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THE ITALIAN THE ITALIAN

EDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATION SYSTEM

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THE ITALIAN THE ITALIAN

EDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATION SYSTEM

By Italian Eurydice UnitBy Italian Eurydice Unit www.indire.it/eurydice

Central Level Administration: MPI - Ministry of Public EducationMPI - Ministry of Public Education

MiUR - Ministry of University and ResearchMiUR - Ministry of University and Research

The Central Level Administration has the following tasks:

guidance, planning, monitoring

MPI is responsible for:

general organisation of school education;provision of an essential level of vocational education and training;legal status of teaching staff;determination of financial resources to the schools;evaluation of the school system.

Local Administration

carry out administration management

through the ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTRES (CSA)

REGIONAL SCHOOL REGIONAL SCHOOL OFFICESOFFICES

SCHOOL AUTONOMY SCHOOL AUTONOMY (Law 59/97 Decree 275/99)(Law 59/97 Decree 275/99)

SCHOOLS are SCHOOLS are

grantedgranted

teaching autonomy

organisation autonomy

research, experimentation and

development autonomy

Each school develops its ownEach school develops its own

‘‘Plan of Educational Offer’ (Plan of Educational Offer’ (POFPOF))

School Level Administration

‘‘PLAN OF EDUCATIONAL OFFER’PLAN OF EDUCATIONAL OFFER’ (POF) (POF)

“… “… fundamental document on the cultural and planning fundamental document on the cultural and planning identity of the schools…”identity of the schools…”

The The POFPOF, developed by the Teachers’ Assembly, , developed by the Teachers’ Assembly, provides the educational objectives of the school and its provides the educational objectives of the school and its compulsory curriculum made up of a part established at compulsory curriculum made up of a part established at national level and a part established by the school. national level and a part established by the school.

FIRST SCHOOL CYCLEFIRST SCHOOL CYCLE

PRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL: 5 years: 5 years

LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOLLOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL: 3 years: 3 years

+

State exam at the end of the first school cycleState exam at the end of the first school cycle

PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL

National guidelines for personalised study plansNational guidelines for personalised study plans, have , have replaced the old programs since 2004/2005replaced the old programs since 2004/2005

SUBJECTS:SUBJECTS:

+ Civil coexistence education

Italian

English

Mathematics

Sciences

History

Geography

ICT

Music

Arts

Motory and sports sciences

Catholic religion

LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOLLOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL

TheThe National guidelines for personalised study National guidelines for personalised study plansplans foresee the following SUBJECTS: foresee the following SUBJECTS:

Italian

History

Geography

Mathematics

Sciences and technology

English

Second foreign language

Arts

Music

Motory and sports sciences

Religion

+ Civil coexistence education

5 YEARS

4 YEARS + 1 additional year

3 YEARS + 2 YEARS

5 YEARS

3 YEARS + 2 YEARS

SECOND SCHOOL CYCLESECOND SCHOOL CYCLE

LICEO ARTISTICOLICEO ARTISTICO

LICEO CLASSICO/LICEO LICEO CLASSICO/LICEO SCIENTIFICO/LINGUISTICO/SOSCIENTIFICO/LINGUISTICO/SO

CIO-PEDAGOGICOCIO-PEDAGOGICO

ISTITUTO D’ARTEISTITUTO D’ARTE

ISTITUTI TECNICIISTITUTI TECNICI

ISTITUTI PROFESSIONALIISTITUTI PROFESSIONALI

2004/2005 school year: the ICT literacy starts at the first class of primary school

Since 1997, support measures to ICT use at school have been developed as follows:

1. 1997-2000: PSTD – Plan for the Development of Educational Technologies: financial effort for the ICT equipment in all schools

2. Since 2002: ForTIC Plan: ICT literacy for about 200.000 teachers

2004/2005 school year: the ICT literacy starts at the first class of primary school

Since 1997, support measures to ICT use at school have been developed as follows:

1. 1997-2000: PSTD – Plan for the Development of Educational Technologies: financial effort for the ICT equipment in all schools

2. Since 2002: ForTIC Plan: ICT literacy for about 200.000 teachers

ICT POLICIES ICT POLICIES

ObjectivesObjectives Target groupsTarget groups

ActivitiesActivities

Institutional network established by the European Commission to boost cooperation, by improving understanding systems and policies in education

All those involved in the provision of education and policy-makers

Eurostat Cedefop ETF European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education, Council of Europe, OECD, UNESCO.

Cooperation with Cooperation with other partnersother partnersdata base and monographs on

the European education systems;

comparative studies on specific topics of Community interest;

indicators e statistics;

terminological instruments.

EURYDICE EURYDICE

DESCRIPTIONS OF EDUCATION SYSTEMSDESCRIPTIONS OF EDUCATION SYSTEMS

Eurybase – data base on the European education systems

Structures of education, initial training and adult education systems in Europe

National summary sheets on education systems in Europe and ongoing reforms

In: www.eurydice.org