclusion mean that school administrators or all-day coordinators as well as teachers and pedagogical staff at schools are in demand as educators and facilitators of social and cultural competencies.
One of the greatest challenges here is to make school a common place of learning for all children - regardless of disability or background.
Download: Counseling and support concept
We understand inclusion to mean the comprehensive and unrestricted participation of people in social life, and we are working towards this goal.
- We operate in complex structures with complex tasks that we meet flexibly.
- We will use our resources across the board to shape the new challenges.
- In a self-learning organization, we work in project-oriented structures.
- We involve the people of Wolfsburg in our processes.
- We start with jointly agreed focus topics.
As school principals in Wolfsburg, we want to take on the challenge of implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in such a way that we become an inclusive educational city. The goal of our school work is:
To optimally support and challenge every child in Wolfsburg to become a self-confident, curious personality who is motivated to shape the future that lies ahead! We need everyone on this path - we don't want to give up on any child. We want to shape this process towards an inclusive city of education together, and in doing so we do not want to exclude or leave anyone behind.
No child in a Wolfsburg school should be discriminated against or shamed. On the way to an inclusive city of education, we need and expect the support of the administration and politics, especially the provision of human and material resources, as well as the offer of accompanying and supporting training measures.
, 24.09.15
On Thursday, the 2nd Forum Inclusion symposium "EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT" took place at the Haus der Jugend, Kleiststraße 33, in Wolfsburg.
The symposium was aimed at:
- Staff members of the school and extracurricular education and
- those working in counseling
Organizers were:
Stadtjugendring Wolfsburg e.V., GEW, Förderzentrum Lotte Lemke and Bildungsbüro Wolfsburg.The last meeting was held on 08.10.15, 10.30 - 12.00.
On Thursday, March 12, 2015, the Wolfsburg Education Office, the Stadtjugendring e.V., the Autism Therapy and Counseling Center Fallersleben and the GEW Wolfsburg jointly organized an Autism Day.
The event was designed for pedagogical staff of school and extracurricular education. In addition to a professional input on the topic of autism, workshops on different topics were offered.
The invitation , program and registration information can be found here:
Download: Forum Inclusion - Autism Day