Wilton Park dialogue on disability inclusive education

A Wilton Park dialogue in 2026 on ‘Disability Inclusive Education’ gathered together over 50 leading academics, governments, research institutes, representative organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs), and industry representatives to explore how to effectively include learners with disabilities in fully inclusive education systems. The Dialogue was held in the midst of a global crisis in education with reduced funding, poor learning outcomes and increasing numbers out of school. The meeting was designed to build on commitments to Inclusive Education at the 2025 Global Disability Summit (GDS) and develop a roadmap leading to the 2028 GDS to translate evidence into policy changes.

Impel attended the dialogue, and produced this summary report of important points raised during the dialogue.

The Wilton Park dialogue explored the current state of the evidence, remaining gaps and the opportunities that now exist for effective and cost-efficient implementation approaches for inclusive education. As the report highlights, genuine inclusion can only be achieved by transforming the mainstream system, not by adapting parts of it to integrate learners with disabilities.