[01] Xanthipi Foulidi, Secondary Education Directorate of Western Attica, Elefsina, Greece. [02] Evangelos C. Papakitsos, Secondary Education Directorate of Western Attica, Elefsina, Greece; School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, Dept. of Education, Iraklio Attikis, Greece. [03] Konstantinos Karakiozis, Secondary Education Directorate of Western Attica, Elefsina, Greece. [04] Christina Papapanousi, Secondary Education Directorate of Western Attica, Elefsina, Greece. [05] Evangelos Theologis, Secondary Education Directorate of Western Attica, Elefsina, Greece. [06] Argyrios Argyriou, Secondary Education Directorate of Western Attica, Elefsina, Greece; Athens University of Economics & Business, Dept. of Management Science & Technology, Athens, Greece.

The present study aimed to develop a standardized system for detecting the training needs of teachers of the Western Attica Secondary Education Directorate (Greece), concerning the implementation of school extracurricular programmes. Their thematic areas include Health, Career, Environmental and Cultural Affairs Education. The school extracurricular programmes are annual, while the participation for both students and teachers is voluntary. They are conducted beyond the regular schedule of school activities, but they are considered extremely important in the overall educational affairs, because they implement the notion of “schools opened to society” and they are flexible enough to deal with contemporary issues that interest students, unlike the rigid standard curricula. Since the participating teachers are not always knowledgeable in the thematic areas of the programmes, it was deemed necessary by their educational leadership to conduct targeted trainings that meet their needs, as determined by them. Consequently, a detection system was developed, according to the systemic methodology, to ensure a holistic approach compatible to the contemporary on-going education trends.

Systemic Methodology, Extracurricular Programmes, Teachers Training

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