roma inclusion seminar 18 june 2013 beyond access: improving roma learning outcomes
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Roma Inclusion Seminar
18 June 2013
BEYOND ACCESS: IMPROVING ROMA LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Inclusive legal framework.
• Anti-discriminatory enrollment policy.
• Affirmative action measures.
• Preparatory pre-school program.
• 175 Pedagogical Assistants supporting Roma students.
• Mechanisms for inter-sectoral cooperation functional in
approx. 70% of municipalities.
BUILDING BLOCKS ARE IN PLACE
REDUCING DISPARITY IN PRIMARY ENROLMENT
Primary school enrolment rate
Roma
General population
COMPLETION RATES LAGGING BEHIND
General population timely primary completion rate
Roma primary completion rate
Roma timely primary
completion rate
92
63
35
General population primary completion rate
100
TOO MANY ROMA ARE FAILING OR FALLING OUT
• Make available a full range of support measures.
• Nurture and support Roma to achieve their full potential.
• Create a school ethos where children feel a sense of belonging.
• Proactively involve Roma parents in school life.
SCHOOLS MUST DO BETTER
• Direct and indirect costs (textbooks, meals, clothes).
• School transportation.
• Greater parental capacities to support the learning process.
• Parents should feel welcomed in the school environment.
FAMILIES NEED MORE SUPPORT
• Fine tuning the legal framework.• Development of a Rulebook on Anti-Discrimination in
education system.• Development of a monitoring Framework for Inclusive
Education.
• Intense observation by independent bodies.
FURTHER STEPS ARE UNDERWAY
BUT MORE IS NEEDED
• Improved cross-sectoral cooperation.• Secure funding for the work of local Inter-sectoral committees.
• Introduce free-of charge kindergarten programs for 3-5 y/o.• Secure better student support (in school and through
community-based services) for those at-risk of dropping out and for low-achievers.
• Improve school culture to be more tolerant, inclusive and to sanction discriminatory behavior.
• Empower Roma parents to support education of their children
Thank you