Pathways to school succes: Success depends on investments in teachers
2021-09-30 05:29
As the European Commission runs a public consultation on determinants of pathways of pupils to school success in advance of a planned proposal for a Council Recommendation on the subject matter, CESI reiterates its view that quality education for students starts with adequate investments in the education, training and employment and working conditions of teachers.
According to CESI, successful education systems in which more students excel also require adequate investments in facilities, equipment and resources as well as, in many cases, better employment & working conditions and training & further training for teachers and educational staff.
CESI Secretary General Klaus Heeger said: “No quality education without quality framework conditions for teachers! Excellent education for students requires excellent support for teachers in the first place. Moreover, the involvement of educational staff and teachers in new measures and processes to improve education and training is key. Without their ownership and inclusion, new concepts cannot be successful. Their interests and needs as well as their constructive ideas and feedback needs to be heard and taken on board. I hope that the European Commission’s forthcoming proposal for a Council Recommendation will sufficiently reflect this notion.”
Further information about the European Commission’s consultation and related policy initiative for a Council Recommendation is available here.
CESI’s full priorities for quality education through investments in the teaching profession can be accessed in CESI’s recent Manifesto for the Teaching Profession.
