The main aim of the project is to support accessible and inclusive education for all through the professional development of educators, including specialist teachers and school principals to strengthen them in provision of adequate support to students, parents and teachers. The participants of the project will get acquainted with the training materials available as part of the online course, divided into programs related to 5 main topics:
Program 1. Implementation of diagnostic methods supporting psychological and pedagogical support into school practice.
Program 2. An educational and specialist support system that takes into account the diverse needs of pupils during classes and extracurricular activities.
Program 3. Mental health protection, prevention of mental disorders of children and adolescents and educational and specialist impact for pupils.
Program 4. Conducting integration activities for students and their families with experience of migration, including refugees from Ukraine.
Program 5. Building a pro-inclusive school climate
Each program includes 5 training modules aimed at developing particular practical skills, e.g. conducting a screening diagnosis in the field of social-emotional functioning and implementing support, preparing school texts in a way adapted to the needs and abilities of students with migration experience, counteracting disruptive behaviours in a differentiated classroom or building openness to perspectives other than one’s own. The participants of the project will learn about its assumptions by watching the webinar and analysing the prepared training materials focused around one main – the intervention study, which is a detailed description of the action that could be undertaken in school to enhance accessible and inclusive education. In the second phase of the project, specialist teachers participate in online workshops thematically related to e-learning modules, during which they can develop further their skill and ability to undertake specific actions (e.g. they learn to analyse the results of the diagnosis and formulate practical guideline for supporting specific students). The participants then take particular actions in their schools, learning in practice how to implement the individual interventions. During these activities, teachers are provided with methodological advice by trainers and authors of the interventions. In addition, the project carries out numerous tasks supporting the mainstream of impacts. Consultations for teachers, parents and adult students from institutions participating in the project are conducted with education specialists (intercultural assistants and school psychologists) and mental health specialists (psychiatrists and psychotherapists). Materials for Headmasters and school management staff, a pool of materials supporting the availability of education for specialist teachers working with preschoolers, and training materials on psychological first aid at school are also being prepared.
The project also has a research and evaluation component, and the results obtained as a result of applying interventions in schools are to be used to create evidence-based practices. At the end of the project, a catalogue of good practices will be developed and published in an open manner making it available to all specialist teachers. In this way, the results of the project could also affect teachers from institutions not participating in the project, strengthening and disseminating the system of accessible and inclusive education for all.
In general 457 schools and 74 public/non-public, mainstream and integration kindergartens qualified for the project – a total of 531 institutions and 1369 specialist teachers employed in them, who will be prepared to act as an advisor for the accessibility of learning thanks to their participation in the project. We hope that by disseminating the ideas and training materials developed as part of the project, the idea of education for all will smoothly translate into practice, making schools open to the needs of every student.
