Abstract
This qualitative study takes account of inclusive education in Kazakhstan and highlights the current state of the move towards inclusive Education, discusses achievements and points out some challenges in order to make recommendations for the implementation of inclusive education. A generic qualitative research design was instrumentalised with semi-structured interviews conducted with school principals, teachers, professionals, and regional representatives of the department of education, a representative of the Psychological Medical and Pedagogical Commission (PMPC) and parents. The study was conducted in twelve inclusive schools and finds thatwhile there has been a shift towards inclusive education the concept is still not well implemented in Kazakhstani schools.