Implementation of measures to support socially disadvantaged pupils in the Zlín Region

Abstract

The paper responds to the current topic of school issues by addressing issues of equal opportunity in education. It deals with the presentation of a specific solution to support the education of disadvantaged pupils in the Zlín Region, which is realized within the Implementation of the Regional Action Plan for the Development of Education within the Operational Program: Research, Development and Education. The aim of the paper is to introduce the activities of the Social Pedagogical Counseling Center. The priority areas of the counseling center are the early identification of the problems of pupils at risk of school failure, for socio-economic reasons, and the support of teachers in resolving difficult situations. The implementation is based on a questionnaire survey of school needs. The purpose of the measure is to connect schools with the social aspect of fieldwork and thus contribute to the sharing of good practices in socio-pedagogical issues.

Keywords

• school
• social prevention
• equal opportunities
• socio-economic disadvantage
• support