Savvas MELISSOPOULOS, Regional Director 18 th April 2013 Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

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

Region of EM-Th Five Regional Units: Evros – population: Rodopi – population: Xanthi – population: Kavala – population: Drama – population: EM-Th borders Turkey & Bulgaria Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

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). Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

Hierarchy Ministry of Education Regional Directorates of Education Provincial Directorates of Primary Education Primary Education Schools Provincial Directorates of Secondary Education Secondary Education Schools Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

Regional Directorates of 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 Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

Regional Directorates of 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 Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

Education Data in EM-Th: All Schools Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY EAST MACEDONIA - THRACE REGIONAL DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION NUMBER OF SCHOOLS SCHOOLSEVROSRODOPIXANTHIKAVALADRAMATOTAL COMPULSORY EDUCATION Nursery Schools (2 Years, Age: 4-6) Primary Schools - General, All Day, Private, Minority, Special (6 Grades, Age: 6-12) Lower Secondary Education Schools - Gymnasiums (3 Grades, Age: 12-15) NON- COMPULSORY EDUCATION Upper Secondary Education Schools - Lyceums/Vocational (3 Grades: Age: 15-18) Special Secondary Schools TOTAL SUM:1024

Education Data in EM-Th: School types (apart from General) Minority Schools: 213 in Primary Education 4 in Secondary Education Special Schools: 22 in Primary Education 8 in Secondary Education 36 Vocational Schools 12 Private Schools 4 Intercultural Schools 4 Music Schools Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

Education Data in EM-Th: School Consultants 5 in Pre-school Education 22 in Primary Education 26 in Secondary Education 1 in Special Education Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

Education Data in EM-Th: Teachers & Pupils Pupils: in Primary Education in Secondary Education Total: Teachers: in Primary Education in Secondary Education Total: Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, 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 Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

Education Data in EM-Th: other 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 Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

Education Data in EM-Th: other 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 Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

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 Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

EM-Th Regional Directorate of Education: Vision & Values Vision: the qualitative upgrade of the educational procedure through a collective effort for change Values: Multiple opinions Transparency Equality Justice Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

EM-Th Regional Directorate of 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). Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

EM-Th Regional Directorate of Education: 8 Priorities (2/3) 1. Constant teacher training. 2. Support of disadvantaged pupils. 3. Combating bullying and school violence in cooperation with the Observatory of Bullying Prevention. Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

EM-Th Regional Directorate of Education: 8 Priorities (3/3) 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 Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

EM-Th Regional Directorate of Education: European Projects/Initiatives Comenius Regio Programme with Cyprus in Intercultural Education 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 Simulation of the European Parliament (with the Europe Direct Information Office of Komotini) 2013 –Development of European Project Office Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY

Thank you! Comenius Regio Project, GR1-COM , 3rd Partners' Meeting, April 2013, Trabzon - TURKEY