Empowering school and cultural libraries’ volunteers and supporting educators to tackle special educational needs of kids from families with disadvantaged backgrounds

<< Objectives >>BRIDGES aims to strengthen the cooperation between schools, cultural centres, and libraries to support early screening holistic strategy in favour of children with Special Educational Needs (SEN), especially from families with disadvantaged backgrounds. The project seeks to capacity-build school teachers and school librarians/volunteers through easy-to-adapt resources to provide soft screening for SEN, engage disadvantaged families, and facilitate accessible extracurricular activities.<< Implementation >>-Develop an Inclusive Learning Framework to align schools, libraries, and cultural centres in supporting SEN children.-Create training materials and practical guidelines for educators, volunteers, and librarians.-Develop interactive and multilingual educational resources in an online platform tailored for SEN-inclusive learning-Run local workshops to create SEN-friendly creative objects together with teachers, librarians, and families<< Results >>-A structured framework on early SEN detection bridging formal and non-formal education-Practical training materials for educators, librarians, and volunteers to implement inclusive learning strategies.-A toolbox of interactive and learning resources for children with SEN and migrant backgrounds.-An online collaboration platform connecting schools, libraries, and families, fostering long-term engagement in inclusive education.