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OECD LEEP NEWS JULY 2017

Learning Environments Evaluation Programme

This e-newsletter aims to keep you informed about the activities, publications, research and events linked to

LEEP and the GNEELE. Further information can be found on our website.

Update on recent activities

_EARTHQUAKE SAFETY: The publication of LEEP

titled “Protecting students and schools from

earthquakes: The seven OECD principles for school

seismic safety” was finalised in May 2017. The

publication is organised around the 7 principles of

the initial Recommendation and the country profiles

of the 15 countries that completed the self-evaluation

questionnaire for the 2014 Monitoring Report.

You can find the new publication here.

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_NEW LEEP BROCHURE: You can find the new brochure here.

Future activities

_LEEP FRAMEWORK PUBLICATION: LEEP currently prepares the

publication of the LEEP framework, which underpins the LEEP evaluation

methodology and module.

_LEEP FIELD TRIAL REPORT: The LEEP Field Trial report is forthcoming

in Q3 of 2017. The Field Trial report includes a “sample” School Report and

a “sample” Comparative Report [between participating schools].

_GNEELE MEETING: The next meeting of the Group of National Experts

on Effective Learning Environments will take place in Oslo on 9-10 October

2017, and school visits will take place the next day. Our host will be the

Ministry of Education of Norway.

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International Conference in Rome

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_“SPACE FOR LEARNING: Bridging innovation and safety in school buildings”: The international conference took place on 23-25 May 2017, in Rome. The conference was organised by the Ministry of Education of Italy and OECD. The event was attended by approximately 120 participants, including the 20 international experts. The seminar was organised around the areas of safety [first day] and innovation [second day].

Presentations were delivered from a number of countries’ experts [Australia, Finland, Greece, Japan, Portugal, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK]. The conference was attended by the Minister Valeria Fedeli and Vito de Filippo, Undersecretary of State of the Ministry.

International conference in Thessaloniki

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_“CHILDREN'S SPACES OR SPACES FOR

CHILDREN? When education and instruction

intersect with the everyday life of the city”:

The Schools of Architecture and Early Childhood

Education of the Aristotle University of

Thessaloniki, in collaboration with the

Architectural Schools of NTUA and the University

of Crete organised an interdisciplinary

international conference on 19-21 Μay 2017 in

Thessaloniki, with the participation of the OECD.

The event was attended by more than 200 participants and aimed to

contribute to the exploration of contemporary changing conditions in the

children's learning and education spaces along with a new pluralistic

vision of their relationship with the city.

UNESCO – INIFED Forum in Mexico

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_ “INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE”: OECD participated in the “International Forum of Educational Infrastructure” co-organised by the UNESCO Office of Mexico and the National Institute for Education Infrastructure in Mexico [INIFED]. The event took place on 12-13 June 2017, in Mexico City.

INIFED and the UNESCO Office in Mexico agreed to organise the Forum in order to provide an ample discussion on the newest trends on education infrastructure and its impact on achieving Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals. INIFED aims to assess the progress and results of the programme “Escuelas al Cien”. The programme intends to reach 33,000 schools, almost 6 million students in a period of three years, with an investment of 2.6 billion dollars. An expected result of the Forum is the selection of a set of indicators to review the programme. Approximately 100 participants attended the Forum (technical personnel from national and state infrastructure agencies), as well as experts.

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_THE FUNDING OF SCHOOL EDUCATION:

This report on the funding of school education

constitutes the first in a series of thematic comparative

reports bringing together findings from the OECD

School Resources Review. School systems have

limited financial resources with which to pursue their

objectives and the design of school funding policies

plays a key role.

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Click here for the Report on the Education GPS website

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_STARTING STRONG 2017 - Key OECD Indicators

on Early Childhood Education and Care:

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) can help

lay the foundations for future skills development, well-

being and learning. Having timely, reliable and

comparable international information is essential to

help countries improve their ECEC services and

systems.

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iLibrary)

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_STARTING STRONG V - Transitions from Early

Childhood Education and Care to Primary

Education:

The transition from early childhood education to

primary school is a big step for all children, and a step

which more and more children are having to take.

Quality transitions should be well-prepared and child-

centred, managed by trained staff collaborating with

one another.

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_THE OECD HANDBOOK FOR INNOVATIVE

LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS:

This handbook makes good the ILE ambition not just

to analyse change but to offer practical help to those

around the world determined to innovate their schools

and systems.

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_NEW PROJECTS IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA: The Victorian Government

is delivering hundreds of upgrades, brand new schools and early childhood

centres across the State through the Victorian School Building Authority.

Click here for more information.

_MORE THAN 200 SCHOOL PROJECTS IN ALBERTA, CANADA: The

Government of Alberta’s 2017 budget includes $1.1 billion to support more

than 200 school projects, including new builds and modernisations, across

the province. Click here for more information.

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_THE UK’S BEST NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS: Read this article about the

winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects [RIBA] National Awards for

architecture. Amongst the 49 winners, there were numerous educational

buildings, noted for their innovative and exceptional design, such as the

Laboratory, Dulwich College and the new music facilities at Wells Cathedral

School.

City of Glasgow College – City Campus Bedales School’s Art and Design Building

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_FINN AND FUN: LESSONS FROM FINLAND’s NEW SCHOOL

CURRICULUM: Read this article about the transformation of the classrooms

in Finland. The new curriculum framework has four broad principles:

1. TEACHING STUDENTS 'HOW TO LEARN' INSTEAD OF 'WHAT TO

LEARN‘: The reformed curriculum focuses on teaching young Finns the

skills to obtain knowledge rather than teaching them the content itself.

2. EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPING BROAD-BASED COMPETENCIES:

Schools now emphasise developing skills that traverse multiple subjects.

3. ASSESSMENT AS LEARNING: Assessments are primarily used to

pinpoint areas where students lack understanding.

4. SCHOOLS AS LEARNING ORGANISATIONS: Schools are

encouraged to develop the love for learning by prioritising student

well-being and welfare.

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_THE 24 SCHOOLS PPP IN GREECE: Read

this article on the World Bank blog about

innovative funding in the PPP School projects

in Greece.

_COUNTING THE COST OF LOST

OPPORTUNITY IN AUSTRALIAN

EDUCATION: Read the report here.

_START-UPS IN EDUCATION: Read this article titled “6 New Start-ups

Redefining The Educational Space” on tech.co about the impact that

technology has on education.

What is LEEP

_LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS EVALUATION PROGRAMME [LEEP] was

launched in 2013 and it seeks to broaden and re-focus the work of the

OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE) by examining the

relationship between a range of policy levers that shape the learning

environment and educational and other outcomes.

_Click here to read the LEEP Brochure

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The mission of LEEP

_MISSION: “To produce instruments and analyses that inform school leaders, researchers, designers, policymakers and others about how investments in learning environments, including educational spaces and different technologies, translate into improved learning, health, social and well-being outcomes, leading to more efficient use of education resources.”

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Support the LEEP project!

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_EXPAND THE DATABASE! Submit your own completed project to the

OECD Database of Best Practices in Educational Facilities Investment here

[http://edfacilitiesinvestment-db.org/].

_ACCESS TO OECD ONLINE PUBLICATIONS: GNEELE member

countries benefit from free access to OECD publications in the online OECD

database iLibrary [http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/ ].

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Stay in touch!

_LEEP WEBSITE: www.oecd.org/edu/facilities

_LEEP BROCHURE: click here

_EARTHQUAKE SAFETY: For the publication “Protecting students and schools from earthquakes: The seven OECD principles for school seismic safety” click here

_LEEP DATABASE: http://edfacilitiesinvestment-db.org/

_GPS EDUCATION: http://gpseducation.oecd.org/

_OECD EDUCATION AND SKILLS NEWSLETTER: Read the latest issues [May and June 2017] that deliver the key education findings and policy directions emerging from recent OECD analysis in a single accessible free source.

_EMAIL: Send your email to Julie.VELISSARATOU@OECD.org

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JULY 2017

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