5.1. Timijiet multidixxiplinari

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.

L-għan tar-rapport Nordic Projects to Combat School Dropout huwa li jittejbu u jiġu ispirati inizjattivi ġodda għaż-żgħażagħ, u li jinħolqu kuntatti ta’ arrikkiment bejn l-atturi u l-organizzazzjonijiet fir-reġjun Nordiku.
Ir-Riżorsa tal-Web Nordika dwar Tluq mill-Edukazzjoni Sekondarja Għolja kien proġett ikkummissjonat mill-Kunsill tal-Ministri Nordiku u mmexxi miċ-Ċentru tal-Assistenza Soċjali Nordiku bejn l-2012 u l-2015. L-għan tal-proġett kien li jikkompila eżempji tajba ta’ inizjattivi immirati li jżidu l-proporzjon ta’ żgħażagħ fir-reġjun Nordiku li jlestu l-edukazzjoni sekondarja għolja.
Fuq il-portal tal-web Nordiku, ġiet ippreżentata firxa kbira ta’ proġetti ta’ suċċess mill-pajjiżi Nordiċi. L-inizjattivi ġew evalwati b’mod esternament, u wrew riżultati pożittivi. Xi attivitajiet intgħażlu b’mod speċifiku minħabba l-karattru innovattiv tagħhom jew il-valur tagħhom bħala sorsi ta’ ispirazzjoni.
Minkejja d-differenzi burokratiċi u kulturali bejn il-pajjiżi Nordiċi, is-sitwazzjoni fir-rigward taż-żgħażagħ f’riskju li jitilqu mill-iskola hija simili ħafna. Id-differenzi huma xi drabi akbar bejn il-muniċipalitajiet u l-iskejjel milli bejn il-pajjiżi. Billi nitgħallmu dwar inizjattivi ta’ suċċess fil-pajjiżi Nordiċi, huwa possibbli li nsibu ispirazzjoni u għodod li jtejbu l-ħidma fl-għajnuna liż-żgħażagħ biex ilestu l-edukazzjoni sekondarja għolja tagħhom.
F’din il-pubblikazzjoni, jiġu deskritti għaxar proġetti li ġew ippreżentati fuq il-portal tal-web Nordiku dwar prattiki tajba. Uħud mill-proġetti tlestew, filwaqt li oħrajn għadhom għaddejjin. Xi attivitajiet ġew inkorporati f’xogħol ordinarju.

For Arvika, Centralskolan is a big school with students coming from the city centre and surrounding areas. Students are from very mixed backgrounds, including students from disadvantaged areas. Several years ago, the school had a significant number of students whose academic achievements after the 9^th grade were not sufficient for entering an upper secondary education. One of the key issues in Centralskolan, as well as in other surrounding schools, was that the student reading comprehension skills across various subjects were poor. Subjects of maths and science have been extra prioritised by Centralskolan as student results within those subjects were especially low. Therefore, the school has started practising an explicit teaching of reading strategies within specific subjects for grades 7 – 9. These reading strategies have been implemented together with scaffolding, which means that a teacher gradually empowers students to lead a reading and text comprehension exercise.

Il-proġett Supporting Inclusive School Leadership (SISL) investiga kif tippromwovi tmexxija inklużiva fil-livell tal-iskola u pprovda għodod ta’ appoġġ. Il-proġett qies li t-tmexxija għall-edukazzjoni inklużiva kellha l-għan li tikseb parteċipazzjoni sħiħa f’opportunitajiet ta’ tagħlim sinifikanti, kisba kbira u benesseri għall-istudenti kollha, inklużi dawk l-aktar vulnerabbli għall-esklużjoni.

Teachers, social workers and community youth workers in Kungälv work together to identify high-school teenagers in or at risk of joining neo-Nazi gangs. They map local social structures and interrelationships to identify trouble spots and at-risk youth. The project then works with them to disassemble toxic activities and connects them to more positive relationships, activities and influences. The model also includes a wider spectrum of stakeholders committed to influencing society’s attitudes.

Research shows a connection between leaving education and destructive environments, so another important long-term project goal is to ensure that the participating students complete the compulsory nine-year school system, and continue onto upper secondary school.
Impact - Today, there are no active Nazi or white supremacist organisations in Kungälv and no informal gangs. The Kungälv Model was replicated in 20 other cities in Sweden in the 2015/2016 academic year, (with $1 million investment from Ministry of Labour, the National Agency for Youth and Civil Society Affairs, Natur & Kultur Foundation, and Skandia Ideas for Life).

The Kungälv model has been highlighted by the UN as a viable and appropriate strategy to counter extreme intolerance among youths.

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