The 3rd Panel of Experts meeting took place on November 14th 2011 in Barcelona (Spain). The main results of Cluster 2, dealing with successful actions which connect educational inclusion with inclusion in other areas of society, and Cluster 3, about successful forms of family and community participation in schools which contribute to school success and social cohesion, were presented. Also, the social and political impact achieved as a result of the First INCLUD-ED Conference was highlighted, mentioning some of the concrete actions developed and some political recommendations obtained during these years of the INCLUD-ED project.
In the meeting, the main results achieved were discussed and a debate was held about how to transform the scientific evidences obtained into effective policies, aiming at maximizing the impact of the Final INCLUD-ED Conference. The Experts –some of whom have advised the project development throughout five years, and others were new incorporations– provided insight from their own areas of expertise. Overall the Panel of Experts valued very positively the scientific evidences collected about successful mixed interventions and successful forms of family and community participation in schools. They emphasized the importance of making these scientific evidences available to policy makers both at the European and country levels and to teachers and other professionals in each country, in order to guarantee a scientific based policy making which contribute to doing more for social cohesion with fewer resources.
