Writing an Education Act §12 Action Plan

An Education Act §12 Action Plan documents and makes visible

• What problem to solve
• What has the school planned
• When to implement the measures
• Who is responsible
• When should the measures be evaluated

In addition, the school must consider:

• What is the child’s situation and needs today? Case Description
• What is the child’s situation when the desired change is achieved? Goal Description
• What is needed to achieve the goals? Measure Description
• How long will the measures last? Timeframe
• How should we find out if the measures are moving towards the goal? Evaluate

To succeed, one must think of measures at the individual, group and system levels.

• Individual measures are aimed at individual students, both the student who is offended and the student/s who is offending.
• Group measures are aimed at a group of students, the class or the year level. The goal may be to strengthen student-student or teacher-student relationships.
• System measures are aimed at the school’s own systems and routines, such as inspection routines, the need for more / permanent adults on supervision, risk analysis for school areas – what areas are unsafe, and what can we do about it. System initiatives can also involve / include competence enhancement in classroom management, relationship work, inclusive teaching and more.
• Health measures can be useful to include in an Education Act §12 Action Plan. However, the school does not have the opportunity to impose tasks on the health sector. The school should nevertheless inform and guide students and parents about other relevant bodies, and contribute to a holistic collaboration.