THE ITALIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM Erika Bartolini Italian Eurydice

THE ITALIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM Erika Bartolini Italian Eurydice unit Rome, 9 November 2012

Structure of the education and training system Curricula and students’ assessment Administration Eurypedia

STRUCTURE OF THE ITALIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM school year 2012 -2013

Second cycle • Upper secondary school (State) • Three-year vocational education and training (Regions) Licei 6 licei: classical studies, sciences, foreign languages, arts, music and dance, human sciences Technical Institutes 2 sectors: economic (2 branches), technological (9 branches) Vocational institutes 2 sectors: services (5 branches), industry and handicraft

Primary Education Weekly timetable (from 2009/2010) - 24 hours (only one teacher) - 27 and 30 hours (more teachers per class not at the same time) - 40 hours (fulltimetable) 396 hours of English language for the five years: first grade: 1 hour second grade: 2 hours third to fifth grade: 3 hours Lower secondary education Weekly timetable - 30 hours (corresponding to 990 hours/year) - 36 hours/40 hours 3 hours of English language 2 hours of a second EU language 5 hours of English language

Curricula first cycle of education (2012) Goals for the development of competences (corresponding to the Common European Framework of References for Languages): Primary education (English): level A 1 - Understanding of short oral and written messages Simple oral and written description Communication through playing Lower secondary education (English): level A 2 - Understanding oral and written texts Oral and written description Writing short stories and letters Lower secondary education (second EU language): level A 1

Upper secondary Weekly timetable (from 2010/2011) Liceo: 27/31 hours (classical, sciences, languages, human sciences) 32/35 (arts, music) 3 hour of ‘foreign language and culture’ Technical/vocational institutes: 32 hours (common + specific timetable) 3 hours of English language 2 to 3 hours of a second EU language for specific branches

Curriculum upper secondary education (2010) Linguistic competences (Common European Framework of References for Languages): level B 2 Licei (foreing language and culture) • Understanding oral and written texts • Production of oral and written texts • To interact in the foreign language Technical/vocational institutes (English/second foreign language): B 1/A 1 • Short conversations and written texts • To use the language for communication and operative purposes • To draw up written texts according to their scope CLIL in the 5 th grade of all licei and of technical institutes B 2

Pupil assessment (first cycle) Recurrent/final assessment Marks from 0 to 10 for subjects and behaviour Final exam = average of marks (4 written tests + oral test on all subjects) + Invalsi national test Admission to the subsequent grade/First-cyle leaving state exam Minimum mark in each subject and beahaviour = 6 Mark lower than 6 in behaviour = grade retention

Pupil assessment (upper secondary) Recurrent/final assessment School credits Final exam= mark form 60/100 to 100/100 Admission to the subsequent grade/Final state exam Suspended assessment and catching up Mark lower than 6 in behaviour = grade retention

Regional school office School administration Schools MIUR Regional Assessorship

The school School head Civil servant School manager Legal representative Director for general and administrative services - DSGA Civil servant Administrative services management Other professionals ATA staff Cooks/Hospital attendants Psychologists Teachers

Collegiate bodies Class council It is made up of teachers, parents, students It deals with class activities It carries out assessment Teachers Assembly Is is made up of all the teachers of the District It formulates the POF It selects school textbooks School council It is made up of the school staff, parents and pupils It approves the POF, takes decides on purchases It establishes the weekly/daily timetable

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