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Development of Support System for Novice Teachers

2021-1-LV01-KA220-SCH-0000242842021Cooperation partnerships in school educationfinalized
Countries: LV|LT|PL|CZ · Grant: €329,993
Initial and continuous training for teachers, trainers and other education staffReaching the policy level/dialogue with decision makersSocial responsibility of educational institutions

Objectives

We wanted to develop support system framework for novice teachers based on their needs and stakeholders visions and to support education policy makers and implementers, novice teachers with information, tools and methods for improvement of support system for novice teachers. By this project we reached planned results, also strenghened trade union novice teacher voice, builded networking, showed international experience and mainly - showed them that novice teachers are important to trade unions, to educational ministries and society as hole. We trully believe that we raised also selfesttem to many of novice teachers those who participated in project activites, even by filling questionnaire, they felt that they are important and stakeholders are interested in their needs and want to support them in issues which are important for them.

Background

We applied for this project because young professionals are entering general education institutions, but their number is insufficient. Competitive salaries, good working conditions and career development opportunities may have attracted young people to teaching in some countries or helped to retain effective teachers in others. Within project we planned to found out needs of novice teachers, good practices in national country and 4 neighbouring countries, proposals, to organize discussions with stakeholders, to prepare hanbook for novice teachers, recommendations for various levels stakeholder, to support policy makers and implementers with framework, videos with whom attract novice teachers to education system and keep them, to support renewing of teachers professionals generation with supporting novice teachers. Also this project gives additional capacity for trade unions in discussions with education ministries related novice teachers. Trade unions can generate more proposals based on needs analyses and international experience, networking, EU level visions.

Project partners (4)