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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Change 2000 – 2009 (%)

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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

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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