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Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.20,0:00:06.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>Pasi: If you look at the\N15-year-olds, or 16-year-old Fins
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.36,0:00:10.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are leaving the basic\Nschool, most of them have been
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.38,0:00:13.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in special education\Nthroughout their schooling.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.56,0:00:17.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which means that special education\Nis actually nothing special.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.42,0:00:20.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's you are a special child\Nor student if you haven't been,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.97,0:00:41.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you haven't ever\Nused special services.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.05,0:00:44.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>Pasi: We are putting a lot of\Nemphasis on the early detection
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.47,0:00:49.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of any difficulties and problems that\Nthe students in our schools may have.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.32,0:00:52.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is a very different\Npolicy to many other countries
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.03,0:00:55.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where these measures are designed in\Na way that they are implemented only
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.93,0:01:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the problems have\Nemerged and are too visible.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.06,0:01:02.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we don't' think\Nlike this in Finland.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.57,0:01:05.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we believe in this early\Nintervention to make sure that those
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.93,0:01:11.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are likely to be in trouble\Nwill be recognized early,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.13,0:01:41.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and provided help and support\Nas quickly as possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.05,0:01:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>Olli: We as subject teachers\Ncooperate with the special teacher
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.24,0:01:45.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in cases where we see
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.41,0:01:50.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that an individual student has\Nproblems with their studies.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.40,0:01:53.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It might be problems with\Nconcentrating on a theme.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.13,0:01:56.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It might be reading and\Nlistening difficulties,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.06,0:01:57.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially in languages and math.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.69,0:02:01.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we do is that we\Ncontact the special teacher
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.33,0:02:03.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the very early moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.04,0:02:04.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We call it the first intervention.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.89,0:02:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We talk with the special teacher,\Nand try to arrange a time that she
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.13,0:02:12.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or he could be able to come and\Njoin me as a subject teacher
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.85,0:02:51.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to my classroom, and then\Nfocus on the problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.95,0:02:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>Olli: The special teacher is\Navailable for a couple of hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.80,0:03:00.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then she picks the\Nstudent to a separate classroom
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.53,0:03:02.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and helps him or her there.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.32,0:03:06.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we also make an\Nindividual learning plan
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.17,0:03:09.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for that individual student.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.56,0:03:13.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And by taking these\Nmeasures, we try to guarantee
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.06,0:03:41.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that no one is lagging behind.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.19,0:03:44.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>Olli: The student welfare\Nteam gathers on a weekly basis,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.96,0:03:49.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and subject teachers inform\Nthe group with different cases.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.10,0:03:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They might be bullying, they\Nmight be skipping classes,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.62,0:03:52.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they might be learning difficulties,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.98,0:04:16.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it might behavioral\Nproblems, all kinds of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.10,0:04:19.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>Olli: And then these individual\Nproblems are dealt with case-by-case
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.99,0:04:39.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this weekly meeting that\Nevery school in Finland has.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.05,0:04:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>Merja: Well, a student welfare\Ngroup deals with any kinds
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.42,0:04:48.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of problems that we see in a school\Nhaving to do with problems at home
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.59,0:04:53.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or at learning disabilities,\Nmulti-cultural problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.32,0:04:57.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The main value of our student\Nwelfare group is to interrupt as soon
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.69,0:05:08.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as possible, problems involved.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.42,0:05:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>Pasi: With this policy, we are\Ntrying to really make it easy
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.09,0:05:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for everybody to say, "Yes, I have\Nsome areas where I need help now.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.48,0:05:17.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is there anybody who can help?"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.34,0:05:19.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than trying\Nto hide these things.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.46,0:05:22.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in many cases, when you do this\Nin the later years they will come
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.81,0:05:25.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and accumulate even\Nmore difficult problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.86,0:05:29.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I think with this, we have been\Nable to positively affect both the-
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.82,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the equity of the system, and\Nalso the quality of the system.