Springboard (Dobbantó) Programme , Hungary

1. Inclusion- reality or illusion? Ways of educational and social integration of vocational school students with SEN (special education needs) at the risk of drop-out Springboard (Dobbantó) Programme, Hungary Szilvia Schmitsek www.fszk.hu/dobbanto

2. The foundation The role of the Public Foundation for the Equal Opportunities of People with Disabilities in the inclusion process of persons with various disadvantages in Hungary • Founded in 2007, but has a ten – years of past • At present the only public foundation in Hungary engaged in disability affairs exclusively. www.fszk.hu/dobbanto

3. Aims Aims: • To support the equal opportunities, the social inclusion and the complex rehabilitation of people with disabilities; • To coordinate the activities of various stakeholders involved in the rehabilitation process. Measures: • Call for tenders, service development, 62 different initiatives. www.fszk.hu/dobbanto

4. Key activities • Providing accessibility to various services; • Education and training (inclusive and high quality services for professionals in terms of Lifelong Learning); • Rehabilitation (broad and complex services from medical measures to the open labor market integration); • Participation in the mainstream cultural life, free time activities and sport. www.fszk.hu/dobbanto

5. The operation of the Foundation • An Advisory Board with 11 members and a Board of Supervision with 5 members; • An Office with 45 colleagues • Admin • Financial Group • Program Office of Education and Training • Program Office of Rehabilitation • Hungarian Sign Language Program Office • Program Office of Accessibility • Project Office of „Dobbantó” www.fszk.hu/dobbanto

6. Dobbantó programme • Purpose Purpose of Dobbantó is to establish and try out an institution development programme able to prepare vocational schools eff ectively to reduce drop-out rate from 2008-2011 and to prepare unskilled early school-leaver adolescents with SEN, suffering from cognitive function and/or behavioural disorders to enter the world of work. www.fszk.hu/dobbanto

7. Background • Legal background • 126§ of the Act LXXIX. of 1993 on Public Education • Professional background • Prevention – Accomodation – Protection, SZFP-I, • SZFP-II, EQUAL, NFT HEFOP 3.1.1. and 2.1.b • International relations • The European Association of Cities, Institutes and • Second Chance Schools; APS International, Utrecht www.fszk.hu/dobbanto

8. Dobbantó schools Miskolc Nyírbátor Budapest Szolnok Tapolca Békéscsaba Kecskemét Iregszemcse Szabadkígyós Kiskunfélegyháza Pécs www.fszk.hu/dobbanto

9. Basic philosophy challange support trust www.fszk.hu/dobbanto

10. Participants www.fszk.hu/dobbanto

11. Resources of support • Student +Teacher • individual assessment plan • student contract • individual development plan • competence-based programme package • life-career model • Teacher +Change facilitating mentor • use of adaptive and differentiated teaching methods • learning support resources • self improvement • mentoring • career-guidance • cooperation • School management +edu-coach • assessment of school and developing school improvement plan • support of implementation • relations to the world of work • Institution • analysis of present state • school improvement plan • competence-based programme package • Change facilitating mentor and edu-coach regular professional support • trainings • case discussions www.fszk.hu/dobbanto

12. Curriculum 1 • Aim: each student achieves basic competencies that will enable him/her to plan and organise his/her own career successfully, be it in school (vocational or general) or in the labour market (getting an appropriate job and holding on to it) • Competencies to be developedas part of general education • Communication competencies • Learning competencies • Competencies pertaining to social and healthy lifestyle • Module system – educational programme package to support personalised teaching-learning process No ‘subjects’ • Orientation – acquisition – application, transfer www.fszk.hu/dobbanto

13. Curriculum 2 • Bridge to the world of work • The specific aim of this ‘Bridge’ is to prepare for and assist each student in the transition from educationto the world of work: career orientation and guidance. • Competencies to be developed as part of ‘Bridge’ • Basic employment and career building competences e.g. • Self awareness and self organisation • Competencies for adapting to change • Entrepreneurial skills/competence • Labour related competencies • School situations, The Be Real Game, job shadowing and real work experiences www.fszk.hu/dobbanto

14. Students’ support • Efforts for students take as much responsibility for themselves as possible – formative assessment • Teachers play key roles • Teamwork • ‘Supporting partner’ system • Contracts • Private sessions each week • Complex support based on individual needs www.fszk.hu/dobbanto

15. Thank you for your kind attention Dobbantó project leader: Mari Bognár bognar.maria@fszk.hu Dobbantó project manager:Szilvia Schmitsek 1139 Budapest, Pap Károly u. 4-6.(+36-1)450-3236mobile: +36-30-756-8880 www.fszk.hu/dobbanto www.fszk.hu/dobbanto