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Roma Inclusion Seminar
18 June 2013
BEYOND ACCESS: IMPROVING ROMA LEARNING OUTCOMES
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• 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
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REDUCING DISPARITY IN PRIMARY ENROLMENT
Primary school enrolment rate
Roma
General population
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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
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TOO MANY ROMA ARE FAILING OR FALLING OUT
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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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
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Thank you