Box 2: 4-A scheme AVAILABILITY SCHOOLS Establishment/closure of schools Freedom to establish schools Funding for public schools Public funding for private schools TEACHERS Criteria for recruitment Fitness for teaching Labour rights Trade union freedoms Professional responsibilities Academic freedom COMPULSORY All-encompassing Free-of-charge Assured attendance Parental freedom of choice POST-COMPULSORY Discriminatory denials of access Preferential access Criteria for admission Recognition of foreign diplomas ACCEPTABILITY REGULATION AND SUPERVISION Minimum standards Respect of diversity Language of instruction Orientation and contents School discipline Rights of learners ADAPTABILITY SPECIAL NEEDS Children with disabilities OUT-OF-SCHOOL EDUCATION Working children Refugee children Children deprived of their liberty ACCESSIBILITY 14 Right to Education Primers No. 3