What is RESCUE? Bucharest, 23 November 2017 Erasmus+ Programme – Strategic Partnership

1. a g o o d
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Innovation in education
Bucharest, 23 November 2017
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Erasmus+ Programme – Strategic Partnership
Project Nr: 2016-1-RO01-KA201-024523

2. Reading Early SChool leaving signals
What is RESCUE about?
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Reading Early SChool leaving signals
Students at risk of ESL
Community stakeholders

3. Early school leaving (ESL) is a serious problem
Why RESCUE?
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Early school leaving (ESL) is a serious problem
ESL is a disease is a long term evolutionary process.
Intervention happens when it is too late

4. Prevention works
Could we be RESCUEd?
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Prevention works
Just read the signals!
Who’s there to read them?
Who’s there to act first?

5. School teachers
So… what is RESCUE really about?
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School teachers

6. School teachers are
But, as always, there’s a “but”…
not targeted to get involved
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School teachers are not targeted to get involved
not trained to cooperate
nor supported to get involved.

7. improve teachers’ cooperation/planning skills,
improve teachers’ collaboration in and out,
RESCUE will:
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improve teachers’ collaboration in and out,
bring teachers toward the center of ESL prevention,
bring teachers and community stakeholders together.

8. ESL integrates several vectors:
lack of interest,
Aware of objective limitations
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lack of interest,
poor support for students at risk,
poor cooperation,
lack of efficient prevention mechanisms.

9. Teachers cannot act alone if not supported.
School & community partnerships effective to a
Aware of objective limitations
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School & community partnerships effective to a
certain level.

10. RESCUE is not about social rescue
but about educational RESCUE
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but about educational RESCUE

11. Intellectual results - the Innovation.
1. Analysis of resources related to cooperation on ESL, at the EU level.
2. School based ESL prevention and intervention mechanism / approach
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2. School based ESL prevention and intervention mechanism / approach
3. Community based ESL prevention and intervention mechanism / approach
4. Training curricula and Instruments for Identification of ESL warning signs

12. Intellectual results - the Innovation.
5. Training curricula and instruments for improved cooperation and
communication
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communication
6. Interactive database for recording signs of risk of ESL in students
7. Project Case Study report (6 case studies). Findings, challenges
and lessons learnt

13. The ESL prevention Mechanism
What it is
not another school based and school owned “thing”,
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not another school based and school owned “thing”,
community owned,
community shared,
easily accessible.

14. The ESL prevention Mechanism
How it works
triggered by signals beyond truancy and absenteeism,
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triggered by signals beyond truancy and absenteeism,
helps teachers identify and interpret the signals,
helps teachers generate “action waves”,
waves will reverberate outside the school as well.

15. The RESCUE partnership
Search principles
WVR needed an ESL prevention mechanism
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WVR needed an ESL prevention mechanism
Looking for others who:
were experienced in the field of education.
felt the same need.

16. The RESCUE partnership
Important partner selection criteria:
interest in the field of ESL prevention and intervention
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interest in the field of ESL prevention and intervention
need to improve the impact of own actions in education
ability to reach the target group in the field.

17. The RESCUE partnership
Other (more general) criteria:
vicinity,
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vicinity,
affinity with partner countries.
similarity of educational system,
similarity of societal ESL related issues,

18. a g o o d
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19. The RESCUE partnership.
World Vision Romania.
Global organization focusing on working with children,
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Global organization focusing on working with children,
their families and their communities, supporting them in
their efforts to successfully tackle with the challenges of
poverty and injustice.

20. The RESCUE partnership.
National Network for Children. Bulgaria
Federation of 131 civil society member organizations with
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Federation of 131 civil society member organizations with
the main purpose to strengthen and facilitate cooperation
to ensure the rights and welfare of children and families.

21. The RESCUE partnership.
WeWorld. Italy
International NGO working also in Asia, Africa and Latin
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International NGO working also in Asia, Africa and Latin
America to support children, women and local communities
in the fight against poverty and inequality and to promote
sustainable development.

22. The RESCUE partnership.
University of Bergamo, Italy
Department of Human and Social Sciences. Disciplinary
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Department of Human and Social Sciences. Disciplinary
research in humanistic science areas such as pedagogy,
psychology and sociology. Experience in innovative curricula
for the psychological, educational and social professions.

23. The RESCUE partnership.
Negresti School. Romania.
Involved in several projects and community partnerships
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Involved in several projects and community partnerships
which targeted education and prevention of ESL.

24. The RESCUE partnership.
Cosereni School. Romania.
Teachers determined to pay significant efforts to make the
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Teachers determined to pay significant efforts to make the
school a friendly environment. Partnerships with
community stakeholders to support at risk students.

25. The RESCUE partnership.
AcrossLimits. Malta
Commercial entity active in development of the new
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Commercial entity active in development of the new
technology and media sector, focusing on eLearning and
Digital Culture.

26. RESCUE management details
36 months of implementation (September 2016 – August 2019)
€ 259.114 budget
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€ 259.114 budget
6 target schools
173 teachers and other 677 direct beneficiaries
4 transnational meetings and 3 multiplier events
http://projectrescue.eu/

27. Thank you!
and
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Good Erasmus+ luck!