No. 1/1999
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No. 1/1999 |
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Within the framework of the European Commission's programme for "Second Chance Schools" organised by the Directorate General for Education, Training and Youth, Portugal will soon have its own Second Chance School. The main purpose of these schools is to offer, through education and training, fresh opportunities for vocational integration to youngsters who have left school before the end of compulsory schooling and are suffering from social exclusion. In this context, partnerships are established with local firms with a view to helping these young people find their place in society and the working world.
Portugal's first Second Chance School will be in the municipality of Seixal, the home of 6,500 youngsters at risk of exclusion as a result of dropping out of school. This group corresponds to 21.3% of the town's total school population. When it opens, the school will take in some 60 pupils aged 16 to 25, split into 6 classes of 10 pupils to optimise the administrative and teaching management and monitoring. For three years the pupils will receive education that, by the end of the period, will be the equivalent of the ninth year of school education. Curricula will be personalised and the teaching methods will be directed towards meeting the young people's needs, so that they can learn through interaction with their surroundings and can acquire the knowledge and skills they require to enter the working world. Sources: Journal Publico/CICT |
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