This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This web site reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
A collection of tests is available to be used by school counsellors and students to assess aptitudes and skills.
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Abilities Tests
These tests, produced by the project experts, have been designed to unveil students’ abilities.
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Database of Aptitudes Tests
These tests, identified and reviewed by the project experts, measure the aptitude of the students.
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Database of Skills Tests
These tests, identified and reviewed by the project experts, measure the skills of the students
This section offers the access to a collection of tools to guide the students to choose their professional carrier.
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Job Profiles
The most researched job profiles have been identified in 6 countries.
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Skills
The most relevant skills for the labour market in the 6 countries involved have been identified.
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Entrepreneurship
From this section it is possible to access learning objects to promote entrepreneurial spirit among students.
What is the secret of success? This section might offer you an answer
Successful Entrepreneurs
A collection of interviews with successful entrepreneurs.
Successful Employees
A collection of interviews with successful employees.
Successful People
A collection of interviews with successful people.Six training modules are available for school teachers and counsellors to provide them with the skills to guide students in their professional carrier.
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1. Understanding Pupils
A module presenting the strategies to understand the pupils' personal aptitudes and characteristics
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2. Capitalise on Pupils Interests and Skills
A module presenting methodologies to build up on the students' interests in order to implement personalised educational paths
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3. World of Work
A module presenting tools and mechanisms available for young people to make a successful transition from school to work
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4. Innovative Entrepreneurial Experiences at Schools
A module presenting initiatives and strategies to foster entrepreneurship among students
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5. Mobility to Learn and Work
A module presenting the opportunities to study, carry out voluntary services and work experiences abroad
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6. Guidance, Counselling and Support Services
A module focusing on how to provide effective guidance, counselling and support to students
Events
The School&Work project has been promoted trough conferences and articles.
Conferences
The School&Work project was presented in a number of events in order to report about the activities carried out and the results achieved.
Press Review
The School&Work project partnership made contacts with web sites focusing on the fields of education.Network
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Contractual Partners
From this section it is possible to access to a description of each contractual partner of the School&Work project.
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Schools
From this section it is possible to access to the information about the schools involved in the School&Work Project in the 6 European countries involved.
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Associated Partners
As a result of the exploitation activity a number of associated partners officially joined the project in order to contribute to the improvement of the project impact on their target groups and to ensure the project sustainability by continuing using the project deliverables in the next years.
This section of the School&Work portal provides administrative information for the project contractual partners and for the European Commission and it is password protected.
Training
Homepage > Training > Capitalise on pupils interests and skills
This module focuses on how to unveil the interests and aptitudes of students, in order to plan and implement personalized educational paths and guidance services to valorise these talents through curricular and extracurricular activities and motivate the students to stay at school.
Capitalise on pupils interests and skills
Many countries have moved toward more decentralization in such areas as the hiring of teachers or the choice of curricular elements. The main argument favouring decentralization is that local decision-makers have better understanding of the capacity of their schools and their students’ demands, which allows them to make better resource decisions, to improve the productivity of the schools, and to meet the varying demands of their students, parents and community.
However, there are many policy differences between countries in terms of the extend and type of autonomy provided for. In some countries schools have been allocated considerable freedoms, either historically (Belgium and the Netherlands), or more recently (the Czech Republic, Estonia and Sweden). At the other extreme, largely in southern European countries (Greece, Spain, France and Portugal), the transfer of responsibilities has been limited, even though some of these countries have been at the forefront of the field in terms of education policy.
The content of school autonomy policies has also varied among countries. The transfer of powers may affect teaching duties, the management of human resources, financial resources or choice of curricular elements differently. Countries have not placed the same emphasis on these areas of responsibility. Overall, however, there is a degree of consistency in these reforms in the sense that, even though one area of competence may be emphasised more than another, the level of autonomy granted in other areas is not diametrically opposite. At the other extreme, some countries have focused more on pedagogical autonomy, like in Italy, where institutions have been granted more flexibility in defining the training they offer, their curricula or their timetables.
- Eric A. Hanushek, Does school autonomy make sense everywhere? This paper focuses on one popular institutional change–altering the degree of local school autonomy in decision-making–and brings a newanalytical approach to the analysis of its impact.
- Levels of Autonomy and Responsibilities of Teachers in EuropeThe report analyses the autonomy of schools in European countries.
- School Autonomy in Europe Policies and MeasuresThis study presents an outline of the current state of school autonomy in 30 European countries. It focuses on the levels of autonomy in terms of financial resource management (public and private funding) and human resource management (school heads, teaching and non-teaching staff).
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Date: 2016.09.02
Posted by Christine CLOES - Belgique
The strength of this module is to gather (and remind) important theoretical principles (as learning styles, multiple intelligences…) and practical advice to cultivate the students’ talents and interests,for example planning extracurricular activities, developing entrepreneurial experiences at school, etc.
Date: 2016.08.03
Posted by M.J. Romero - Spain
Interesting collection of online sources. Very complete and with different approaches.
Date: 2016.07.10
Posted by Liliana Cannone - Italy
The most interesting and functional section for the type of students F.Datini IPS is the "SKILL & JOBS", to deepen the profile of the professionals and the levels of skills within the school.
Furthermore, the analysis of the job profiles of the different countries involved in the project highlights the actual demand in the labor market. It would be useful to have in the Italian language test to use them in school with our students. The clearly structured site, has a dress simple and straightforward graphics, and is quite simple to find the inserted content
Date: 2016.07.07
Posted by Rouquette-Salerno Laetitia - France
The modules are really interesting and relevant
Date: 2016.07.06
Posted by Cristina Farzi - Romania
The module focuses on how to unveil the interests and aptitudes of students in order to plan and implement personalized educational paths and guidance services which successfully valorise students’ talents. As balancing theory and practice is one of the principles of this tool the second module starts from theoretical considerations on interests, aptitudes and key competences as well as school autonomy and learning styles, which are practically supported by useful hands-on curricular and extracurricular activities, teaching methods used to capitalize on students’ interests and skills and an impressive collection of best practices, experiences, success stories as well as tips on how to use them in class. The chapter also highlights the important of parent involvement in children’s development and success at school and in life.
Date: 2016.07.06
Posted by Elza Gheorghiu - Romania
The modules provide teachers and counsellors with invaluable online materials which can help them with:
- a conceptual and theoretical framework
- tools/ techniques to use
- activities to carry out
- examples of best practice
- case studies
