The challenges of implementation
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“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something.” All European cities can certainly endorse this quote by President Obama and...
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Take-aways from HABITAT III and the New Urban Agenda
If you have somewhere somehow heard about HABITAT III and New Urban Agenda here is a short overview of what they actually mean for the future of...
A walkshop about « Building Bridges to Prevent Early School Leaving »
Seven partners from Prevent project (upon 9 which was a very good proportion) were present to share their learning with other cities at the URBACT...
‘Getting everybody together’ in Munich
Joining and coordinating forces to involve parents in ESL prevention: One important objective of Munich is therefore to develop a common strategy...
"Ouderparticipatie" in Antwerp
On the one side you have one formal way of participation: parents engage themselves within parents associations or to work together with the school...
Prevent - Two mothers talk about the crucial involvement of parents
*/ */ Chrystelle and Patricia are mothers from two districts in Nantes (Bellevue and Bottière). They have participated quite actively in Prevent...
Prevent - Policy report key recommendations
PREVENT proposes an innovative approach where parents are considered as a key element to reduce early school leaving (ESL). And integral to sharing...
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In Gijon PREVENT takes place in a Youth Program including an educational family focus
The Municipal Foundation of Social Services has been dealing with school absenteeism since 2002 when the ”Socio-educational project in School...
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PREVENT: Tallinn invents ways to involve parents
With PREVENT, City of Tallinn worked very closely with several schools quite motivated in increasing the place of parents to find solutions in the...
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Prevent - Munich disseminates at German level
Who can say that a child would never have to face an ESL situation? That's the topic of Prevent's network with a special focus on the role of parents...
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PREVENT: a multidisciplinary, holistic and democratic way
While many education systems in Europe are yet to fully develop models of interprofessional working for early school leaving prevention, a range of...