Activities of Malika BENARAB-ATTOU related to 2011/2088(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on tackling early school leaving PDF (268 KB) DOC (172 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas one of the five Europe 2020 headline targets is to reduce the proportion of early school leavers to less than 10 % and to increase the share of the younger generation with a degree or diploma or equivalent level of education to at least 40 %,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 10
10. Encourages better career guidance and work experience schemes at school, in order to demystify the world of work for pupils and motivate them to set realistic goalfamiliarise pupils with the world of work and to enable them to make informed career choices;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Reiterates the crucial role played by the voluntary sector in promoting social integration and calls on Member States to make the widest possible use of the European Voluntary Service as a factor in personal, educational and professional development;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 11
11. Suggests that mentoring schemes be set up in schools to provide students with exposure to high-achieving individualsindividuals who are in employment, especially if they were formerly at their educational institution;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can have positive effects under structured teaching conditions and can encourage motivation, learning and success; suggests in this connection that ICT training programme for teachers be set up;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 12
12. Notes that social and financial pressures on disadvantaged families can force students to leave school early in order to enter the labour market; calls on Member States to consider introducing a system of means- tested financial support for those who need it;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 15
15. Highlights that a variety of agents in society parents and schools but also local authorities beare responsible for children leaving school prematurely, including not only parents and schools but also local authoritiesility for ensuring that children continue in education, and calls for closer cooperation between all these actors, together with local health and social services; notes that a ‘joined-up’ approach can be effective in helping individuals overcome multiple barriers to educational achievement and employment;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 17
17. Encourages Member States to invest in qualified and well-trained staffmultidisciplinary teams for both preschool and compulsory education; suggests that teaching assistants be employed in schools to work with struggling pupilsupport pupils according to their needs and to assist classroom teachers in their work;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of varied educational pathways for students, combining academic and vocational skills training, and calls on schools, where possible, to match educational programmes with labour market demand; points out, in this respect, that it is important to promote bridges between the education system and the world of work, as well as between training systems;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the principle of ‘learning to learn’ should be at the heart of all school curricula; notes that this is vitactive teaching methods are crucial into engaging more young people in the process of learning and encouraging them to expand their knowledge;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on Member States to develop a means of reintegrating early school leavers into the school system, such as through ‘second-chance’ schools which provide a suitable learning environment that enables young people to rediscover confidence in themselves and in their capacity to learn;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on employers, where possible, to recognise and support the right of young people who do not hold higher secondary education qualifications to time off work to study and train; notes in this respect the need to promote the participation of learners in the Leonardo da Vinci programme;