Teacher and school support confronting social inequalities: using a digital platform (Iro Voulgari, Alexandra Androusou, Vassilis Tsafos, Sofia Avgitidou, Domna Kakana)

In this paper we discuss the design of the TOCSIN platform. The TOCSIN project aims at studying the impact of the financial crisis on Preschool and Primary education conditions  and practices in schools. Part of the project is the design of platform which may address the relevant issues and problems the educators have to cope with, and provide a support system for the education community, specifically for financial crisis and its implications on schools, students, and their families. Through a qualitative analysis of interviews, we identified the requirements of our target group, which then informed the design of the TOCSIN platform.