Being not only a teacher, but also, if necessary, a psychologist or even a rescuer. Such are the realities of the education process in Ukraine today. As part of the Long-Term Sustainability Programme implemented by the DOCCU NGO, the training of teaching staff in educational institutions on ‘Safety in Shelters’ has begun, namely training courses on providing first aid to children and adolescents. More than 200 educators from Dnipropetrovsk region (Solonyanska territorial comm

The shelter at Ripky Lyceum in Chernihiv Region has become a model of how a temporary protective space can be turned into a comfortable environment for education and personal growth. Town Head Serhii Harus recalls: "The difference between what the shelter was before and what it is now is incomparable. Teachers feel confident about the children's safety, so while most schools conducted online lessons, our lyceum continued learning offline." Just a few years ago, school shelter

The Government has approved the Draft Law on Vocational Education. Over the past year, the DECIDE project has been supporting its development, particularly by providing legislative drafting assistance and expert input—especially regarding new models of financing vocational institutions. The draft law introduces a number of significant changes to the vocational education system. What will change: – Reduced bureaucracy: there will be a single standard, and training programmes w

Consulting support on reform of specialized secondary education: DECIDE Project experts are already working with communities. In mid-March, DECIDE’s expert groups began providing advisory support to local communities on the upper secondary education reform. The first 11 in-person meetings and 14 online consultations have already been held for communities in Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Kyiv regions. The discussions focused on key aspects

KOLO clubs officially opened their doors: - in the Bessarabska community and Katlabuzka community in the Odesa region; - in the Zaporizka community and Shyrokivska community in the Zaporizhzhia region; - in the Solonyanska community and Novooleksandrivska community in the Dnipropetrovsk region; - in the Okhtyrska and Trostianetska communities in Sumy region, - as well as in the Hrebinkivska and Pryshybska communities in Poltava region. In 10 partner communities, our KOLO club

Why should cooperation agreements be concluded between communities? Because together we can achieve more! Joint initiatives open up new opportunities for the development of education, enable more efficient use of resources and the implementation of meaningful, high-quality changes. The Kalush community in Ivano-Frankivsk region has found a way to support teachers by helping them grow professionally. With the support of the DECIDE project, the community was able to sign a coop

How the Halych territorial community and its “neighbours” found a solution for the development of an inclusive resource centre? Six years ago, this Inclusive Resource Centre (IRC) in the town of Halych, Ivano-Frankivsk region, provided services to children with special educational needs from across the district. But after administrative reform and the formation of new territorial communities, it continued supporting children and teenagers requiring special attention from fou

On 27 February, the final of the Culinary Battle took place, where schoolchildren from six regions of Ukraine competed for the title of the country's best young chef. But this was more than just a cooking competition - it was an opportunity to test the profession, gain hands-on experience and get a taste of the future! The final featured 10 teams of schoolchildren, mentored by vocational school students, who cooked dishes from the official school nutrition recipe book. Adding

The reform of specialised secondary education, which constitutes the third stage of the New Ukrainian School (NUS) reform, envisages the introduction of subject-focused learning in senior grades. This will allow each student to choose their own educational path in line with their interests, abilities, and future career aspirations. Lyceums are therefore expected to become the places where schoolchildren can receive quality education, regardless of whether they reside in a lar

From February 18 to 20, Kyiv hosted the expert session "Practices of implementing development strategies in general secondary education institutions: experience in democratic governance and social partnership." Educators, school principals, mentors, and teams from territorial communities participating in the DECIDE project from Ivano-Frankivsk, Odesa, and Poltava oblasts gathered to share experiences, develop new ideas, and establish partnerships for joint educational initiat