Tackling Early School Leaving

Early School Leaving is directly connected to unemployment, social exclusion and poverty. Personal or family problems, learning difficulties, conflicting dynamics, a difficult socio-economic situation are all factors that influence students to drop-out from school prematurely together with the pedagogic methods, the school climate and the relationship teacher-pupil. Today is more than important to work on these factors to prevent and manage Early School Leaving and conflicts.

Since there is not a single reason for early school leaving, there are no easy answers and an holistic approach is needed. During the course the participants will learn how to identify the causes of Early School Leaving and the best approaches and strategies to prevent, tackle and reduce it as well as the keys to conflict management.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the causes and effects of ESL as well as the relevant European trends;
• Learn about the dynamics and characteristics of conflicts and the most effective strategies to prevent and manage them;
• Get acquainted with the key elements and growing trends related to ICT and innovative teaching methods;
• Learn how to engage students and motivate them through interactive, collaborative and participatory pedagogic methods;
• Get an insight and exchange best practices about fighting negativity in the classroom and establishing classroom ground rules;