The fourth meeting of HUPE Rijeka Branch

14 May 2018Branch news

Dear colleagues,

The fourth meeting of HUPE Rijeka Branch will take place on the 26^th May 2018 (Saturday) at 10.00 am. It will be held at Gradska knjižnica Rijeka, ogranak Trsat (Dvorana Mladosti, top of the main staircase, 50m from the bus stop).

Agenda:

Ana Inić: Translation in teaching
Vedrana Frlan: Writing tasks? Yes, please!
Nataša Žarkov: HUPE conference – news and update

If you'd like to attend the meeting, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by the 24^th May 2018 (Thursday).

I’m looking forward to seeing you.

Best regards,

Nataša Žarkov
HUPE Rijeka Branch President

Third Osijek branch meeting

13 March 2018Branch news

The third HUPE Osijek branch meeting will take place at Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Lorenza Jaegera 9, Osijek on March 17 at 10 a.m.

The agenda is:

Ivana Vinkler Komarić: Introducing PBL into the Classroom – naše Erasmus iskustvo
Coffe break
Ivana Kirin, Marinko Uremović: Understanding the sea you swim in - a guide to media literacy
26th Annual International HUPE Conference

If you'd like to attend the meeting, we kindly ask you to register at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We're looking forward to seeing you!

With kind regards,

Tihana Svoren Kolarec
HUPE Osijek branch president

HUPE Istra Branch meeting

12 March 2018Branch news

Dear HUPE members!

Make your teaching more inclusive and help your students with special needs learn more effectively. Join us on Thursday, 22 March for a workshop on Inclusive assessment approaches and by the end of the workshop you will have:

assembled a set of checklists to determine if a learner needs further referral to assess for possible special educational needs
reflected on the difference between assessment of learning and assessment for learning
developed a range of methods of assessment to include different learning styles
gained a range of strategies to include pupils in their own assessments
considered assessment methods that take into account students’ different learning preferences.

The workshop is organised in cooperation with the British Council and run by Stephen Hindlaugh. Stephen has been teaching for almost 30 years. His experience includes working in the learning support department of a secondary school in the UK. He has also been a tutor for the British Council’s online Special Educational Needs course and has been delivering face-to-face SEN workshops in Croatia.

All participants will all also enter a prize draw to win an additional SEN online module of their choice.
Where: Osnovna škola Vladimira Nazora Pazin, Šetalište Pazinske gimnazije 9, Pazin
When: 22 March, 15h
Register at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Number of participants: max 25

HUPE Zagorje Branch meeting

05 March 2018Branch news

Dear members,

HUPE and the British Council proudly announce the third HUPE Zagorje Branch meeting which will take place on Monday, 12th March 2018 at 4 pm at Vocational school Bedekovčina (SŠ Bedekovčina, Ljudevita Gaja 1, 49221 Bedekovčina). We have prepared the following agenda:

Stephen Hindlaugh (British Council): Engaging Special Educational Needs: Gifted and Talented (90 ')
Coffee break (15 ')
Stephen Hindlaugh (British Council): Engaging Special Educational Needs: Gifted and Talented (90 ')

You can read more about the workshop in the attached document.

We kindly ask you to register at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 10th February!

See you there!

Petra Končić

HUPE Zagorje Branch President

HUPE Split Branch meeting

02 March 2018Branch news

Dear colleagues,

We are proud to announce the fourth HUPE Split Branch meeting in cooperation with the British Council scheduled for 16^th March 2018, at 5 p.m. at Osnovna škola don Lovre Katića, Put Majdana 3, Solin.

Make your teaching more inclusive and help your students with special needs learn more effectively. Join us for a workshop on Understanding approaches to inclusive learning run by Stephen Hindlaugh and by the end of the workshop you will be able to:

list the ten approaches to inclusive learning
explain the concept of neurodiversity
use tasks designed for inclusive learning
develop their use of scaffolding and differentiation
reflect on how inclusive their classroom environment is
plan steps to increase their use of inclusive practices

Stephen Hindlaugh has been teaching for almost 30 years. His experience includes working in the learning support department of a secondary school in the UK. He has also been a tutor for the British Council’s online Special Educational Needs course and has been delivering face-to-face SEN workshops in Croatia.

If you would like to attend the meeting, please register at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Vanja Fazinić
HUPE Split Branch President