The Scottish Government International Development Fund: Designing a new International Development inclusive education programme

This document was commissioned by the Scottish Government following a review of Scotland’s approach to international development in the wake of Covid-19, and incorporates a needs analysis and evidence, review, a detailed description of the global and national policy contexts relevant to partner country education systems and inputs from partner country governments, civil society and development partners on their priorities for investment in Inclusive Education. Drawing on these inputs, the report proposes a focus for the Scottish Government’s inclusive education programme on learners with disabilities and girls and young women, which is due to begin implementation in 2024. It also outlines a number of options and potential workstreams related to these areas of focus, as well as a number of policy and implementation elements, including alignment with the Scottish Government’s commitments to take a feminist and anti-racist approach to its international development work.