Inclusion and diversity

How to prevent dropout and school failure

A five-day course on preventing early school leaving: who drops out and why, what research says works, and how schools, families and communities can act early. It reviews effective intervention programmes and core strategies such as mentoring, alternative schooling and active learning, with professional visits to schools, a teachers’ association and a youth intervention association.

5 days
Certificate of attendance
EN

Who it is for

Teachers of primary, secondary and vocational schools
Adult education teachers
Teacher trainers, careers officers, educational guides and counsellors
Headteachers, principals and managers of schools and of organisations offering adult or vocational education

What you will learn

Understand who drops out of school and why, and how drop-out is measured
Know the key components of effective drop-out prevention programmes
Analyse sample intervention programmes and how they were selected
Build school-community collaboration and early interventions, including family engagement
Use core strategies: mentoring and tutoring, after-school opportunities, alternative schooling and service-learning
Make the most of instruction with active learning, technology and individualised teaching

By the end of the course, you will be able to

Identify students at risk of dropping out and the reasons behind it
Choose drop-out prevention strategies backed by evidence
Plan early interventions that involve families and the community
Adapt their teaching to keep students engaged

Programme, day by day

Day 1What we know about drop-out prevention

Introductory meeting: practical arrangements, timetable and venue
Why preventing drop-out is a critical and immediate goal
How drop-out rates are measured and the issues around them
Who drops out and why
How sample intervention programmes were selected: criteria and parameters
Workshop

Day 2What works

What works in drop-out prevention: summary of sample programmes
The decision-making process
Where to find more information: organisations, publications and data
Professional visits to a vocational school and a teachers’ association

Day 3Preventing drop-out: school and community

Preventing drop-out and promoting school completion
Safe learning environments
School-community collaboration and systemic renewal
Workshop

Day 4Early interventions and core strategies

Early childhood education and early literacy development
Family engagement
After-school opportunities, alternative schooling, mentoring and tutoring, service-learning
Professional visit to a public school
Workshop

Day 5Making the most of instruction

Active learning and career and technology education
Educational technology and individualised instruction
Professional development
Professional visit to a youth intervention association
Final workshop
Certificates ceremony

How the course runs

Predominantly active methodology
Case studies and practical examples
Group work
Activities built around the participants' personal and professional interests

Certificate of Attendance, issued by BragaMob, and Europass Mobility, issued by your school and completed with us. Accommodation, meals, transfers and cultural integration activities can be added to the course: your quote lists each service you choose. Dates on request.

Inclusion and diversity