European cities face higher levels of Early Leaving from Education and Training (ELET) –also known as Early School Leaving (ESL)– than their national averages and their corresponding European target rates. This represents a serious challenge, as ELET has significant societal and individual consequences, such as a higher risk of unemployment, poverty, marginalization and social exclusion. Tackling ELET means breaking the cycle of deprivation and the intergenerational transmission of poverty and inequality.

STAY TUNED aims to reduce the high urban rates of ELET by actively pursuing the implementation of the 2011 Council Recommendation on policies to reduce ELET. The network will capitalise on existing urban expertise and strive for improved implementation with sustainable impact. This requires changes in organisations and the mind-set of people: a systematic configuration of services, eroded boundaries between services and professions, development of synergies, clear definition of roles and responsibilities.

IMPLEMENTATION THEMES

Build a strong action plan

Ensure a high quality plan to maximise the chance of success. Build around a clear results framework and a robust logic model, theory of change to develop SMART(ER) actions.

Involve stakeholders and develop an open practice

Enhance participation by understanding the relationships between different stakeholders and the roles they play. Find mutual benefits and define levels of involvement in a participatory way.

Jointly deliver projects with partners

Embrace partnership working, with shared responsibility and accountability. Establish and enable joint Programme and Project Management teams and shared methods.

work with the local conditions within your city

Embrace partnership working, with shared responsibility and accountability. Establish and enable joint Programme and Project Management teams and shared methods.

Quantify and communicate progress

Create a clear and defined vision, with appropriate and realistic success measures. Help people to see and understand your vision, illustrate the immediate benefits and the longer-term goal.

Empower change

Show leadership, build trust and confidence so people and organisations follow you through the process of change. Create and communicate a shared vision, based on common values and goals.

Policy themes

Proactively guide and orient students

Support smooth transitions between school stages and between school and work. Let pupils experience options early, through routes including tasters, guidance and mentors.

Reach out to vulnerable groups

Work to address the culture gap between home and school. Engage with communities whilst considering local customs, including challenges around language and cultural pressures.

Professionalise and support school teams

Help teachers and schools teams grow through structured training and practical problem solving sessions that introduce other skills and new ways of thinking.

Create non-academic routes into training, labour market

Create a wide variety of extra-curricular programmes to engage young people based on their interests. Maintain engagement and participation in education through work opportunities.

Intervene early to keep pupils and trainees engaged

Set up mechanisms in schools to spot emerging risk factors and look for a range of alternatives and complementary learning opportunities in and out of the classroom.

Organise your efforts into an integrated plan

Maintain a holistic approach and avoid isolated measures. Compile a consolidated programme of work for a collaborative approach that looks at the whole system, not just one component.

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