A Whole School Approach To Tackling Early School Leaving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Description

 Nowadays, one of the most outstanding problems in education, especially secondary and post-compulsory education, is early school leaving, also known as school dropout. With this course, we will try to approach and understand the reasons that lead to students’ early school leaving. But we should not accept this situation as something that is becoming normal. When it comes to tackling the problem of early school dropout, multiple factors must play a relevant role, not only on the part of teachers and families but also institutions and society in general.

With this course, we will have more than just an overview of this problem, which is only one side of the coin. Measures to prevent school dropout, initiatives to motivate students and ideas to promote compatibility between education and employment will be suggested, which is the other side of the coin if we want to toss it.

This course is addressed to all those professionals of the teaching environment who want to get a deeper knowledge about the phenomenon of early school leaving.

Methodologies of The Course

 The course methodology will present the participants various aspects on the current issue of early school leaving as a threat to the essential formation of students as individuals and also as an important part of a future society in an ever-changing world.

In this sense, the participants’ experiences, some European statistics, our fears and our hopes and desires will play an important role through debates and multidirectional oral exchanges.

The methodological approach of this course will also include ice-breaking activities, group discussions, oral presentations and a final set of conclusions.

Pedagogical Approach

  

An effective pedagogical approach to tackle the problem of early school leaving should be based on prevention, motivation, intervention, and compensation.

  • Prevention in terms of providing opportunities, counselling and guidance during the compulsory and post-compulsory stages.
  • Motivation to avoid dissatisfaction, disappointment and lack of interest to continue within the educational system.
  • Intervention in terms of individual and family coaching and assistance for at-risk early school leavers.
  • Compensation intended as a second chance to return to the educational system or some kind of specific training to enter the labour market.

Teaching Methods
  • Presentations of readings or extracts on the topic of early school leaving, statistics from the EU on school dropout, infographics and videos related to the course content.
  • Participants’ own experiences will arise enriching debates as well as different viewpoints on the topic.
  • Developing the communicative competence in terms of interaction, oral production to enhance fluency and mutual understanding.
  • Feedback on a daily basis.

Learning Outcomes
  • Becoming aware of the reasons for early school leaving.
  • The procedures which impel them to dissociate themselves from school and school duties.
  • Reverting the situation is possible.
  • Learning strategies or ways of motivation to tackle school dropout.
  • Offering students measures to promote certain compatibility between education and employment.

Objectives
  • To understand the true meaning of early school leaving in order to design strategies to avoid it.
  • To analyse the main social and individual risky features and causes which are related to students’ early school leaving.
  • To set rules and to establish preventive procedures to act in those cases of school dropout.
  • To raise awareness within the educational community (teachers, students, families and institutions) on the problem of early school leaving and the negative effects it may have in adult life.
  • To approach toward the creation of a prevention plan and monitoring early school leaving.
Language English
Duration 5 Days
Type of Certification Awarded
  1. Certificate of Attendance
  2. Europass Certificate (if requested)

Our courses are designed and delivered in compliance with the quality standards of the Erasmus+ Key Action 1 Quality Standards for Courses.

 

 

Schedule of the activities

 Online Meeting Program

  Course content
Day 1
  • Ice Breaker Activity
  • Defining-discussing concepts: school-leaver profile / family and socio-economic background / academic features / school discipline / motivation…
  • Leaving (ESL)
  • The individual-family-school axis: interaction
  • Debate: participants’ own experience
Day 2
  • Feedback on previous day
  • Analyzing diagrams and statistics
  • Group work: eliciting and classifying the main factors and causes for early school dropout
  • Coincidences and differences in different countries
  • Analyzing variables / experiences
Day 3
  • Feedback on previous day
  • The individual-family-school axis: interaction
  • Designing strategies / programs to prevent early school leaving
  • The roles of families, school and authorities
Day 4
  • Group discussion on the appropriacy of mechanisms and measures
  • Boosting self-esteem and supporting real measures
Day 5
  • Conclusions / Reflections
  • Evaluation of the cour
  • Farewell and certificates
Online Meeting Program Evaluation
Course Fee The course fee is 80 Euros per participant per day.

This fee does not cover some expenses like accommodation or travel etc. Costs covering enrolment fees for staff mobility format ‘Courses and training’. ( Source: Erasmus+ Program Guide)

You can also make requests for different dates and locations when filling out the pre-registration form, aside from the planned program.

PLANNED

 İstanbul, Türkiye

1. May 13-17, 2024

2. July 08-12, 2024

3. September 02-06, 2024

4. November 04-08, 2024

 

Antalya, Türkiye

1. June 03-07, 2024

2. August 05-09, 2024

3. October 07-11, 2024

4. December 02-06, 2024

 

Rome, Italy

1. June 10-14, 2024

2. August 12-16, 2024

3. October 14-18, 2024

4. December 09-13, 2024

 

Barcelona, Spain

1. June 17-21, 2024

2. August 19-23, 2024

3. October 21-25, 2024

4. December 16-20, 2024

 

Paris, France

1. June 24-28, 2024

2. August 26-30, 2024

3. October 28-November 01, 2024

4. December 23-27, 2024

 

Prague, Czech Republic

1. July 01-05, 2024

2. September 09-13, 2024

3. November 11-15, 2024

4. January 06-10, 2025

 

Thessaloniki, Greece

1. July 08-12, 2024

2. September 16-20, 2024

3. November 18-22, 2024

4. January 20-24, 2025

 

Lisbon, Portugal

1. July 15-19, 2024

2. September 23-27, 2024

3. November 25-29, 2024

4. January 27-31, 2025

 

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