Guidelines

In the identification of students at risk communication between all stakeholders is essential to act in a fair and timely manner, in the interest of the student and of his/her training. The role of the headteacher should be to identify the communication network and the times and manner of communication both inside and outside the school. First of all, the headteacher involves teachers who daily observe the students and can detect any potential risk behavior. The staff, especially if given specific roles within the classroom and the school, should involve families and possibly other operators to solve the problem and suggest the best opportunities. There are many communication tools that schools can use to identify students at risk. Thanks to information technology, control of some risk indicators such as absences or delays appears to be more immediate. Families themselves may be able to carry out this remote control. However, the headteacher may implement interventions even taking care of family education together with teachers on these issues through regular meetings at precise times of the school year and through a timely and effective communication on the school website.