Education: Hope for newcomers in Europe
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Evaluate nationally the enrolment of unaccompanied minors in CPIAs with a view to identifying sector-specific issues, possible solutions, and local good practices
Concerning the human resourcing of the education of refugee and unaccompanied minors and in collaboration with trade unions: •
Conduct a training needs assessment of teachers and administrative staff in schools enrolling refugee and unaccompanied minors and develop (i) a national initial and in-service training plan for all education personnel and (ii) incentives for related schools to include such aspects in their own training plan
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Assign newly recruited teachers with academic qualifications to teach Italian as a second language to schools in greatest need of such skills
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Improve the allocation of reinforced staffing (“organico dell’autonomia”) to better match education institutions’ needs and staff qualifications and competences
Concerning the financial resourcing of the education of refugee and unaccompanied minors: •
Develop substantial, long-term, predictable and flexible funding channels for schools and education institutions enrolling refugee and unaccompanied minors, giving due consideration to the unpredictability of arrivals throughout the school year, the existence of overburdened geographic areas/education institutions presenting structural needs and the need for allowing individual institutions to develop tailor-made interventions concerning a wide range of aspects (including linguistic support, psychological support, cultural mediation, specialised teaching staff, extra working hours, class size)
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Create scholarship programmes and comprehensive support mechanisms to allow refugee and unaccompanied minors to continue their education at upper-secondary and tertiary levels once they have reached the legal age of majority
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