Educational innovation in Finland

Focus 1: The Finnish society and Educational System: criteria for success.
Focus 2: Quality management in education.
Focus 3: The role of the teacher and teacher training reform.
Focus 4: Transfer of quality elements to local context and action plan.
Focus 5: Inclusion and differentiation.

– Exchanges of ideas with teacher and management staff.
– Cultural interaction with the local students and teachers.
– Information sessions on quality plan, inclusion, didactical approaches, special needs education.

Methodology of the course:
– Interactive lectures in schools and teacher training institute.
– Study visits to primary and secondary schools.
– Contact and discussions with teachers from Finnish schools.

• Have a vision on school autonomy and its quality elements.
• Have visited Finnish schools, teacher training and university.
• Have information on quality plan, inclusion, didactical approaches, special needs education and ICT integration in the Finnish school system.
• Discussions with teacher and management staff.

• I want to thank the trainers again for this wonderful initiative. A new world of great opportunities for me and, more importantly, has opened for the school.
• It was indeed very rewarding: both the visit to the Finnish schools and related information as well as being with so many passionate people.
• Thank you for all this! A.
• The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that this trip was very instructive in many ways.
• I learned a lot of information about the Finnish school system, but also a lot thanks to the numerous, sometimes noisy conversations with colleagues. I think we have a airly short period of time anyway never chatted so much about education.
• It also made ​​me realise that our teachers are doing properly well and that our fellow managers respect and appreciate their their commitment. And last but not least: I really do see beautiful friendships, and that’s quite a nice bonus.