5.2. Netværk af interessenter

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and school shutdown in Portugal, the Boa Água school has initiated a number of new pedagogies to support student learning, including mixed commission, interactive groups and dialogic gatherings. These new methods had been introduced as part of the INCLUD-ED project, which the school joined in 2017. The school encouraged parents’ regular presence and volunteer support in classrooms, and introducednew teaching methods tosupport student learning through dialogue and exploration of identity. The new teaching methods and the emphasis on relationships and mutual support within the school community were also key to effective remote learning during school shut-down.

De vigtigste mål med elev- og familiestøttekontoret i Portugal er at forebygge skolefrafald, fravær og manglende disciplin og fremme inklusion af eleverne og deres familier med henblik på at opnå uddannelsesmæssig succes. Inddragelsen af familierne i deres børns uddannelsesforløb spiller en central rolle i denne proces.

Netværket for forebyggelse af frafald tilbyder en hel vifte af tjenester og ekspertise. Hvert projekt er unikt, har fokus på specifikke målgrupper og sin egen finansiering. Der lægges vægt på forebyggelse af tidligt skolefrafald og reintegration af elever, der er droppet ud af skolen. Den centrale helpdesk yder støtte til elever og skoler. Elever med stort fravær henvises til elevvejledningscentret, der er tilknyttet det netværk, som skolen er medlem af. I nødvendigt omfang søger elevvejledningscentret hjælp hos den centrale helpdesk. Helpdesken kan tilbyde skræddersyede støtteforanstaltninger og aktiviteter til elever i risiko for at droppe ud, eller som allerede er droppet ud, gennem netværket af forskellige organisationer.

For at forebygge skolefrafald har de norske videregående skoler Godalen og Thor Heyerdahl fokuseret på at forbedre og styrke deres skolelederstrategier. Skolerne har indført en række foranstaltninger til støtte for både lærere og elever.

Guiding Cities joins policy makers and education stakeholders to map policy and guidance and create coherent policy to respond to the complex needs in the fight against ESL.

The project aimed to:
• Analyse guidance actions in 4 countries through country-based focus groups including stakeholders in education and guidance.
• Develop a Guiding Cities Model and Checklist mapping different possible actions, actors community needs relative to guidance and lifelong learning.
• Establish and manage Working Groups and a survey of best practices (involving at least 40 stakeholders).
• Publish online the GCities Model and links to resources and practices for each type of action and/or each target group. The GCities tools will be available in 6 languages (EN, ES, CAT, IT, EL, RO).
• Test the GCities Model and Checklist-benchmarking tools with at least 40 communities or organisations.
• Improve professional development of local service providers and school guidance practitioners.

I skoleåret 2015/16 indførte Schulzentrum Ybbs (en skole, der består af tre erhvervsskoler på gymnasialt niveau) begrebet IndY, som går ud på, at 20 % af undervisningstiden er bestemt til individualiseret læring. Formålet med IndY er at forbedre elevers ekspertise, motivation, selvansvar, selvadministration, samarbejdsfærdigheder, følelsesmæssig intelligens og læringsmetoder.

The Joaquim Ruyra Elementary School is located in a disadvantaged suburban district of Barcelona. In the 2016-2017 school year, 92% students were immigrants representing 28 different nationalities (including Pakistan, Morocco, Georgia, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, the Philippines, China, Bangladesh, Senegal, and the USA) or from minority background (Romani). The school has a 40% mobility rate.  

National and international press have referred to the school as the miracle school as it had achieved academic outcomes above the average in the Catalan standardised tests, outperforming elite schools in the Catalonia region.

All classes in the school feature group work 40% to 60% of the time. The groups mix students of different abilities, genders and nationalities.  The small groups are designed to ensure that no one is left out, and students are encouraged to participate actively.  Each group is facilitated by an adult (e.g. a classroom assistants, a parent).  Psychologists and special education teachers may also work in the classrooms, and they support volunteer parents, teachers and the students.  The extra support and student interaction are considered as essential for supporting and reinforcing children’s learning. 

Manchester Communication Academy (MCA) works to improve outcomes for children, families and the community. This secondary academy opened in 2010 to serve one of the most disadvantaged inner-city neighbourhoods in England. From the outset, the academy’s sponsor, a large employer in the city, wanted the school to help to contribute to a vibrant and sustainable neighbourhood, and committed to addressing the many inter-related economic, social and physical challenges which characterise the neighbourhood. This mission has directly shaped the academy programme, which places equal importance on ‘teaching and learning’ and ‘social investment’. The school’s social investment department is a highly distinctive feature of its overall strategy for addressing the impacts of disadvantage on young people’s education and wider life chances.

Sindbad er et socialt foretagende, der er etableret i 2016 med henblik på skabe forbindelser mellem mennesker med forskellige baggrunde. Vores vision er et samfund, hvor unge kan tage deres liv i egne hænder, og hvor de kan forme deres fremtid i henhold til deres talenter og lidenskaber, uanset deres sociale baggrund.