1. UDDANNELSER I UDVIKLING – www.ucl.dk 05-05-2015 side 1 TEACHWISE Liepaja 2009 The school as democratic, inclusive organisation. The act of the ”Folkeskole” Leif Tvilum – ass. Professor in Educational Theory – international coordinator

2. UDDANNELSER I UDVIKLING – www.ucl.dk 05-05-2015 side 2 The Aims of the ”Folkeskole” The Aims of the “Folkeskole”  1)The Folkeskole is, in cooperation with the parents, to provide students with the knowledge and skills that will prepare them for further education and training and instil in them the desire to learn more; familiarise them with Danish culture and history; give them an understanding of other countries and cultures; contribute to their understanding of the interrelationship between human beings and the environment; and promote the well-rounded development of the individual student.  2) The Folkeskole is to endeavour to develop the working methods and create a framework that provides opportunities for experience, in-depth study and allows for initiative so that students develop awareness and imagination and confidence in their own possibilities and backgrounds such that they are able to commit themselves and are willing to take action.  3) The Folkeskole is to prepare the students to be able to participate, demonstrate mutual responsibility and understand their rights and duties in a free and democratic society. The daily activities of the school must, therefore, be conducted in a spirit of intellectual freedom, equality and democracy. –

3. UDDANNELSER I UDVIKLING – www.ucl.dk 05-05-2015 side 3 §1 exercise  What is?  Cooperation  Knowledge  Skills  Familiarise  Understanding  Further education 6 aims 6 Questions for discussion What does it mean…? Participate intellectual freedom responsibility Equality Democracy 1.Define the aims 2.Define the action conceptions Avoid if possible examples What do these aims mean for inclusion??

4. UDDANNELSER I UDVIKLING – www.ucl.dk 05-05-2015 side 4 § 2 exercise 2) The Folkeskole is to endeavour to develop the working methods and create a framework that provides opportunities for experience, in-depth study and allows for initiative so that students develop awareness and imagination and confidence in their own possibilities and backgrounds such that they are able to commit themselves and are willing to take action willing to take action. What is? * working methods * framework * willing to take action What does it mean...? * experience * in-depth study allows for initiative able to commit themselves The overall aim is that every child developes confidence in own possibilities How is the pupil that has got confidence in own possibilities. Find 3 meanings.

5. UDDANNELSER I UDVIKLING – www.ucl.dk 05-05-2015 side 5 § 3 exercise  3) The Folkeskole is to prepare the students to be able to participate, demonstrate mutual responsibility and understand their rights and duties in a free and democratic society. The daily activities of the school must, therefore, be conducted in a spirit of intellectual freedom, equality and democracy. What is? Mutual Responsibility Rights Duties Freedom Democratic Society Intellectual freedom What do these conceptions mean in general and when we talk about inclusion?

6. UDDANNELSER I UDVIKLING – www.ucl.dk 05-05-2015 side 6 Discuss The following statement in relation to the principle of the roomy (inclusive) school 1. It has never been a problem to handle the spreading in knowledge in the class through differenteated teaching unless other problems occured…….. 2. ”§ 1. The Folkeskole is, in cooperation with the parents, to provide students with the knowledge and skills that will prepare them for further education and training and instil in them the desire to learn more WHAT IS THE PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEM?

7. UDDANNELSER I UDVIKLING – www.ucl.dk 05-05-2015 side 7 NEW ”Roomyness” (spaciousness) in the Municipality School At home Day care offer with internal school Youth club/school Special class Center Class ”All day school” Teaching outset in single child District school Formation of groups Is this inclusion? Discuss in groups Give me strength

8. UDDANNELSER I UDVIKLING – www.ucl.dk 05-05-2015 side 8 Rummelighed Focus points:Aim:Outset in teacher work: Political/ etical approach: Philosophical - idealistic To get rid of marginalisation potentials Economical/pr acmatic /pragmatisk approach: Empiristic - possible to measure To minimise learning difficulties Finding of disabilities [1] [1] Holder det at det altid vil være en fejlfindings indgang, det kan vel også være at se ressourcer her?

9. UDDANNELSER I UDVIKLING – www.ucl.dk 05-05-2015 side 9 http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/supplyteachers/detail.cfm?&vid=1&cid=2&sid=4&ssid=1020101&opt= 'One of the greatest challenges facing schools is the provision of appropriate learning opportunities for all pupils. Within schools there are pupils with a range of abilities from different cultures, religions and social backgrounds. Some of these pupils experience barriers to learning as a result of their disability, heritage, gender, special educational need, ethnicity, social group, sexual orientation, race or culture. Research has proved that children from lower socio-economic backgrounds and / or specific ethnic and social groups are more likely to underachieve at school. This may lead to disaffection, low self-esteem, marginalisation by others and, in some cases, formal exclusion from school. Some schools are more successful than others in meeting the needs of pupils from diverse backgrounds.' Discuss the Statement above and Overall consequences for the school Vordingborg kommune: Evaluering af indsatsområdet Rummelighed, marts 2004

10. UDDANNELSER I UDVIKLING – www.ucl.dk 05-05-2015 side 10 Discuss the definition above and consequences for the school Vordingborg kommune: Evaluering af indsatsområdet Rummelighed, marts 2004 INTEGRATION Integration has got the tendency to focus on the handicaps and the degree of Handicap of the single pupil,and it primarily focusses on where physical to place the pupil. The integrated pupil must adjust and adapt to the school, the class and the normal way of teaching.

11. UDDANNELSER I UDVIKLING – www.ucl.dk 05-05-2015 side 11 Discuss the definition above and consequences for the school Vordingborg kommune: Evaluering af indsatsområdet Rummelighed, marts 2004 INCLUSION At inclusion one looks at what changes the school must make to improve the ability to include all it´s pupils in a way.That is being experienced by the single pupil as sensible. Differences are being understood as a potential That can add new possibilities to the school community. Inclusion is an ongoing process for all parties involved Pupils, teachers and school. (Hannah Fjældstad. Kommunernes landsforening)