12 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2011/2088(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the long-term economic and social effects of early school leaving, leading to a lack of skilled labour force throughout the European economy, an increased risk of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the challenge of early school leaving is different within and between the Member States, with large differences in early school leaving rates between the Member States; Urges the Member States to carry out an analysis of the problem of early school leaving, while taking due account of data protection, and to develop appropriate packages of measures for prevention, intervention and compensation;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges Member States, assisted by the Commission, to act effectively to record the phenomenon of NEET and tackle it;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes that early school leaving is directly related to the phenomena of poverty and social exclusion and that this should be considered when designing the relevant strategy at both national and European level;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges Member States, in exchanging best practices, given the multidimensional nature of education, to strengthen its practical dimension at every level in order effectively to combat early school leaving;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Takes the view that early school leavers should be approached by the competent employment authority as quickly as possible after dropping out of school to provide them with the necessary information about their options; notes the importance of giving them a perspective through individual support and to prevent a life of long-term unemployment and social exclusion;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the need for members of the educational community, in collaboration with pupils' parents and academic specialists, to take action and launch initiatives with a view to drastically reducing intimidation, violence and social and race-based racism at school, which lead to the marginalization of pupils, thereby creating the conditions for early school leaving;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges Member States to spread the institution of second-chance schools, both strengthening the content of their curricula and their material and technical equipment, and boosting the capacity of the teaching staff available, given that these schools are emerging as an important tool for the reintegration of persons who have slipped through the meshes of the formal educational system;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Highlights the need to upgrade the skills provided in technical vocational training and more effectively to match the specializations offered with labour market requirements, since linking education and employment is an integral part of tackling early school leaving;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Notes that an effective policy to tackle the phenomenon of early school leaving should include all levels of education, be followed up and be drawn up on the basis of local, regional, social and individual criteria in three areas, namely prevention, intervention and compensation;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages Member States to reduce early school leaving by exchange of experience and good practice on the national and European level;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Advocates the targeted deployment of the structural funds, especially the European social fund, for early school leavers.;