5.1. Διεπιστημονικές ομάδες

Το μέτρο «Aller Bien pour Mieux Apprendre» (Αισθανθείτε καλά, Μάθετε καλύτερα - ABMA) βασίζεται στην εξέταση της γενικής υγείας των μαθητών για τη βελτίωση του σχολικού περιβάλλοντος και των σχολικών επιτευγμάτων, περιορίζοντας έτσι τις ανισότητες στον τομέα της υγείας. Προωθεί την αρμονική αλληλεπίδραση και την ευεξία των μαθητών και του προσωπικού. Πρόκειται για ένα πιλοτικό πρόγραμμα που θα διαρκέσει 3 χρόνια έως το 2016, υπό την αιγίδα της Εκπαιδευτικής Αρχής της Λυών, σε συνεργασία με το Εθνικό Ινστιτούτο Πρόληψης και Αγωγής Υγείας.

«Όπως προκύπτει σαφώς από την ιρλανδική εμπειρία, οι εκπαιδευτικές πρωτοβουλίες που ξεκινούν από σχολεία μπορούν να ανεβάσουν το μορφωτικό επίπεδο των ενηλίκων που συμμετέχουν και να έχουν ως αποτέλεσμα μια γενική αίσθηση αυτονομίας στην τοπική κοινότητα. Η συμμετοχή των γονέων, ιδίως σε περιοχές με κοινωνικοοικονομική στέρηση, δεν ωφελούν μόνο τα παιδιά και το σχολείο -είναι μια ζωτική πτυχή της διά βίου μάθησης» (Οι γονείς ως εταίροι στη σχολική εκπαίδευση, ΟΟΣΑ 1997)

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. 

Η Φινλανδία αναπτύσσει καινοτόμες μεθόδους και διαδικασίες διδασκαλίας για την κάλυψη των ατομικών αναγκών μέσω της μάθησης με δραστηριότητες, της διδασκαλίας σε μικρές ομάδες, της εμπειρικής μάθησης και των διαφόρων μαθησιακών περιβαλλόντων με στόχο τη μείωση του ποσοστού σχολικής διαρροής.

To improve student success and prevent early school leaving, the Malmaskolan established a Student Health Team, comprised of a school nurse, a special education teacher, the principal, the school counselor, the leisure-time pedagogues, the study and career counselor, a social worker, the school physician and a school psychologist. Since 2005, this Health Team has been the core for the development of teaching at the school, and is a hub for both teaching and school development. They have open meetings thrice weekly where teachers can discuss issues, and where a wide range of potential measures to support students is identified.

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.

The aim of the report Nordic Projects to Combat School Dropout is to improve and inspire new initiatives for young people, and to create enriching contacts between actors and organisations in the Nordic region.
The Nordic Web Resource on Dropout from Upper Secondary Education was a project commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers and run by the Nordic Welfare Centre between 2012 and 2015. The aim of the project was to compile good examples of initiatives aimed at increasing the proportion of young people in the Nordic region who complete upper secondary education.

"Our School - My Future" was an ESL project initiated within the framework of the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships for School Education. It aims to support cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices between schools from different countries across Europe.
Part of the problem of ESL is attributed to lack of support and guidance, disengagement from schooling, and secondary-level curricula which too often do not offer enough options for varied courses, alternative teaching pedagogies, experiential and other hands-on learning opportunities or sufficient flexibility and support.
The framework for this project was designed to focus mainly on in-school factors influencing ESL, such as teaching methods and curricular issues, positive/negative school climate, and the parents’ role as a contributing factor to ESL.
A distance education programme, “Promotion of healthy lifestyles and development of the students’ social skills through physical education and environmental activities” was offered to teachers from five partner countries. Some 65 teachers from Greece, Poland, Romania, Spain, and Turkey had the opportunity to participate in this training programme, along with six academics who are also members of the Hellenic Academy of Physical Education.

Το πρόγραμμα PRINED αφορά την εκπαιδευτική ένταξη παιδιών και μαθητών από κοινωνικά μειονεκτούσες ομάδες. Ο κύριος στόχος του συγκεκριμένου προγράμματος είναι η ενίσχυση της επιτυχούς ολοκλήρωσης της υποχρεωτικής εκπαίδευσης.