The Comprehensive Program for Prevention and Intervention against School Absenteeism of the Córdoba City Council has been awarded by the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) within the VIII contest of good municipal practices in the prevention and intervention against absenteeism and in the improvement of school coexistence.
At the presentation and awards ceremony, held at the FEMP headquarters, the secretary general of this organization, Luis Martínez-Sicluna, reiterated the commitment of local governments to education, “a fundamental human right and a global public good, according to UNESCO, and the most important investment that can be made for human beings, and local governments know that.”
Together with the secretary general, the deputy director general of Territorial Cooperation and Educational Innovation of the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, Francisco Javier Amaya, presented the award to Florentino Santos, general director of Social Services, who collected it on behalf of the City Council. From Cordoba.
In the delivery, both the FEMP and the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports have highlighted the integrative nature of the Comprehensive Prevention and Intervention Program against School Absenteeism of the City Council of Córdoba as a key success factor to prevent absenteeism and school dropouts of students. minors of school age, intervening at the individual, family and community level with the resources available to municipal social services.
The idea is to increase those protective factors that allow for the completion of schooling, group and community action and the development of networking and coordination strategies between public administrations, promoting the protocol in the fight against school absenteeism.
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