Through the implementation of this project, the Gozo College aimed to facilitate, strengthen, and sustain the concept of quality and equitable education, by providing schools the flexibility to design responsive learning programmes for ALL learners. Essentially, the course helped the seven participants to: A) Gain insights and awareness in different aspects of diversity in education. B) Get a clear view of the actual level of diversity management in schools. C) Acquire skills and competences in setting up a diversity management plan. D) Learn about strategies to handle, implement, and sustain a fair diversity policy. E) Draw up realistic list of priorities and possible solutions. F) Design projects and create attainable challenges to implement these solutions. G) Use working methods of cooperative learning to have more effective meetings. H) Gain improved knowledge of other European educational systems. I) Gain improved insights of differences and similarities between European countries, resulting in a better understanding and respect.
The Gozo College is one of the ten Colleges which form part of Malta's compulsory educational system. It comprises of 11 Primary Schools, 1 Middle School and 1 Secondary school in the island of Gozo. Essentially, the college supports all schools in their administrative running and facilitates networking and sharing of good practices to ameliorate leadership standards, to enable the implementation of the Learning Outcomes Framework, and to improve the quality of teaching and learning in a spirit of inclusivity and collegiality. The focus of the college is on the attainment of 21st century skills by providing ALL students with a stimulating, inclusive, and equitable educational journey. To this effect, the motto of the Gozo College is 'Embracing Diversity'. The whole-of-college vision is to ultimately enhance responsiveness towards diversity issues so as to respond effectively to all students' needs, abilities, talents, expectations, and aspirations.