EU perspectives on Teacher Education
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EU perspectives on Teacher
Education
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History Subsidiarity – Treaty Article 149 EU action restricted to Socrates and Lingua
programmes until 2000 Lisbon European Council Open Method of Coordination – work on teacher
education since 2002, leading to
– Expert Document: Common European Principles for teacher competences and qualifications 2005
– Commission Communications: Improving the Quality of Teacher Education 2007 An Agenda for European Cooperation on Schools 2008
– Council Conclusions, EP Report, CoR, EESC Opinions
EU perspectives on Teacher Education
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Common European principles for teacher competences and qualifications 2005
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The teaching profession should be:
A well–qualified profession
A profession based on lifelong learning
A mobile profession
A profession based on partnerships
Common European principles for teacher competences and qualifications
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Improving the Quality of Teacher EducationA European Commission Communication 2007
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Teaching work force - age
mauve - all Professionals
red - teaching Professionals
Current situation
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Current situation
Proportion of Women Teachers 2001 / 02
85
64
54
15
36
46
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
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ISC
ED
%
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New teachers
• in some Member States, many new teachers
leave the profession
• but new teachers receive systematic support
(induction) in only half of Europe
(BG, CZ, DE, EL, ES, IE, IT, CY, PL, SK, UK; IS, LI,
NO)
Current situation
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In-service training / CPD
• compulsory in (only) 11 Member States
(AT, BE, D, EE, FI, HU, LT, LV, RO, MT, UK)
• generally less than 20 hours; max: 5 days per
year
• (content of training?)
• (participation rates?)
Current situation
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Current situation
Compulsory in-service training 2002 / 03
red = compulsory
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Many countries report:
• shortfalls in teaching skills
• difficulties in updating teachers’ skills
Often:
• no overall coordination of T Ed. provision
• no link to school development and improvement
• no link to educational research
Current situation
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• provision is coordinated, coherent, adequately
resourced, responsive and quality assured
• increase level of qualification for entry
• knowledge and pedagogic skills
• teachers as lifelong learners
• culture of reflective practice and research
• professionalisation, status and recognition
Summary
Aims:
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Improving Competences for the 21st century: An Agenda for European Cooperation on SchoolsEuropean Commission Communication 2008
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Three parts:
Focus on Competences
High quality education for every student
Teachers and school staff
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Key Proposals for Cooperation implement Council Conclusions on quality of T Ed.
make T Ed. coherent, adequately resourced, quality
assured
improve supply, quality and take-up of in-service T Ed.
attract most able candidates, select best applicants, place
good teachers in challenging schools
improve school leader recruitment, let them focus on
improving learning
Teachers and school staff
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Implementing the agenda for action
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• Nat. experts produce
policy conclusions / recommendations
Peer Learning
through the Open Method of Coordination
• ‘Cluster’ meetings of national experts organise• Peer Learning Activities to share good practice /
map’ current situation in EU
feed advice into national policy making
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Have examined policies on:
• Continuous Professional Development of teachers
• Schools as learning communities for teachers as well as
pupils
• Preparing teachers for culturally diverse settings
• Partnerships between vocational schools and companies
• Relationships between schools and teacher education
institutions
• Induction of new teachers …
• School Leadership
Peer Learning Activities 2005 - 2008
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Comenius Programme
• In-Service Training grants – 8,800 per year
• Assistantships – 1,200 per year
• School Partnerships – 50,000 school staff
participate
• Comenius-Regio Partnerships – new in 2009,
introduced by EP – estimated 500 regions
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other activities
• more and better Data required (OECD TALIS
2009)
• Study of TE curricula being prepared by Jyväskylä
University
• work with Stakeholders / Associations (ENTEP,
ATEE, TEPE …)
• Member State’s reforms …