Project of the General Secondary School “Sedma beogradska gimnazija”: Education in accordance with needs of all pupils

Specific project’s objectives
  • To strengthen teachers’ and other school staff’s  competencies for identification and response to necessities of pupils with additional education needs
  • To create stimulative environment for teaching in order to support pupils under risk of marginalization
  • To involve all stakeholders Pupils’ Parliament, all pupils, Parents’ Council, all parents, School Board, school staff and social partners in formulation and promotion of internal inclusive educational policies
Project’s main activities:
Trainings for employees
  • Trainings on inclusion will include 50 teachers, 1 pedagogue, 1 psychologist, principal, 6 members of non-teaching staff and 24 parents. There will be two groups of trainings: accredited and non-accredited.
    • - Non-accredited training: Strengthening parents and school stuff for treatment of children with specific educational needs. Five members of school team, 24 parents and 6 members of non-teaching staff will attend this training. Trainer will be Ms Veselinka Milović, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, Nikšić.
    • - In-service trainings for 30 teachers, accredited by the Institute for improvement of education:
      • - A talented child in school – what should we do with them
      • - Individualization and differentiation as a model of teaching practice
    • After the trainings, the principal and school team will decide who among the teachers would best be suited to inform and educate other employees about the main training conclusion
Equipping a cabinet for natural sciences: chemistry, physics and biology.
  • Equipped cabinet will make teaching be more inclusive.  Direct beneficiaries would be pupils exposed to the risk of marginalization, both those with low pre-knowledge and those talented. Teaching in this improved and adjusted environment will enable manual working of low grade pupils and group and differentiated work. The fact that pupils will be properly occupied will prevent conflicts among pupils. Talented pupils will have the opportunity to improve further their knowledge and skills and also to help low grade pupils (peer-to-peer learning).
  • Implementing knowledge in formed pupils groups
    • - School Company: Pupils of various knowledge, motivation and interest, will apply their theoretical knowledge and produce soaps, crèmes, powders and candles and sell them to other pupils, teachers and parents.
    • - Ecological Group: as the school is located in Mirijevo suburb and many neighbours deal with agriculture, the school plans to organize simple analyses of water and soil both in the laboratory and in the field and in that way our school will also better connect to local community life  
Raising Awareness
  • Drafting Amendments of School Code of Conduct and Internal Inclusive Policy: Pupils’ Parliament will initiate debates on proposals for these documents, at the meetings of Pupils’ Parliament, Teacher’s Council, Parents’ Council, School Board meeting. The school secretary and the School Board President will help them articulate their Proposal. They will consult NGOs dealing with inclusion, human rights and youth initiatives, in order to make these documents inclusive and up-to-date. Final documents will be published on school information boards, web site and via mail (to parents).
  • Creating Micro web site connected to the school web site to inform on project activities and other events that promote inclusion.
  • Organizing Conference on inclusive education and inviting all schools from the Municipality of Zvezdara to share the knowledge
  • Final Celebration: promotion of project results, affirmation of achievements of pupils with special education needs, drafting program of Manifestation and informing teachers on themes: essays, poster, dancing, sending invitations, purchasing food and beverages.
  • Arranging Media Coverage of Conference about Inclusive Education and Final Celebration
Project’s target groups
  • Direct beneficiaries: 58 members of school staff, 24 parents attending trainings,  27% of all pupils’s population -pupils with lowest achievements and disciplinary problems, from single parent families, from economically deprived families, pupils with behavior disorders and pupils learning according to IEP,  pupils at risk of marginalization,   parents of those pupils
  • Indirect beneficiaries: All pupils, teachers, all potential pupils finishing primary school,  potential social partners, all schools from the Municipality of Zvezdara , NGOs dealing with inclusion, education, human rights and Roma community from Orlovsko subarb in school vicinity.