P-Class Dual system classes for low academic achievers in Bavaria

1. P-Class Dual system classes for low academic achievers in Bavaria

2. Target group of the P-class Pupils in the ninth year of their compulsory nine year schooling pupils who have no prospect of successfully completing the regular school leavers´ certificate under the present conditions. Pupils may be in year 8 and below

3. Task • Teaching pupils with learning deficits • Helping pupils move on into professional life • Providing the least motivated low achieving students with life skills

4. Aims of the P-class • Stabilisation of personal and personality development • Reducing deficits in the „three Rs“: reading, writing, arithmetic • Working on basic skills (main focus German and Mathematics) • Preparation of a positive attitute to learning and work

5. Admission to the P-class • voluntary attendance • Parental approval • interviews with pupils, parents and school social workers

6. Specific features of the concept • Practical days on the job (1 day per week or in weekly blocks) • External partners (e.g. companies, vocational schools) • Cooperation with the federal employment office • Cooperation with the social welfare office

7. Lessons in practise classes • does not automatically lead to successful completion of school • Provides students with the key basic skills for later employment • is tuned to the pupils` academic level • Focuses on basic knowledge Thus school gives pleasure again!!!

8. Report of the practise class Zeugnis • End of term report with grades • Annual report with grades with detailed description of all academic and practical achievement

9. Everyday problems • Re-orientation in the class • Range of the problem backgrounds • Staying power • Absenteeism • Unpunctuality Coordination and communication between teachers, company and social workers • Time limit • etc

10. Everyday problems Needs High personal and time input Improved communication and cooperation of all involved partners • Re-orientation in the class • Range of the problem backgrounds • Staying power • Absence of the lessons • Unpunctual working beginning • Arrangements between teachers, company and social education workers • Time corset to the care • a.o.m.

11. Opportunities • Coping with everyday school demands • better attitude to learning • Improved employment opportunities

12. Paths after the practical class • Access to professional training • Attending training programms supported by the employment office • Possibility of getting the school leavers certificate at a follow-on school • Possibility of attending a final school year

13. Measures and conveyor instruments Compulsory education lengthening to Acquisition of the main graduation Education in a company according to §25 BBiG/HwO Integrative work preparatory measure Working management - occupational school classes with compressed lessons and operational practise Visit of the vocational school BVJ K Blockbeschulung / co-operative binary education Education in the company plus abH (Undeprivileged support with education-accompanying help) Education contract with supporting lessons and social-educational care Education in an equipment Protecting workshops P-class Education end