All Special Kids – Parents Erasmus Project

Project Title

All Special Kids – Parents

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Social dialogue; Access for disadvantaged; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

‘ASK Parents (All Special Kids Parents)’ project has been developed expressly to respond to the information needs of parents-those who have just learned their child has special needs and those who have lived with this reality for some time but who have reached a transition point where they need new information or renewed support.

The project was intended as a source of information and reference for parents who had a child with special needs. The intended and most important message of the stakeholders for the parents of children with special needs was making them feel that ‘THEY ARE NOT ALONE!’
The main aim of “ASK Parents” project was, the promotion of psycho-social adjustment and to raise the quality of life of the families with children who were at risk of development or disabled by guiding, counselling and training services through ensuring active participation in the education of their children. We thought that children benefit most from their education when parents and professionals work together as partners.

The consortium of the project consisted of 6 different countries: Turkey, Spain, Italy, Malta, the United Kingdom and Romania. Our target group was the parents of children with special needs. Each country worked with at least 30 parents (total 180) during the project lifetime.

Outputs and Activities which were co during the project’s time were below:

O1: Pedagogical e-Guide for Parents of Children with Special Needs was prepared.
O2: Mobile Phone Application was created.

Project Multipliers: Seminars were held in each partner country and a conference was held in Turkey.

E1: Seminar (TURKEY)
E2: Seminar (SPAIN)
E3: Seminar (ITALY)
E4: Seminar (MALTA)
E5: Seminar (UNITED KINGDOM)
E6: Seminar (ROMANIA)
E7: Conference (TR)

Teaching/Learning/Training Events: (ROMANIA)

1) Short-term joint staff training events was held in Romania.
2) Blended mobility of adult learners was held in Romania.

Furthermore, we created a logo, banner, website and Facebook group for the project.

Envisaged Impact of the Project: Parents of children with SEN and people and organisations working for these parents had access to a new innovative tool Pedagogical e-Guide and Mobile-Phone Application which contribute to improve their personal skills and self-confidence.

Long-Term Benefits of the Project: In the long run, the project contributed to;
– We have been more informed, talented and more social parents of children with SEN, contributing for a healthier European society.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 126494,14 Eur

Project Coordinator

KARSIYAKA ILCE MILLI EGITIM MUDURLUGU & Country: TR

Project Partners

• VITALE TECNOLOGIE COMUNICAZIONE – VITECO SRL
• MERSEYSIDE EXPANDING HORIZONS LIMITED
• CENTRUL SCOLAR DE EDUCATIE INCLUZIVA
• ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE LA INDUSTRIA DEL JUGUETE CONEXAS Y AFINES
• PARAGON LIMITED