Education east macedonia_thrace

Savvas MELISSOPOULOS, Regional Director
18th
April 2013
Comenius Regio Project, 2012-1-GR1-COM13-10099 1, 3rd Partners' Meeting, 18-21 April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

Region of East Macedonia – Thrace
(EM-Th)
Comenius Regio Project, 2012-1-GR1-COM13-10099 1, 3rd Partners' Meeting, 18-21
April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY
13 Regions in Greece
Region of East Macedonia – Thrace: North-east part
of Greece - Population 608.182 (source: Hellenic Statistical Authority, 2011)

Region of EM-Th
Five Regional Units:
Evros – population: 147.947
Rodopi – population: 112.039
Xanthi – population: 111.222
Kavala – population: 138.687
Drama – population: 98.287
EM-Th borders Turkey &
Bulgaria

Regional Directorates of
Education
Decentralized regional administrative structures of
the Greek Ministry of Education Lifelong Learning
and Religious Affairs.
13 Regional Directorates of Education in Greece (one
in every region).

Hierarchy

Education: Scope (1/2)
manage, control, co-ordinate the educational and
administrative operation of primary and secondary
schools and other educational structures in the region.
are responsible for the allocation of human resources
direct, co-ordinate and monitor school consultants
are responsible for in-service training and teacher
development

Education: Scope (2/2)
conduct educational research
collaborate with major stakeholders for innovation in
the field of education
conduct educational research
collaborate with major stakeholders for innovation in
the field of education
organize educational meetings, day events and
conferences

Education Data in EM-Th: All Schools
Comenius Regio Project, 2012-1-GR1-COM13-10099 1, 3rd Partners'
Meeting, 18-21 April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

Education Data in EM-Th:
School types (apart from General)
Minority Schools:
213 in Primary Education
4 in Secondary Education
Special Schools:
36 Vocational Schools
12 Private Schools
4 Intercultural Schools
4 Music Schools

School Consultants
5 in Pre-school Education
1 in Special Education

Teachers & Pupils
Pupils:
45.515 in Primary
Education
38.158 in Secondary
Education
Total: 83.673
Teachers:
5.521 in Primary
Education
4.809 in Secondary
Education
Total: 10.330
Comenius Regio Project, 2012-1-GR1-COM13-10099
1, 3rd Partners' Meeting, 18-21 April 2013, Trabzon -
TURKEY

Education Data in EM-Th: other
structures (1/3)
5 Environmental Education Centers
Env. Education Programmes for pupils & teacher
training
Lifelong Learning for local community
10 Heads of (Innovative) School Activities
Support of teachers and pupils for the implementation
of innovative school activities & projects
2 Regional Training Centers
Initial & in-service teacher training

structures (2/3)
5 Differential Diagnosis Centers and Support for
Special Educational Needs
diagnoses for pupils’ special educational needs &
placement in the appropriate school
advisory services and pedagogical support at home
5 Youth Consulting Stations
Psychosocial needs of schools, parents’ consulting,
support of Health Education school programmes

structures (3/3)
5 ICT Centers
ICT support to schools & teachers
6 Consulting & (Vocational) Orientation Centers
information & advice to pupils, teachers & parents about
studies, occupations/jobs & the labor market.
6 Laboratory Centers for Physical Sciences
Support of laboratory education& training of Physical
Sciences teachers

EM-Th Regional Directorate of
Education: External Partners
Public Authorities (local, regional, national)
Cultural, Environmental, Health centers & organizations
Parents’ Unions
Universities
Vocational Institutions
Local Community Social Groups & Stakeholders
NGOs
Ministries
The EU and its decentralized structures

Education: Vision & Values
Vision:
the qualitative upgrade of the educational
procedure through a collective effort for change
Values:
Multiple opinions
Transparency
Equality
Justice

Education: 8 Priorities (1/3)
1. Interconnection between Primary &
Secondary education (mobility between the
2 levels).
2. Introduction of the subject “Local History”
in our schools (development of teaching
material in cooperation with the University
and Local Authorities).

1. Constant teacher training.
2. Support of disadvantaged pupils.
3. Combating bullying and school violence in
cooperation with the Observatory of
Bullying Prevention.

6. Exploitation of available (European, state) funds
for the building of new schools, the maintenance
of old schools & the utilization of school
infrastructure which is out of use.
7. Cooperation with the Democritus University of
Thrace in order to run projects for the benefit of
education and the local community.
8. Utilization of all types of supportive/parallel
education

Education: European
Projects/Initiatives
2010-2012 - Comenius Regio Programme with Cyprus in
Intercultural Education
2012-2014 - Comenius Regio Programme with Turkey in
ICTs & Project-based Learning
Since 2010 – Participation of teachers & pupils in the
Euroscola Day at the European Parliament in Strasbourg,
France.
Since 2006 - Simulation of the European Parliament (with
the Europe Direct Information Office of Komotini)
2013 –Development of European Project Office

Thank you!
Comenius Regio Project, 2012-1-GR1-COM13-10099 1, 3rd Partners' Meeting, 18-21 April 2013, Trabzon
- TURKEY

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