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Basic Education  

In recent statements on the reception of Ukrainian refugee students in the education system, the MoE specifies three distinct time frames for the action of schools:  

• First phase of "slow time for welcoming": Focus primarily on the re-composition of socialisation groups, acquisition of communication skills in Italian, trauma mitigation and to the extent possible, continuity of learning up to the end of the current school year. 

• Second phase of "consolidation and strengthening": Deliver support in collaboration with the territorial communities during the summer period. 

• Third phase of "school integration": Employ diverse and contextualised methods for integration the academic year 2022/2023. 

Language constitutes the first obstacle to the reception, support and socialisation of Ukrainian students at Italian schools. The regional school offices will, through their territorial offices, facilitate the use of linguistic and cultural mediators to support school staff in the process of interaction and interpersonal communication with students.  

The MoE stresses that an inclusive educational path that does not necessarily entail assimilation, given that many of the incoming Ukrainian are not looking for a new homeland but yearning to return and rebuild their country. Therefore the MoE also encourages organizing additional classes following the Ukrainian education curriculum, using the distance learning digital platform of the Ukrainian MoE, together with cultural mediators or Ukrainian teachers as identified by local authorities.  

Vocational Training 

Where possible, the provision of vocational training and adult learning courses could be offered to Ukrainian refugees. The Provincial Centres for Adult Education will facilitate the Italian languages classes for those needing to join vocational and adult learning trainings.  

The Government encourages peer education and peer-to-peer sharing of best practices among teachers and schools as well as using bilingual or mother-tongue learning material. Schools are also expected to use pedagogical and expressive tools available to help alleviate trauma of the Ukrainian students, spread the “seeds of peace” in the minds of all students and forbid any kind of expression of hatred, including towards the Russian population.  

To support the schools significantly involved in reception and integration of Ukrainian students, the MoE has prepared an initial allocation of €1 million which will be used to provide bilingual learning materials, linguistic and cultural mediation and psychological support. Given the current uncertainty in distribution of arrivals across the national territory, this allocation will be managed by the central administration on the basis of the needs of the territorial school offices.