Improving the Education of Teachers and Trainers Expert Group A: Improving the Education of teachers and Trainers Athens 2 June 2003 Mr Seán FEERICK, DG EAC

Framework of the Objectives Process Section 1 Framework of the Objectives Process Section 2 Work of the Expert Group A - improving the education of teachers and trainers

Article 149 (ex Article 126) The Community shall contribute to the development of quality education by encouraging co-operation between Member States and, if necessary, by supporting and supplementing their action, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversity

Bologna Process Copenhagen Process Objectives Process

The “objectives” process and the open method of co-ordination

Strategic goal for the EU to 2010 Lisbon, March 2000 Strategic goal for the EU to 2010 to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion

HOW? The Education Council to undertake a general reflection on the concrete future objectives of education systems, focusing on common concerns and priorities, while respecting national diversity

The open method of co-ordination A co-ordinated strategy Common objectives Common instruments

The common tools Indicators and benchmarks Exchange of good practice Peer reviews

Barcelona, March 2002 Detailed work programme on the follow-up of the objectives of Education and Training Systems in Europe

The Detailed Work Programme 3 Strategic objectives 13 Objectives 33 Indicative indicators

Strategic Objective 1 Improving the quality and effectiveness of education and training systems in the EU

Strategic Objective 1 1.1 Improving education and training for teachers and trainers 1.2 Developing skills for the knowledge society 1.3 Ensuring access to ICT for everyone 1.4 Increasing recruitment to scientific and technical studies 1.5 Making the best use of resources

Facilitating the access of all to education and training systems Strategic Objective 2 Facilitating the access of all to education and training systems

Strategic Objective 2 2.1 Open learning environment 2.2 Making learning more attractive 2.3 Supporting active citizenship, equal opportunities and social cohesion

Opening up education and training systems to the wider world Strategic Objective 3 Opening up education and training systems to the wider world

Strategic Objective 3 3.1 Strengthening the links with working life and research in society at large 3.2 Developing the spirit of enterprise 3.3 Improving foreign language learning 3.4 Increasing mobility and exchange 3.5 Strengthening the European co-operation

Eight Blocks of work Teacher/trainer education Basic skills/foreign language teaching/entrepreneurship ICT in education and training Increasing participation in maths and science Best use of resources

Eight Blocks of work Mobility and European co-operation Open learning, active citizenship, inclusion Making learning more attractive, links with working life and society

Group A: Improving the education of teachers and trainers 4 Key Issues 1. Identifying the skills teachers and trainers need given their changing roles in society 2. Supporting teachers and trainers as they respond to the challenges of the knowledge society 3. Securing sufficient entry levels 4. Attracting people into the profession from other areas of professional experience

Learning process competencies how teachers are equipped to deal with issues such as diversity of intake, and the environment in which teaching takes place

(a) Dealing with social, cultural and ethnic diversity (b) Organizing learning environments (c) Integrating ICT (d) Working in teams (e) Working in school curriculum and organisation development and evaluation (f) Collaborating with parents and other social partners (g) Acting in an investigative or problem-solving way (h) Steering and promoting their own professional development

Learning outcome competencies how teachers/trainers are equipped to ensure that pupils/trainees acquire skills of citizenship, develop appropriate competencies during their education/training

(i) Contributing to citizenship education of pupils and trainees (j) Promoting the development of competencies of pupils for the knowledge society (k) Linking the development of new curriculum competencies with subject learning

Competencies seen as relating to: 1) Continuum of the teaching/training profession 2) Dialogue between the school and society

Focus on policy practice relating to the competencies Issue of policy development and implementation

Study visits Deepen knowledge and understanding Identify messages of interest to countries and European level

Next steps Report of the Expert Group What has been accomplished What needs to be done in the medium term

Interim Report at Education Council (Autumn) Presentation of update on process to European Council (Spring 2004)