Transcript Drop-out workshop - Transnationality

SKL
School to Work - S2W
A Flagship initiative
within the Baltic Sea Strategy
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The Swedish Associations of
Local Authorities and
Regions (SALAR)
We are an employer’s organisation, and
defend and promote the interests of
our members
SALAR represents Sweden’s:
 290 municipalities
 20 county councils/regions
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Priority issues 2013
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Better results in schools
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Better support for vulnerable children
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Jobs for young people
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Better life for sick elderly people
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Equality in welfare services
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Reduce patient harm
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Higher ambition in climate issues
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Strengthen public transport in social planning
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Sweden´s most important job
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Simpler eSociety
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Clearer mandate and cooperation between politicians and officials
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Improved systems for ordering, procurement and monitoring.
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First action –
Project Plug In
• Plug In is one of 8 projects in Sweden with focus on
reducing early school leavers/drop outs
• EUR 9 million to Plug In
• The projects are funded by the Swedish ESF-council
with 50 %, which means EUR nearly 18 million
• The goal for Plug In is to halve the number of students
who doesn´t finish secondary school in 4 years
• Partners
– 5 regions in about 50 Local Authorities
• Ending June 2015
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Why early school leavers?
Critical facts - survey
• Guidance
• Special needs
• Teachers roles/quality at
school
• Cooperations/One stop shop
• Early and reactive measures
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Background
One year of preparations
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Investigate common needs
Establish the idea of common project
Two conferences
Visit all countries
Inventory of interesting initiative
Writing a proposal of cooperation
27 Sep – letter of intent
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26 stakeholders
Norden Association, Föreningen Norden
Jämtlands Gymnasium, Vinnaprojektet
Sweden
Sweden
Project Youth Integration, Swedish Employment Office Sweden
Region of Gotland
Swedish Board of Youth Affairs
The Council of the Baltic Sea States Secreteriat, CBSS
Region Blekinge Kommunförbund
National agency for Education, Skolverket
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
Ministry of National Education, Strategy and Int Coop
Stowarzyszenie Wspierania Inicjatyw, Ad Futurum
Caritas Archidiencexji Gdanskiej
Mazovia Region,EU implementing body
Swietokrzyskie Biuro Rozwoju Regionalnego
Stavostwe Powiatowe Wolominskie Voivodeship
Poland
Poland
Poland
Poland
Poland
Poland
Poland
Młodzieżowy Ośrodek Socjoterapii, Ustka
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Local Govenement (KL)
Foundation Innove
Tartu Vocational Education
Ministry of Labour, Family, Social and Integration
Hanse Pariament
Lawaetz-Foundation, Jugent Aktiv Plus
ComeIn project
Siauliai Pedagogical Pshychological service
National Centre of Special Needs Education
ESF
Ausra School
Denmark
Estonia
Estonia
Hamburg
Hamburg
Hamburg
Hamburg
Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania
Examples of
”best practise”
DE: One-stop-shop/Dual education/ apprenticies
system
SE: Unga In, Plug In etc
LT: Kindergarten at school, large local social
engagement at school
DK: Activities against absence – first risk signs
FI: High quality of school results
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Focus areas
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Research/statistics
Preventive measures
Guidance/councelling
Collaboration - One-stop-shop
Re-integrative measures
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The idea is established
• Many interested stakeholders
to participate in the flagship
• Common view of the needs
• Findings of many ”best
practice”
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Next steps
• Analyse the stakeholders – 9 responsible
partners and 5 topics
• Apply for project funding
• Define the responsibilities and roles
• Deepen the anchoring
• Suggest and organise an organisation
• Kick-off in February 2014
• Planning meetings in the spring
• Apply for project funding – in the long run
autumn 2014
• Project period to approx 2017 – maybe…
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A flagship with
ambitions
• Test, validate and develop new methods
• Create common definitions and measures
• Influence on high level – change policies and
structures in Baltic Sea
• Cooperation in finding solutions important in
creating growth for the macro region and
Europa
• Reducing youth unemployment
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Thank you for your attention!
Leif Klingensjö
[email protected]
Anne-marie Flood,
[email protected]
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