Early leavers from education and training are young people aged 18-24 who have completed at most a lower secondary education and are not in further education or training. Early school leaving (ESL) is linked to unemployment, social exclusion, poverty and poor health and still many European countries are struggling to reduce their ESL rates. The course is designed to equip teachers with the effective classroom strategies that all learners can benefit from, not only the groups most at risk of ESL. School leaders, teachers and other people involved in different aspects of school life will find helpful information to inspire their efforts in providing high-quality school education and prevent ESL at institutional level.This course discusses policies and measures to reduce ESL, but it especially focuses on ESL preventive strategies and intervention. Preventive approach relies on European Commission's recommendations and requires whole school approach, as well. We focus on tackling this issue as early as possible and addressing endangered students before or as soon as the warning signs appear.

• Day 1: Welcome session, introductions, ice breakers and energizers; Early school leaving: overview and analysis of the problem: Afternoon: Cultural activity - Walking tour in Split historic centre
• Day 2: Key challenges, the scale of the problem and main factors; Discussing our approach: Prevention, intervention and compensation measures
• Day 3: School policies and focus on the prevention– individualised approach, motivation management and effective methods (growth mindset, stress coping skills, resilience – using the coaching approach)  
• Day 4: What can be done on individidual and organizational level: Teacher skills and competences; School vision and project
• Day 5: Case studies: Successful projects and examples of good practice,  summary of acquired competences, discussion,feedback, Course evaluation