Teaching in Vilnius

Goal

In response to the needs of a growing city, Vilnius aims to address the shortage of teachers in a comprehensive way. 

The project is open to teachers currently working in educational institutions in Vilnius, or to persons with a higher education degree who wish to work as teachers in educational institutions in Vilnius.
Those admitted to the studies will acquire the necessary qualifications and/or additional competences during their non-degree studies at higher education institutions. Completion of studies entitles the holder to teach in the relevant study programme or to engage in specialised pedagogical activities. After completing their studies, participants will be required to work for at least two years in an educational institution in Vilnius in a position corresponding to the study programme completed. The tuition fees of those admitted to the studies will be paid for by the Vilnius City Municipality.

Achievements in 2024

311 students financed by the Vilnius City Municipality budget started their studies in autumn. 

120 of them intend to acquire a teaching qualification in professional pedagogical studies, while others intend to acquire additional competences in retraining studies:
- 60 in pre-school education,
- 25 in primary education,
- 15 in social pedagogy,
- 40 in speech therapy,
-47 in special education and
- 4 English.

Contact

Project manager Donata Šablinienė
donata@eduvilnius.lt

Goal

The teacher shortage is one of the most pressing education problems in Vilnius, and one that we pay particular attention to. With this three-year programme, we aim to help teachers get a foothold in the capital's municipal schools by providing comprehensive support to new or returning teachers.

Description

The programme is aimed at teachers who are new to teaching and those who have returned to school after a long break. Research shows that the first year at school is one of the most difficult, so during the first three years we organise a range of training, workshops and supervision sessions to:

- build the professional confidence and identity of pre-service teachers;
- encourage pre-service teachers to reflect on their professional practice and personal growth, and to face the challenges of collaboration with colleagues with courage;
- strengthen teachers' professional capacities in educational psychology, self-development, educational practice and IT applications.

Achievements in 2024

46 applications received. After a motivational interview, we invited 40 teachers to participate in the programme.

The eight-day Summer Camp was attended by 37 participants.

30 teachers registered for the training for pre-school and pre-primary teachers.

More than 40 teachers registered for the follow-up training for social pedagogues.

Contact

Project manager Edita Linkevičiūtė
edita@eduvilnius.lt

Goal

We are celebrating Teachers' Day in Vilnius all week long - because we want to thank teachers for their work, and we invite other Vilnius residents to join in the thanks!

Description

Teachers are invited to attend theatre performances, cinema screenings, museums and excursions free of charge during the festive week, as well as to take advantage of discounts just for them. There is also a gala concert where Vilnius Teachers of the Year are awarded.

Achievements in 2024

More than 6,700 educators gathered at the gala concert to award the 2024 Vilnius Teachers and Managers of the Year - 10 teachers and 2 managers were selected from 92 nominations.

We also presented the 2023 Vilnius Teachers of the Year every month throughout the year through Edu Vilnius' communication channels.

During Teachers' Week 2024, teachers were invited to attend theatre performances, cinema screenings, museums, excursions and sports activities free of charge, as well as to take advantage of discounts in the café. In total, more than 50 different offers, for which we thank our partners.

Teachers who completed the Teachers' Week survey rated the activities 8.9 out of 10.

Contact

Project manager Jogailė Misevičė
jogaile@eduvilnius.lt

Goal

Vilnius is a big city and schools have a wide range of practices that other schools often don't hear about. 

We wanted to organise a larger event that would be useful, interesting and, most importantly, a space for educators to meet, see each other and share good practices.

Achievements in 2024

For the first time, we organised the "Teach(si)" conference for educators to share best practices, which attracted around 300 participants. 

We had 3 different themes-spaces: on the well-being of teachers and students, on sustainability and on education for a different kind of education.

Participants rated the conference and gave an average score of 8.7 out of 10.

Goal

To create a sustainable system of competence development and professional networking for general education teachers in Vilnius City.

Description

The project aims to develop teachers' general, didactic and subject-specific competences by mobilising teacher communities for collaboration and professional development, providing them with opportunities to share their practical experience with each other, and to collaborate with researchers and other social partners.

Achievements in 2024

In Vilnius, there are 31 subject-specific councils, which organise professional development events for their subject communities as needed, with support from Edu Vilnius.

In 2024, new councils for career specialists and pre-school physical education teachers were established. 6 subject methodological group councils were re-elected.

The Councils initiated 26 events for teachers in Vilnius, which attracted around 1300 participants.

The chairpersons of the methodological councils started to cooperate with their colleagues in Panevėžys. 

Much attention was paid to working with the pre-school methodological council to help pre-schools prepare their curricula for 2024-2025 in accordance with the guidelines approved by the Minister of Education.

3 council meetings and 18 consultation meetings with pre-school methodological teams were organised, with 100% of Vilnius pre-school management teams participating.

Contact

Project manager Gražvydas Kazakevičius
grazvydas@eduvilnius.lt