Annex to Chapter 7

• Author: Guio, A-C.; Marlier, E.; Frazer, H.
• Pages: 216-245

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Annex to Chapter 7

Annex 7.1: Main priorities to improve access to free education, by country

The table below sum marises the main priorities to ensure free education for children in

vulnerable situations as identified by the FSCG country experts. Experts were asked to

identify up to three priority measures for each TG.

Member State

Education

challenges

General policy

recommendation

Policy recommendation –

educational needs of TGs

Austria

Ethnic gap

Early tracking

De-tracking (i.e.

ending early tracking

which allocates

children to academic

versus vocational

curricula at age 10-

14)

Migrants: close ethnic

performance gap

Children with disabilities:

inclusive education

Belgium

Ethnic gap + ethnic

segregation

Segregated special

education

Early tracking

Desegregation

De-tracking

Reduce grade

repetition

Migrants: shift from

assimilationist policy to

intercultural education

Children with disabilities:

inclusive education

Bulgaria

Extreme

underachievement of

low socio-economic

groups

Discrimination against

Roma

Desegregation

Parental involvement

Roma: end discrimination

Children with disabilities:

inclusive education

Cyprus

Extreme

underachievement of

low socio-economic

groups

Affordability

Good policies, but

weak funding and

evaluation

Re-inforce existing policies

for TGs: not just through

more assistant teachers but

also through legal

consolidation, monitoring

and evaluation

Czech Republic

Early tracking

Discrimination against

Roma

De-tracking

Desegregation

Shift further from targeted

to mainstream policies

(desegregation, rights-based

policies)

Denmark

Segregated special

education

Make school funding

more equitable

Mainstream education for

institutionalised children

Estonia

Ethnic gap

Children with disabilities:

inclusive education

Germany

Ethnic gap

Segregated special

education

Early tracking

Desegregation

De-tracking

Intensify efforts for refugee

children

Inclusive education

Greece

Ethnic gap

Refugee crisis

Extreme under-

achievement of low

socio-economic

groups

Affordability

Invest more in

(good-quality)

education

Spain

Discrimination against

Roma

Reform student grant

system

Roma: end discrimination

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Member State

Education

challenges

General policy

recommendation

Policy recommendation –

educational needs of TGs

Affordability

Children with disabilities:

inclusive education

Finland

Books and transport

not free of charge in

secondary education

Free materials at the

secondary level

Children in alternative care:

more guidance and support

France

Ethnic gap

Croatia

Affordability

Mainstream extended

school day

Reinforce existing policies

for TGs: not just through

more assistant teachers but

also through legal

consolidation, monitoring

and evaluation

Hungary

Early tracking

Affordability

Discrimination against

Roma

De-tracking

Desegregation

More public

investment in

education

Roma: end discrimination

Children with disabilities:

inclusive education

Ireland

Reinvest in equitable

education

More strategic approach to

inclusive education

Italy

Refugee crisis

More strategic approach to

inclusive education

Lithuania

More coherent strategy of

inclusive education

Luxembourg

Ethnic segregation

Desegregation

Latvia

Segregated special

education

Roma: end discrimination

Children with disabilities:

inclusive education

Malta

Extreme

underachievement of

low socio-economic

groups

Combat early school-

leaving

Netherlands

Ethnic gap

Early tracking

Desegregation

De-tracking

Poland

Reform student grant

scheme

Mentoring for left-behind

children and their families

Portugal

Roma: cultural

barriers/discrimination

Affordability for

students in vocational

training

Make the allowance

for school materials

available to students

in vocational training

Children with disabilities:

availability of resources to

ensure tailored solutions

Roma: end discrimination

Romania

Extreme

underachievement of

low socio-economic

groups

Affordability

Early tracking

Desegregation

De-tracking

More equitable

funding of schools

Desegregation of Roma

education

Slovenia

Ethnic gap + ethnic

segregation

Desegregation

Intercultural training of

teachers

Slovakia

Extreme under-

achievement of low

Desegregation

De-tracking

Roma: end discrimination

Children with disabilities:

inclusive education