INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN SERBIA

MB IPA – Promoting Inclusive EducationOhrid, 24-26 October 2011

Serbian Team for preparation of MBIPA Promoting Inclusive Education

TOPICSo Public awareness for the importance and

benefits from inclusive education; o Central, local and school community

capacities for inclusive education policy making;

o Teaching competencies and practices for inclusive education

o Peer learning and exchange among the school communities

CONTEXT in SERBIAThe Law on Foundation of Education

Easier access for all children from vulnerable groups No categorization of children

Local communities Intersectoral commissions Shift from medical to social model

Schools School inclusive teams Pedagogical assistants Socialization role of school strengthened Physical access

Inclusive practice in classroom Individualization and Individual education plan Transversal competences Adjusted standards of achievements Teaching material, methods of teaching Assessment according to IEP for child

Implementation of IE

PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAING

IMPLEMENTATION of IE

PUBLIC AWARENESS

CAPACITIES FOR IE Central level Coordination team for IE Implementation team for IE Projects and project teams MOES Other ministries

(health,education,social protection..) Local level Inter-sectoral commission (health,

social protection, education..) Implementation teams Network for support of IE NGOs, teacher associations Peer learning Grants for Roma inclusion

School level School inclusive team Teachers –Trainings, Guides for

teachers Grants Parents

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OPENING THE BLACK BOX

Pedagogical advisers

School inspectors

PEER LEARNING AND EXCHANGE AMONG THE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES

National Network for Inclusive Education Experts, practitioners – 80 people Model schools -18 schools wide country

Support of horizontal learning and exchange of good practices Study visits to model schools Learning by Doing Approach

Publications for teachers published Guide through good inclusive practices Index of Inclusion Strategies of work with different children Guide for intersectoral commissions

Where we are now?

Inclusive Education -Trainings

PROGRAM DaysNumber of

ParticipantsTarget Groups/Coverage Timeline

Planed number of participants

until December2012

IE and Individual Education Plan (IEP)

2 7520

National Training (all primary and secondairy schools) April 2010 -

September2010completed

Development, Introduction and Applying of IEP 2+2+1 3350

320 primary schools (23.36%)

(94% municipalities)

September 2010 – April 2011

1370

Motivation and Psychological Principles of learning (school based)

2 5408

169 schools (14.03%)

(94% municipalities covered)January 2011 – June 2011

4256

New role of Special Schools2+2+1

584

20 special schools (47.62% of all special schools) (11% municipalities)

September 2010 – January 2011

1720

Project Planning and Reporting 1+1 1780

320 primary schools (23.36%)(94% municipalities) November 2010 –

April 2011460

Intersectoral Commissions 3

608

152 Municipalities (90% covered)

January 2011 - March 2011

completed

TOTAL 19250(636 groups)

Inclusive Education-GrantsAllocation (EUR)

Contracted (EUR)

Outcome / Output Indicators

Grants Contracted

Status of Realization

Planned

General for inclusion grants: 60% of grants awarded successfully implemented

Providing Health & Safe Environment for Children

170 000 163 827

22% schools in Serbia established mechanism or policies for violence prevention/intervention

37

80% of the projects completed

Expected 100% completed by the end of 2011.

Evaluation of completed projects until March 2012

Inclusive Education

1 550 000 1 271 956

Increased number of children with special educational needs enrolled in 1st grade of elementary school (Category A & B)

307

15% of projects completed, others in progress

27 grants planned to be awarded by the end of 2011

Inclusion of Roma Children

2 000 000 1 841 120

Increased number of children from socio-economically disadvantaged groups enrolled in 1st grade of elementary school (Category C)

56 (

All 56 projects in progress

All 56 projects expected to end by October 2012. Final reports expected in November 2012.

Rural School Grants

MoES decided not to realize this grant line in order to focus more on other grant lines in progress.

Other Grants

700 000 378 949 4

2 completed2 in progress

Other monitoring and evaluation grants expected during the next 6 months

TOTAL 4 420 000 3 655 852 404 grants

Monitoring and EvaluationProgram Instruments Target groups Current situation

Inclusive education National questionaire All primary and secondary schools

•Questionairies collected until November 2011•Baseline data avaliable end of December 2011

Roma education inclusion Realization vs. plan per project, analysis of project material, field visitsExternal M&E: League for the DecadeImpact E: WB team

All 56 municipalities

Sample of municipalites

56 projects started with implementation

M&E of grant line"Providing Health & Safe Environment for Children"

Realization vs. plan per project, analysis of project material, field visitsE: impact on partner schools

37 grant schools

Partner schools (at least 75)

•25 projects completed on time and achieved planned results•12 still in implementation•Evaluation is planed for January 2012.

Monitoring of grant line : Straightening of schools for IE“

•Realization vs. plan per project, analysis of project material, field visits•Questionaireof level of achievement of program objectives

281 grant school •Monitoring started in September 2012

Evaluation of grant line : Straightening of schools for IE“

TBD Representative sample of 281 grant schools

MOES DILS Education Map56 LSGs – Roma inclusion

281 schools – Support to inclusive education

9 partner schools – developing of functional model of IE25 schools – testing of training packages

37 schools – violence prevention

Our new initiatives… National Joint body for monitoring and supporting local intersectoral committees

(ministries for education, health, social protection) – developed M&E framework, electronic data base to be developed soon

Development of methodology for horizontal and peer learning at national level – under discussion

Transformation of special schools and their future functions

Establishing model of Resource centers for assistive technologies and their equipping

Supporting establishment of parents councils at local level Searching solution for sustainable support to inclusive education (pro-poor education

measures – meals, books, remedial teaching..)

CHALLENGESSchool Level Lack of generic competences of teachers and school principals Lack of school team work Resistance to IE among some of teaching staff Unstable cooperation with Roma parents

Local/Central level Need to strengthen inter-sectoral cooperation on central and local level Lack of capacities and political will within some municipalities Lack of adequate data base Lack of monitoring culture Insufficient capacities of school administrations /pedagogical advisers for

monitoring and evaluation Lack of coordination at all levels Lack of international cooperation

General Unclear definition of students with special needs (Serbia is using OECD

definition)

LINKS www.inkluzija.gov.rs http://dils.gov.rs/mp/index.php?page=1&cont_i

d=20024,

http://dils.gov.rs/mp/index.php?page=1&cont_id=20015

www.inkluzija.org

Thank you! Serbian Team