This presentation was prepared and presented for the Learning, Teaching and Training Mobility in Finland (November, 2015), as a part of the Erasmus+ project Inspiring Studies and Future Careers.
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Finland, 2015
IN CR TIA
EDUCATIONAL
Inspiring studies and future career
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• pre-school education
• primary education
• secondary education
• higher education and
• adult education
THE EDUCATION SYSTEM
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PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION
It usually lasts from age 1 to 6/7 and has three levels:
• infant school
• nursery school
• from the age of six to seven– preschool
It is realized through programs of education, health care,
nutrition and social care for children from even six months
of age until the start of primary education
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PRIMARY EDUCATION
• It lasts for eight years and is free for all children aged six
to fifteen
• The new national Strategy for Education includes a plan
for a nine-year long primary education
• It is compulsory for all students including students with
special needs
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NUMBER OF STUDENTS
• the maximum number of students in each
class is 30
• the average number is 25
• the number can be reduced in classes that
include students with special educational
needs
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eDnevnik
• The application has all the functionalities of
paper-based class register with added value of
reporting system that helps teachers in
monitoring students
• Students and parents have their own accounts
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CARNet
Provides
• Internet connection and electronic identities for all
users from Croatian schools
• online lessons at the National Portal for Distance
Learning
• e-Library
• a room videoconferencing system
• online content which can help teachers in their work
and professional development…
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REMEDIAL CLASSES
• Some students must take classes to build up
math, reading or foreign language skills
• The purpose of remedial education is to bring
struggling students up to speed
• Students have those classes once a week
during the school year
• They are not compulsory
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• Educational institutions are responsible for discovering
talented and gifted students and ensuring their
capabilities
• There are additional classes organized for them with
constant monitoring and evaluation of their
achievements
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CHILD PROTECTION CENTER - ZAGREB
is a health institution
• providing help and support to children with
various traumatic experiences, which include
neglected and abused children, children at risk
of abuse and their families
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ADDITIONAL HELP
Collaboration with:
• Social welfare services
• Voluntary organizations for family and child protection
• School doctor who makes periodic medical examinations
of all school children and advises parents and students
• The special units of police department that implements
in schools its preventive programs against violent
behavior and use of drug and/or alcohol
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SOME THINGS WE CERTAINLY NEED TO IMPROVE
Public transportation
– Public transportation for students isn’t free everywhere
in Croatia. There is a difference in subventions between
municipalities.
Meals in schools
– Schools offer free meals only for students of low-income
parents
Career fairs
-need to organize a large number of them
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- 4-year general-education schools
(grammar schools, art schools)
- 4-year vocational schools
(technical and other professional schools)
- 3-year vocational schools: schools for apprenticeship with
dual program
- schools for low-qualification occupation
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HIGHER EDUCATION
Higher education is performed through Universities and
professional studies
– University studies qualify students for jobs in science,
higher education, business, public sector and society
in general
– Professional studies offer students an appropriate
level of knowledge and skills to enable them to
perform professional occupations and train them for
direct entry to the labor market
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COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULAR REFORM
is on its way
The curricular reform will focus on:
• developing basic competences for lifelong learning
• increasing functional literacy levels of students
• linking education to needs and interests of students
• linking education to needs of society and the
economy…
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FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Mirela Puškarić, Mathematics and ICT teacher
Croatian Erasmus+ Team
Editor's Notes
Education in Croatia is based on several strategic principles:
special attention to minorities and the respect for human rights
decentralisation of the financing and management of schools
and a need to involve both public and private resources in education
The education system in the Republic of Croatia consists of
pre-school education
primary education
secondary education
higher education and education for adults.
PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION
Preschool usually lasts from age 1 to 6/7 and has three levels:
infant school, nursery school, and from the age of five/six to seven-preschool, what is known as “little school”.
It is realised through programmes of education, health care, nutrition and social care for children from even six months of age until the start of primary education (usually at 7)
PRIMARY EDUCATION
-It lasts for eight years and is free for all children aged six to fifteen.
It is organised in two levels: class tuition (taught by one teacher who teaches all subjects – from 1st till 4th grade) and subject tuition (where different teachers teach different subjects)
-The new national Strategy for Education includes a plan for a nine-year long primary education.
-It is compulsory for all students including students with special needs.
students SUPPORT
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
the maximum number of students in each class is 30
But the average number is 25
the number of students can be reduced in classes that include students with special educational needs
Generally, the number of students in a class is reduced by two students when a student with special educational needs is included in the class.
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
The education for pupils with special needs is organized in primary schools with the use of individualized procedures in mainstream or special class departments
The child’s psychophysical state is assessed in order to determine the most suitable program and form of schooling for the child with special needs, as well as the necessary support, methods and learning tools.
pupils with extensive developmental difficulties are educated in special institutions
SCHOOL COUNSELLORS
School counsellors are pedagogues, psychologists, experts in the field of special education and rehabilitation like speach therapists or social pedagogues.
Every school with 16 or more classes must have a pedagogue, a psychologist and librarian in full-time employment.
In smaller schools relevant professionals are employed on a part-time basis.
HOMEROOM TEACHER
It's a teacher that has a certain class assigned to him/her and he/she looks after that class in terms of organizing special events, collecting fees for some activities that the class might be involved in. Homeroom teacher always meets with the class onc a week.
Each class has its own HOMEROOM TEACHER. His/her duties are:
-supervising students and their educational progress
-advising students in case of poor grades and behavioral disorders
-collaborating with other teachers
-taking care of their health and social education
-organising parent's meetings
He/she is a kind of social teacher and makes sure that everything runs smoothly.
e-Class Register
Along with the existing functionalities of the paper-based class register, the application has the added value of a reporting system that helps the teachers in monitoring the students and preparing reports for sessions of the teacher's council. In a quick, simple and reliable way, homeroom teachers, teachers and principals are able to see various reports on grades and absences, and there is also the possibility of alarming the homeroom teacher about students with a large number of negative marks or absences.
Students and parents have their own accounts and can constantly keep eye on students school progress.
Carnet
Carnet is Croatian Academic and research Network..offers to all schools secure Internet connection, electronic identities for all users from Croatian schools –teachers, students and school employees..
There are online lessons at the National Portal for Distance Learning, the e-Library, a room videoconferencing system that enables students to participate in remote lectures.
There is also online content which can help teachers in their work and professional development
One can access all these services on the basis of its electronic identity.
REMEDIAL CLASSES
Some students must take classes to build up math, reading or foreign languge skills
-The purpose of remedial education is to bring struggling students up to speed.
They help students who have problems with advanced concepts to understand the basics of a subject fully. Students can also use them to catch up on material after a long break from education.
-Students have those classes once a week during the school year
-Unfortunately, they are not compulsory
GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS
Educational institutions are responsible for discovering talented and gifted students and ensuring their capabilities
There are additional classes organized for them with constant monitoring and evaluation of ftheir achievements
CENTeRS FOR INFORMATION AND CAREER COUNSELLING
there are eight centers for information and career counselling ( in seven cities in Croatia). Zagreb as a capital has two.
they provide information on educational and employment opportunities in Croatia and abroad
their counsellors provide assistance in defining professional goals and plans
CAREER GUIDANCE
is compulsory for children with developmental difficulties and health problems
It is conducted by the Careers Advice Service at the Croatian Employment Office, together with primary schools, during the final year of primary education
"Not in Education, Employment, or Training"
The Youth Guarantee is a new approach to tackling youth unemployment which ensures that all young people under 25 – whether registered with employment services or not – get a good-quality, concrete offer within 4 months of them leaving formal education or becoming unemployed
CHILD PROTECTION CENTRE - ZAGREB is a health institution
The key purpose of the work of the Child Protection Centre is..
providing help and support to children with various traumatic experiences, which include neglected and abused children, children at risk of abuse and their families
ADDITIONAL HELP
Collaboration with:
Social welfare services.
Voluntary organizations for family and child protection.
School doctor who makes periodic medical examinations of all school children and advises parents and students.
The special units of police department which offer preventive programs against violent behavior and use of/or drug and alcohol.
(It is known under the name „I can if I want”..police officers come to schools twice during the primary school – in 4th and 6.th grade- and organize students and parents meetings (separately).
Students also go to the polce departments and have meetings with officers. They discus about the violent behavior whether child is a victim or a creator.)
THINGS WE CERTAINLY NEED TO IMPROVE
Public transportation
Public transportation for students isn’t free everywhere in Croatia. There is a difference in subventions between municipalities.
Meals in schools
Schools offer free meals only for students of low-income parents
Career fairs
-need to organize a large number of them
We hope that soon we’ll have -free public transportation and meals in every school
SECONDARY EDUCATION
-includes various types and forms of instruction, education, qualification and training
Secondary school institutions include secondary schools and boarding schools for pupils.
There are also boarding houses for those students who live far away from their schools.
Secondary education takes place in:
- 4-year general-education schools (grammar schools, art schools);
4-year vocational schools (technical and other professional schools);
3-year vocational schools: schools for apprenticeship with a single or dual program;
schools for low-qualification occupations;
HIGHER EDUCATION
Higher education is performed through Uuniversityies and professional studies.
-University studies qualify students for jobs in science, higher education, business, the public sector and society in general
-Professional studies offer students an appropriate level of knowledge and skills to enable them to perform professional occupations, and train them for direct entry to the labor market.
Professional studies include two levels: professional study and specialist professional graduate study.
EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
Covers all forms of education of persons over the age of 15, helping them to acquire qualifications required for the first occupation
Here is the diagram of our school system that I’ve talked about.
At the end I must POINT OUT that :
COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULAR REFORM is on its way
An expert group for implementing comprehensive curricular reform for early and pre-school, primary and secondary education has started their work.
The curricular reform will focus on:
developing basic competences for lifelong learning
increasing functional literacy levels of students
linking education to needs and interests of students
linking education to needs of society and the economy