1.1 Kultura in vzdušje v šoli

Cilj projekta Raising the Achievement of All Learners in Inclusive Education (RA) je bil zagotoviti dokaze o učinkovitih ukrepih za izboljševanje dosežkov ter krepitvi zmogljivosti šol in skupnosti za vključevanje in podporo vsem učencem.

Cilj projekta MiCREATE (angl. Migrant Children and Communities in a Transforming Europe) je spodbujanje vključevanje raznolikih skupin otrok migrantov s pristopom, ki pri vključevanju otrok migrantov na ravni izobraževanja in politik v središče postavlja otroka. Raziskovalni projekt, ki izhaja iz potrebe po ponovnem pregledu obstoječih politik vključevanja, si je kot cilj zadal celovito preučiti sodobne procese vključevanja otrok migrantov, da bi okrepili njihovo sposobnost odločanja, sodelovanje in blaginjo.

Projekt Supporting Inclusive School Leadership (SISL) je preučeval načine spodbujanja vključujočega vodenja na ravni šole in zagotovil podporna orodja. Projekt je upošteval, da je cilj vodenja za vključujoče izobraževanje doseči polno udeležbo pri smiselnih učnih priložnostih, dobre rezultate in dobro počutje vseh učencev, vključno s tistimi, ki so najbolj izpostavljeni izključenosti.

The toolkit developed as part of the valorisation of the findings by the Reducing Early School Leaving in Europe (RESL.eu) research project aims to support practitioners working with youth in identifying and monitoring students and schools in need of greater care and support. It is primarily focused on the situation of those young people who are at risk of school disengagement and early school leaving. The toolkit is primarily dedicated to school staff: principals, teachers, educators, pedagogical counsellors, class tutors and school psychologists. However, it might be also helpful for other educational specialists working in education policies and in alternative learning pathways.

The ‘Complex Instruction Programme’ (CIP) provides equal chances for children from different social backgrounds. The method seeks to change children roles and responsibilities in active learning. CIP is based on four principles: (1) education involves a varied level of non-routine, open-end tasks to mobilise students of different abilities; (2) responsibility is shared, learners are responsible for their personal work while the group is responsible for individual achievements; (3) work is evaluated against set norms and roles; (4) hierarchy within the group - the status of the students is mobile. In addition, the school uses other innovative practices, such as a reading programme for the elementary grades where students regularly read aloud to each other in pairs, and then exchange their thoughts, and the ‘learning between generations’ programme where children draw their family trees and label each member with a special skill they have.

Since the mid-1990s, the Open Door school is strongly devoted to the Step by Step programme (SbS), which became the main driver to implement innovative approaches in the school. The SbS programme involves student-centred and game-based learning, with constant feedback. The school also organises two whole-school project months per year that end with a presentation day, often open to the wider public and parents. Classrooms are arranged according to different aspects of learning. As part of the innovation, the school applies “morning circles” which are involved around a certain theme. Each child learns to speak in a way that is to the point, and gets the chance to express what he or she thinks and feels. It’s also a useful approach to compensate the stress that students might have brought from home.