Brussel, 30 January 2024
Providing our expertise to the European Union’s working groups
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In 2023, we directly contributed to three of the European Commission’s working groups and in this way helped shape the European Education Area policy framework.
Being a member of the working group on pathways to school success
The Commission’s working group on schools is divided into two subgroups. ECSWE is a full member in one of them and is represented there by our pedagogical advisor Dr Martyn Rawson. This subgroup on Pathways to School Success in 2023 mainly focused on the topic of assessment in schools. By participating in the meetings and providing written contributions, Dr Rawson has managed to enrich the outcome of the group with the concepts of dialogic and ipsative assessment for learning as assessments methods that further motivate learning and thus serves pupils’ school success.
Contributing to the working group on sustainability in school education
The other subgroup looks at sustainability in education. In March 2023, ECSWE was invited to present the Steiner Waldorf approach to green and sustainable education, with a focus on assessment of learners’ green competences. Our advocacy coordinator Dora Šimunović presented our viewpoint during the group’s online meeting. We suggested approaching the topic in an age-appropriate way, proposing that, through experiential learning, children should first build a close relationship with nature so they develop appreciation for it. As the next step, they should start studying it and learn of its complex natural harmony and only then delve into the human disruptive effects on nature and ways to overcome them.
Representing the Lifelong Learning Platform in the digital education working group
At the end of June 2023, ECSWE’s advocacy coordinator Dora Šimunović represented the LLLP in the 3‑day in-person meeting of the Commission’s working group on learning, teaching, and assessment in digital education (DELTA). Knowing how dedicated we are to contributing to the Digital Education Action Plan with the outcomes of the HERMMES project and policy contributions through the DigComp community of practice and the Digital Education Hub, and the fact that we represent over 800 schools in Europe, the Platform confidently delegated its seat to us for this meeting on exploring the European Digital Education Content Framework.
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