Slovak teachers are largely unprepared for the instruction of children with migrant background. The education system  does not provide any programmes aimed at increasing teacher’s qualification in this area. At the same time, the number of children with migrant background steadily increases. Their enrolment is taking place in many schools in Slovakia, regardless of school size or geographical location.

The main objective of the project is to develop and verify educational tools aimed at the integration of migrant children into the Slovak educational system.

Specific objectives include:

• To prepare general classes and individual educational plans accounting for the specific needs of migrant children.
• To train elementary school teachers for inclusive and intercultural education.
• To assess the impact of the newly developed and tested educational tools.
• To disseminate the educational tools to the broader pedagogical public.
  

Elementary school teachers, migrant children fulfilling compulsory school attendance in Slovakia, Slovak pupils, educational experts and policy-makers.

The curriculum of the educational programme for teachers was developed by a team of experts and submitted for accreditation to the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic.

After receiving accreditation, the group of 22 elementary school teachers were recruted and trained to improve their knowledge and skills necessary for the inclusive instruction of migrant children.

Residential trainings for these teachers developed, under methodological guidance, their preparations for general class instructions as well as individual plans for long-term instructions of migrant children in their schools. Teachers then assess the implemented tools together with the team of experts on migration, integration and intercultural education. Besides written assessments, experts also visit schools for non-participative class observations. At the end of the programme, teachers will present their finalized educational plans in front of the expert commission.

The main output of the project includes profiles of migrant children, preparations for class instruction and individual plans for children with specific educational needs. This output is developed by the teachers. Along with the educational outputs, the project will also include an analysis, assessing the impact of these developed and implemented educational tools in regular schooling.

Evaluation tools are used throughout the implementation of the project. Participants assess the impact of their own educational tools together with the experts who also conduct site visits to the involved schools.

European Fund for Integration of Third Country Nationals