10/06/2024
We would like to thank you most sincerely for your massive participation in our conference with Mr Cenini, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the European Schools, which took place on 22 April, and for the very many questions you sent us, which we are currently looking into with the relevant people.
The REPLAY of the conference is available here:
As you requested, we can confirm that we will be holding a second follow-up conference with Mr Cenini on 18 June. On this occasion, we will answer all the questions you raised during the first conference and those we received afterwards.
WEBEX LINK
We invite you to keep sending us your questions and issues using this FORM
As promised, we are pleased to share with you:
- The final versions of the action plan and the Parma declaration.
- The conclusions of the first Teachers’ forum held in Parma from 8 to 12 April, with the representatives of the 27 Member States of the European School System, the European Commission, the representatives of students, parents and the teachers of the European Schools who will set up the first “European Teachers’ Forum”, are available here : TEACHERS’ FORUM 8-9 APRILE 2024 | Scuola Per L’Europa (scuolaperleuropa.eu)
For any further information, please contact our colleagues responsible for this file:
Aleksander Kedra : Aleksander.KEDRA@ec.europa.eu
Marco Pino : Marco.PINO@ec.europa.eu
Thank you very much again for your trust and support!
Cristiano Sebastiani,
Chairman
R&D – Renouveau et Démocratie Syndicat de la fonction publique européenne (The Union For Staff of the European Institutions) invites all parents to the online CONFERENCE “Looking to the FUTURE of the European Schools drawing lessons from the PRESENT: let’s discuss it with the Chairman of the Board of Governors, Mr. Antonio Cenini. The conference will be held on Thursday 18 April from 12.45 pm to 2.30 pm. You are welcome to join the conference at WEBEX LINK and send to R&D the questions and issues you would like to see addressed at this conference using this form.
*** R&D has always been committed to supporting the European Schools, not only as part of the social package offered to our staff, but also as a model of high-quality multilingual and multicultural education in Europe and beyond, open to all EU citizens, demonstrating that being ‘united in diversity’ can also be a living reality in the field of education.
As regards the FUTURE of the EES, we are delighted that our appeals have been heard!
On 12 September 2023 the European Parliament issued a resolution on the European Schools System: state of play, challenges and perspectives. The report aims to define the mission and perspectives of the European Schools System (ESS) in the context of the challenges of the 21st century and to provide a vision for the system, including plans for its modernisation and the development of a model for contemporary education to play an important role in the creation of the European Education Area (EEA).
The main recommendations and ideas of the EP Report along with the outcomes of the meetings of the Heads of Delegation and the Board of Governors of the European Schools can be clustered into three thematic groups: PEDAGOGY (mission, functions, objectives and quality assurance), ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE (management, organisation and structure) and RESOURCES (human resources, infrastructure and legal framework). An action plan will be presented to the Board of Governors in April 2024 for decision.
The more than appreciable effort to design the future of the European Schools must not become a pretext for neglecting CURRENT and urgent problems!
Any discussions of the future of the ESS must not be used as a pretext for neglecting the problems currently observed in the operation of the current ES, particularly but not exclusively in Brussels, concerning notably:
- the lack of accountability of some host countries, which are responsible for the provision and maintenance of school buildings, which has led to serious issues, especially in Brussels, where schools are overcrowded, with profound repercussions on the quality of teaching, on organisational aspects and on the safety and well-being of students and staff;
- the shortcomings of the enrolment policy,
- the need for a systematic inclusion policy,
- the need to set up an independent ombudsperson to address complaints of maladministration and to mediate in cases of conflict;
- the need to ensure fair contractual and working conditions Locally Recruited Teachers.
