European Super Skills Erasmus Project

Project Title

European Super Skills

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 Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Creativity and culture; Disabilities – special needs; Health and wellbeing

Project Summary

‘European Super Skills’ (‘sEUper skills’) was a three year project with the ultimate aim of promoting better life outcomes for vulnerable children and young people aged between 3 and 21 years, particularly those who have special educational needs and disabilities.

The project was driven by a shared belief that all children and young people can make a positive contribution to their local and wider communities, whatever barriers or challenges the may face in their day to day lives, and that all children and young people have the right to be supported to achieve their individual potential. The project was therefore designed to promote a range of personal or social competencies, or ‘Super Skills’, that we feel are crucial in supporting this vision.
We want all of our children and young people to:
– develop a sense of independence and learn essential life skills (Super Skill: To be independent)
– develop an understanding and appreciation of the needs of others (Super Skill: To be caring)
– challenge themselves and step out of their ‘comfort zone’ (Super Skill: To be part of new experiences)
– display confidence within a range of activities and environments (Super Skill: To be sociable)
– participate in meaningful interactions with others (Super Skill: to be sociable)
– appreciate the importance of living a healthy and active life (Super Skill: To be healthy and active)

Five schools from five different countries have taken part in this partnership – England, The Netherlands, Finland, Spain and Poland. Three of the five schools are special schools (England, Spain and Holland), and the other two have specialist provision within a mainstream setting for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. Three of the five schools (England, Spain and Finland) provide education for children with complex special educational needs and disabilities, a large proportion of those with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

Our nine project activities were complemented by eight transnational mobilities which were designed to promote respect for others, nurture individual strengths and celebrate cultural differences and diversity. More local issues such as childhood obesity and employability were also addressed within the activities.

Approximately 400 children and young people participated in this project, the majority of whom have learning difficulties and/or disabilities. In-school based activities were built into the curricula of each school.

COVID 19 disrupted the continuation of the project beyond March 2020.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 147262 Eur

Project Coordinator

Thomas Bewick School & Country: UK

Project Partners

• Colegio Publico de Educación Especial Raquel Paya
• Kalevalan koulu
• Szkola Podstawowa im. Karola Miarki w Ochabach Malych
• SBO Merlijn