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The aim of this article is to substantiate the requirements to the head of an inclusive education institution in the context of modern realities, to present the results of an experimental study of the development of education manager’s inclusive competence, the cognitive-activity and analytical-performance components of readiness to solve professional practical tasks. The professional profile of the head of an inclusive education institution (manager-leader-expert) is singled out, which combines pedagogical, psychological, inclusive competences, professional skills, as well as personal, business and professional qualities, value orientations, etc. The results of an empirical study of the level of inclusive readiness of modern leaders to form an inclusive environment in an educational institution are presented. Education managers from Ivano-Frankivsk and Cherkasy regions (Ukraine) (having 5-15 years of management experience) were involved in the experiment. Positive dynamics of increasing the level of readiness in the experimental group, for whom a series of thematic exercises (lectures, workshops, webinars) using innovative educational technologies was carried out.