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A common characteristic among students in alternative educational settings is that they often do not experience their school as inclusive, safe, and supportive, frequently due to bullying. This has made returning to their local school difficult.
In May 2022, changes were done to improve students’ sense of inclusion at school, and to help students’ return to their home school. Skoletilbudet is based on the National Curriculum, the student’s expert assessment, and the school’s individual decision. Skoletilbudet has continuous enrolment subject to capacity.
Skoletilbudet offers education three days a week for six months, while the home school provides instruction on the remaining two days. This structure allows students to maintain relationships with peers and their local school. The main aim is to enhance student skills through targeted social learning within academic subjects, enabling them to benefit from differentiated education at their home school.
Skoletilbudet help schools identifying factors that "push" students out of their learning environments and strengthening schools' ability to provide a safe and inclusive educational setting.
Participation requires student consent, and a binding agreement between the school and Skoletilbudet is established. This agreement outlines objectives and key results for both the local school and Skoletilbudet. Guidance from Skoletilbudet to improve the local school's capacity for academic and social inclusion, is paramount to succeed.
After two years of operation, an evaluation involving students, parents, and local schools was completed. We have also gained valuable insights and reflections we wish to share and discuss.
Keywords
Alternative education arena
School absenteeism
| Please indicate what type of scientific contribution it is | Not applicable |
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| Please also indicate what kind of contribution it is: | Practitioner experiences |
