The long – and midterm goals of our project consist of increasing the level of education enriching the set of our pedagogical tools in order to raise and maintain students’ interest to “Stay at School”. The project is supposed to contribute to the advancement of teachers’ foreign language and professional competences as well as to the exchange of experiences and creation of international contacts with European school of the same profile. The introduction of student-centred teaching methods and reduction of early school-leaving are meant to be the long-term effects of the project. As a result of that a better reputation of the vocational school and a higher number of students are expected.
Budapest Complex SZC Mándy Iván Technical Highschool and Vocational School has different special duties. The present project named “Stay at School” included only representatives and teachers of the Vocational School. 34 teachers of our school educate altogether 207 learners with special needs and autists aged 14 to 25. The average age of our staff is about 40. In present project we continued working on our previous winner project “Say at School I.” which title suggests our long-term goal to prevent early school-leaving. Taking part in mobility activities and jobshadowing school visits aim the better preparation of our students with mild intellectual difficulties to cope with the challenges of school studies and the labour market. ‘Stay at School II.” helped our colleagues to support learners’ personal and professional development.