The consecution of round tables, held by the Bulgarian ESC, started from the regions where the situation could be described as the most difficult and continues in municipalities showing good practices as is the Municipality of Svilengrad, said the ESC Vice- President Prof. Neno Pavlov.
The positions of the ESC on the problems of dropping out from the educational system were presented by the President of the trade union of Bulgarian teachers Yanka Takeva, who is also a member of the ESC. As rapporteur on the ESC opinions on education and early school leaving, Mrs. Takeva introduced the participants with the proposed measures and actions in support of young people.
Within a lively discussion principals of schools, kindergartens and teachers shared their experiences in dealing with the problem of early school leaving and retention in school. The participants gave many suggestions for changes in the education system.
In conclusion, all participants in the forum agreed that the good results achieved in the municipality of Svilengrad to reduce the level of school dropout results from the interest of all parties working together and the good communication between them.