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Comprehensive policies to reduce early school leaving
Adam PokornyEuropean CommissionBrussels, 31 May 2011
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Europe 2020
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Three strategic priorities: Smart, Sustainable, Inclusivegrowth 5 headline targets: employment, RTD investments, climate change, education, poverty reductionReducing ESL to 10% by 2020Demography, migration, social justiceHard-headed economics
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ESL creates massive long-term problems for young people, increases poverty risk and risk of social exclusionESL generates huge social and financial costsDecreasing number of low skilled jobs -increasing demand for skilled labour
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14.4% in 2009 –progress, but insufficient
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Early school leaving …
…refers to persons aged 18 to 24 fulfilling the following two conditions: – first, the highest level of education or training
attained is ISCED 0, 1, 2 or 3c short, – second, respondents declared not having
received any education or training in the four weeks preceding the survey (EU LFS).
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ESL rates in 2009
4,9 5,3 5,3 5,47,7 8,7 8,7
9,9 10,6 10,7 10,9 11,1 11,1 11,2 11,3 11,7 12,313,9 13,9 14,4 14,5 14,7 15,7 16,6
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31,2 31,2
36,8
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SK SI PL CZ LU LT AT FI DK SE NL DE BE HU IE CY FR LV EE EU27
EL BG UK RO IT PT ES MT
EU-27: 14.4%
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Change 2000 – 2009 (%)
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30
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SK SI PL CZ LU LT AT FI DK SE NL DE BE HU IE CY FR LV EE EU27
EL BG UK RO IT PT ES MT
20002009
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18%
72%
10%
PrimaryLower secondaryUpper secondary (short)
In Bulgaria and Belgium 38% have only
primary education, in Portugal 40%.
Denmark and Estonia have nearly no early
school leavers with only primary education level.
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Early school leaving is a complex problem
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ESL is a complex multi-sector phenomenon
ESL is a process rather than a one- off event
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Differences between countries, regions, municipalities, but:
Young people from socially disadvantaged, low education backgrounds are especially affected
0,00%
2,00%
4,00%
6,00%
8,00%
10,00%
12,00%
14,00%
16,00%
18,00%
Boys Girls0,00%
5,00%
10,00%
15,00%
20,00%
25,00%
30,00%
Natives Migrants
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GIR
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Nat
ives M
igra
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Policies to reduce early school leaving
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Commission’s ESL “package” (31 January 2011)
* Proposed Recommendation on policies to reduce early school leaving – adopted with small changes by Education Council, 20 May 2011 * Commission Communication * Accompanying Staff Working Document
More information: http://ec.europa.eu/education/school-education/doc2268_en.htm
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Prevention Intervention Compensation
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Identification & Identification & analysisanalysis
Monitoring of Monitoring of situationsituation
Coordination of Coordination of policiespolicies
PreventionPrevention InterventionIntervention CompensationCompensation
Early childhood Early childhood education and education and
carecare
Second chance Second chance opportunitiesopportunities
ReRe--entering entering mainstream mainstream educationeducation
Comprehensive Comprehensive supportsupport
Measures at Measures at school levelschool level
Measures at level Measures at level of of
education/training education/training systemsystem
Student focused Student focused measuresmeasures
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Data collection and analysisMonitoring developmentsInvolvement of all policies addressing children, young people, parents, teachers and others working with childrenCooperation at all levels and with all relevant stakeholders
IdentificationIdentification & analysis& analysis Monitoring of situationMonitoring of situation Coordination of policiesCoordination of policies
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PreventionPrevention
Increase ECEC participation of disadvantaged groupsEnsure good quality ECECProvide opportunities beyond the age of compulsory schoolingActive anti-segregation policySupport for children with different mother tongueInvolvement of parentsFlexibility and permeability of pathways Strengthening vocational pathwaysStrengthening link between education and training and the employment sector
Early childhood Early childhood education and education and
carecare
Measures at E&T Measures at E&T system levelsystem level
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InterventionInterventionSchools as learning communitiesEarly warning systemsCooperation with parents and local community and access to external supportTeacher trainingExtra-curricular, non-academic activities
School School focused focused
measuresmeasures
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Mentoring and tutoringIndividualised learning supportStrengthening guidance and career counsellingSocial and financial support
InterventionIntervention
Student Student focused focused
measuresmeasures
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CompensationCompensationSecond Chance programmesRe-entering mainstream educationRecognition of prior learningIntegrating social, financial, educational and psychological support
Second chance Second chance opportunitiesopportunities
ReRe--entering entering mainstream mainstream educationeducation
Comprehensive Comprehensive supportsupport
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Next stepsMember States ensure that comprehensive strategies are in place by the end of 2012Stronger focus on cross-sectoral approaches and measures targeting groups at increased riskEU level group of decision-makers, peer learning and exchange of experiences and good practiceMonitoring of developments at European level via Europe 2020 and ET2020Comparative studies and researchBetter targeting of EU fundingConference in Spring 2012