Cooperation European Commission-OECD

in the field of education

Francesca Crippa, Policy OfficerUnit A.4 –Studies, Impact Assessments, Analysis and Statistics, 15/07/2015

This presentation

1. The mandate for the EU in the field of education

2. European Commission – DG Education and Culture

3. Cooperation with OECD, esp. on TALIS

4. Better knowledge on teachers in the last 12 months

The Lisbon TreatyThe Lisbon Treaty

Article 165The Union shall contribute

to the development of quality education by

encouraging cooperation 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.

NEW:The Union shall contribute

to the promotion of European sporting issues,

while taking account of the specific nature of sport, its

structures based on voluntary activity and its

social and educational function.

Article 165The Union shall contribute

to the development of quality education by

encouraging cooperation 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.

NEW:The Union shall contribute

to the promotion of European sporting issues,

while taking account of the specific nature of sport, its

structures based on voluntary activity and its

social and educational function.

Article 166

The Union shall implement a vocational

training policy which shall support and supplement the action of the Member

States, while fully respecting the

responsibility of the Member States for the

content and organisation of vocational training.

Article 166

The Union shall implement a vocational

training policy which shall support and supplement the action of the Member

States, while fully respecting the

responsibility of the Member States for the

content and organisation of vocational training.

Article 167The Union shall

contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional

diversity and at the same time bringing the

common cultural heritage to the fore.

Article 167The Union shall

contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional

diversity and at the same time bringing the

common cultural heritage to the fore.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

History: established in 1961Mission: promoting policies to improve economic and social well-being of people around the worldHeadquarters: Paris, FranceMembership: 34 countries (21 EU+2 Candidates)Budget: EUR 357 million, 2 500 secretariat staff Secretary-General: Angel GurríaPublications: 250 new titles/yearWe work with: EDU (http://www.oecd.org/edu/ )

Cooperation EAC-OECD Rationale

OECD is major knowledge provider - strengthening the knowledge base of EAC's policies in important policy areas

Member States ask to avoid duplication of work and fully exploit synergies in data collection

Relations EAC-EDU got formalised with 2013 Cooperation Arrangement, now to be renegotiated

Cooperation EAC-EDU 2013-2016

• Country Analysis (School effectiveness review, Education Policy Outlook)

• International Surveys (TALIS, PIAAC, PISA)• Thematic studies, secondary analysis

(HEInnovate, PISA analysis on low achievers upcoming)

Ad hoc activities outside this framework: events (ISTP, GEIS)

The TALIS Programme in OECD

• Teachers are the most important in-school factor affecting student outcomes

• Objective of TALIS: capturing their voice (and that of school leaders too)

• Based on questionnaire, self-perception• Themes:• TALIS 2013 products: International Report

(ISCED2), Teachers Guide, Report ISCED1-3, Upcoming thematic reports school leadership and professionalisation of the teaching profession

TALIS 2013

• TALIS 2013 Themes:• Profile of teachers and school leaders; Developing

and supporting teachers; Appraisal and feedback; Teacher practices and classroom environments; Self-efficacy and Job satisfaction

• Guida alla lettura Italia (MIUR):• http://www.istruzione.it/allegati/2014/

TALIS_Guida_lettura_con_Focus_ITALIA.pdf

TALIS 2013 - Participation

Sample 3,300 schools and more than 55,000 teachers in lower secondary education (ISCED 2)

Representing a teacher population estimated at 1.3 Mio over 19 EU countries

ISCED1 = DK, FI, BE Fl, PLISCED3 = DK, FI, IT, PL

Likely about 21 EU countries in TALIS 2018

TALIS 2018

TALIS Main Study ISCED 2. Options for ISCED 1, ISCDED 3, and TALIS-PISA Link

National options

Initial Teacher Preparation Project

TALIS Video Study

Example of cooperation on TALIS

Mobility data

Participation in TALIS BPC

Funding

Use of results

Secondary analysis

Teachers package 2015

European Commission/JRC-CRELL (2015), Teaching Practices in Primary and Secondary Schools in Europe. Insights from Large-Scale Assessments in Education

European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice (2015), The Teaching Profession in Europe. Practices, Perceptions and Policies

Strenghtening the teaching profession policy note

Teachers package 2014

2014: European Commission, TALIS 2013, Main findings from the survey and implications for education and training policies in Europe

2014: European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice, Teachers' and School Heads' Salaries and Allowances in Europe, 2013/14

2013: European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice, Key Data on Teachers and School Leaders in Europe

Links EAC on Teachers

EAC External Website, Teachers page: http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/school/teacher-training_en.htm

School Education Gateway: http://www.schooleducationgateway.eu/it/pub/index.htm

E-twinning: www.etwinning.net

Links OECD - TALIS

• OECD – Education and Skills Directorate • http://www.oecd.org/edu/

• OECD – TALIS Survey: http://www.oecd.org/edu/school/talis.htm

• TALIS – Guida alla lettura per l'Italia, MIUR• http://

www.istruzione.it/allegati/2014/TALIS_Guida_lettura_con_Focus_ITALIA.pdf

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Other data providers

• Eurydice:• https://

webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/mwikis/eurydice/index.php/Main_Page

• CRELL:• https://crell.jrc.ec.europa.eu/