The successful implementation of the senior specialised school reform requires effective cooperation, determination to make difficult decisions and the utilisation of internal community resources. Local communities in the Chernihiv region are already working on this ahead of the 2027 deadline. Communities are joining forces to provide local young people with the opportunity to receive a high-quality education. For instance, the Kipti community considered the number of high sc

On 8–9 May, the DECIDE Project organised a training workshop on "Systematising support for students in choosing a career", bringing together career advisors and coordinators from partner communities and regions in Kyiv. The workshop provided an opportunity to learn from each other, discuss achievements over the year and exchange experiences. All of this took place within the framework of piloting a career support system for students in 9 DECIDE partner communities from six re

The DECIDE Project offers expert support as communities build networks for implementing senior specialised school reform. The Hrebinka territorial community in the Poltava region is actively preparing for the reform's implementation. They are considering establishing three distinct legal entities: a primary school, a gymnasium, and a lyceum. This plan aims to differentiate between the levels of general secondary education and to provide children and adolescents in the communi

On 23-25 April, leaders of education authorities of regional military administrations had the opportunity to discuss pressing issues of Ukrainian education reform during a workshop entitled ‘Decentralisation of Education Management,’ organised by the Swiss-Ukrainian DEIDE Project in cooperation with the National Agency for Civil Service and the Higher School of Public Administration. The workshop served not only as a platform for developing management skills, but also as a ve

The third module of the large-scale training “Safety in shelters” has started — “Fundamentals of civil protection. Shelters in educational institutions.” During the online sessions, participants will explore the following topics: · the principles, structure, and objectives of Ukraine’s civil protection system; · actions a teacher should take upon hearing the “air raid alert” signal; · requirements for the establishment, maintenance, and use of shelters/pr

In mountain communities, the issue of establishing inclusive resource centres is particularly sensitive, as specialists, infrastructure and resources are not always available. The inclusive resource centre in the Verkhovyna community in Ivano-Frankivsk region had been serving children with special needs in the Vorokhta community for two years before the communities were able to sign a cooperation agreement. This was made possible in part thanks to the expert support of the DE

Specialised education in upper secondary schools will launch in 2027, and communities in Chernihiv Oblast are already preparing—planning cooperation to establish academic lyceums. The Kozeletska and Kiptivska communities have already agreed on the educational institution that will host an academic lyceum and welcome students from Kiptivska—the Kozelets Lyceum No. 3. While schools in the Kiptivska community are in good condition, they lack a sufficient number of students to of

In the Kodyma community of Odesa region, they say: “All children are ours.” And this is not a metaphor, but a guiding principle by which they live and work. The Inclusive Resource Centre of the Kodyma City Council serves the entire child population of the Kodyma district. The cooperation between the Kodyma and Slobidska communities began when it became clear that inclusion is not only about accessibility, but also about partnership. This collaboration had lasted three years b

We have launched the training course “Methodology for preparing class teachers of general secondary education institutions to establish a psychologically safe and supportive environment for children and adolescents.” It is being conducted for 25 mentors from 5 Teacher Training Institutes in Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Poltava regions. Over the course of 30 hours, participants will explore the following modules: • Psychological foundations of working with ch

A new module of the “Safety in shelters” training has been launched: educational process during martial law — tools for psychological and pedagogical support of children and adolescents. We’ve kicked off this module in Dnipropetrovsk region. For six hours of intensive online training, local educators are diving into the psychological aspects of working with children. The sessions begin with understanding the key concepts of “stress” and “psychological trauma”, then move into