Agency Citizenship Working Group Focuses on Peer-Learning Activity and Knowledge-Sharing 2016–2018

The Agency has continued to support the Education and Training 2020 (ET2020) strategic framework as a member of the Working Group Promoting Citizenship and the Common Values of Freedom, Tolerance and Non-discrimination through Education.

The Working Group (WG) aims to support Member States in identifying and implementing measures to pursue the national level objectives of the Paris Declaration through peer-learning and the exchange of good practices.

Athens Meetings on Improving Financing Policies for Inclusive Education

The Hellenic Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs’ Directorate for Special Education hosted a series of transnational meetings in Athens, from 6 to 8 June 2018. The events were organised in co-operation with the Agency, and focused on two featured Agency projects, including the findings of a new synthesis report.

Schools should actively engage with research to support innovative approaches to enable all learners to progress.

Schools should develop systems and partnerships to ensure access to current research evidence. They should also support school-based research activity and allocate appropriate time for this form of collaborative professional learning and development. All stakeholders - teachers, learners, leaders - should develop a 'growth mindset', which sees hard work and persistence as contributing to success.

New Supporting Inclusive School Leadership project presented at Ireland Conference

The Agency’s new project was presented at a conference at Mary Immaculate College, Tipperary, Ireland on 19 June. The event focused on improving leadership skills, opportunities and relationships, and it featured two keynote speakers, two workshops and a presentation on Cosán, Ireland’s framework for teacher learning.

Agency representative Verity Donnelly gave a keynote about the Agency’s work, highlighting relevant work from recent projects: