"HOW TO GET INFORMATION ON THE SOURCES OF FUNDING AND RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND EXPERT ASSOCIATES” GUIDE PUBLISHED

23. October 2015.

Belgrade - The Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, published a "Guide for Schools, Teachers and Expert Associates: How to Find Information on the Sources of Funding and Resources for Schools, Teachers and Expert Associates”.

The guide was developed to provide schools, teachers and expert associates with the following: helpful information on improving the quality of work through various sources of funding and resources; an additional incentive to improve teaching and learning through projects and applying for funds to donors; replies to the questions, including: Where is it possible to find information on the innovations in education? How to find the sources of funding necessary to improve teaching and learning? Who could be approached and to whom the project prepared by my school could be submitted? How to get involved in the projects being implemented in Serbia and enable the equipping of schools with modern teaching aids necessary for practical work of students? How to ensure the building of the professional capacities of employees and contribute to the strengthening of human resources? How to become familiar with the education systems in other countries?

The guide contains useful information on the planning process in the development of schools, sources of information on trends in the education sector, as well as foreign and domestic sources of funding school activities.

The Republic of Serbia is in the process of reforming and improving the system of education at all levels. To implement the reform process, it is necessary to undertake a series of activities that should contribute to changes at the levels of the system and school. The schools and groups wishing to work on improving themselves often need support in the form of different sources of information about the opportunities and funding available to them.

The education system is increasingly more expected and required to follow the development of science and technology, to educate children, students and adults in accordance with the needs of the modern world, to provide knowledge that is the result of new scientific and technological advances, and to develop the skills and abilities for applying knowledge in different life situations. Also expected are new forms of work in the school and classroom focused on the process of learning in an environment that motivates and in which the student is the main player in the process.

The publication "Guide for Schools, Teachers and Expert Associates: How to Get Information on the Sources of Funding and Resources for Schools, Teachers and Expert Associates" can be downloaded on the website of the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Government of the Republic of Serbia http://socijalnoukljucivanje.gov.rs/rs/

Source: Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Coordination Body