The 150 million allocated by the Sostegni decree, which will be used for the implementation of the Summer Plan, have been assigned by the Ministry of Education to all schools throughout the country. The resources, after the necessary agreement with the Mef, are now available and therefore usable by schools considering an average of 18 thousand euros per school. Added to this are the resources (320 million total available) of the PON Notice published on April 27 and expiring on May 21, as well as access to the funds (40 million in total) made available with a notice published today. in the context of activities to combat educational poverty.
Bianchi: a bridge to the new beginning
The ministerial note relating to the financing of 150 million in the process of disbursement was sent to educational institutions, essentially a guide to the use of these resources. In the coming weeks, further specific meetings will be organized to illustrate the different measures available to schools. “We are working to build a bridge for the new beginning. In recent weeks, the school world is committed to creating spaces and possibilities for enhancing the skills and recovering the sociability of female students. The ministry is at the side of the territory and the institutes to promote this new path and accompany the schools in designing it, ”said the Minister of Education Patrizio Bianchi.
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The 150 million of the Dl Sostegni
These are funds that are distributed on the basis of the number of pupils. The resources are provided to support school communities in the management of the emergency situation and in the development of activities designed to enhance the extracurricular training offer, the strengthening of basic skills, the consolidation of disciplines, the recovery of sociability, of the group life of female students and students also in the period between the end of this school year and the next. A help desk will be available. Forty million euros will then be assigned on the basis of a notice published on the ministry’s website: schools must express their interest in receiving funds destined for first and second cycle education institutes and provincial education centers. of adults (Cpia) who find themselves in contexts of greater disadvantage or fragility in skills and where there are higher rates of dispersion.
The three different phases
School institutions will be able to apply exclusively through a dedicated platform by 12.00 on 25 May 2021. The projects must have as their objective the fight against poverty and the educational emergency, the prevention of early school leaving, the reduction of gaps to guarantee equal opportunities. The notice also specifies that the project proposals may concern different areas of intervention, also in relation to the three different phases of the Summer Plan: that of the enhancement of learning (in June), that of the recovery of sociability (July and August), that of welcoming (September, until the start of the lessons).
How to use resources
In the first phase, in fact, it will be possible to program, for example, courses for the enhancement of basic, professional or technical skills, language courses and workshops, initiatives for academic or professional orientation. In the second, on the other hand, events dedicated to art, the environment, sustainability, cineforum, concerts, theatrical performances, sports activities or trips and cultural visits can be foreseen. Finally, in the last one, the focus will be dedicated to the restart of the school year, it will therefore be possible to organize welcome days, workshops and psychological support laboratories, information desks.