The Task Force is charged with moving forward on the points recommended in the report produced by the IoE (external evaluators), whilst also taking account of their organisational consequences. The Task Force will report to the WG composed of representative of all the stakeholders in the system. The question of addition of the Host Country Language to the list of Languages 2 and, more generally, the question of definition of a more coherent and consistent language policy in the European Schools are also included in the field of work of the ‘Pedagogical Reform’ WG and of the Task Force. Its reflection should not be restricted to the secondary cycle as the nursery and primary cycles might also require some adaptations. Reference document: 2015-09-D-52-en-3 Latest follow-up report: Mandate from BoG: December 2015 Guidelines on organising student exchanges in the European Schools Revision and updating of the document ‘Guidelines on organising student exchanges in the European Schools’ 1999-D-216 the Working Group’s work should also focus on the following issues: • the possibility of exchanges with accredited schools, from both the pedagogical and organisational viewpoint, • what is practised in Europe outside the European Schools system, • definition of the participation of category III students and SWALS in exchanges between schools, • a degree of flexibility in exchange time. Timeframe : entry into force scheduled for September 2016 Reference documents: 1999-D-216 ; 2007-D-3910 ; 2014-03-D-9-en-1 Latest follow-up report: 2016-01-D-49-en-1 Mandate from JTC 02-2014, 2014-01-D-27-en-2 ECHELEE 091 ICT Standing WG – Pedagogical – IT PED Working charged with indicating the IT strategy for communication, administrative and financial tools. The IT Strategy Group is divided into two subgroups with a common core. • The IT-PED remit is to deal with all subjects with a pedagogical objective. • The IT-ADM sub-group’s remit is to deal with all subjects from the administrative and financial angles. • The common core is represented in the two sub- groups and its function is coordination of the two sub-groups’ activities. IT - PED
3. Short-term planning P roj ec t s Purpose Timing Name Code ‘ASSESSMENT POLICY’ WORKING GROUP (Primary and Secondary) - Exchange of joint work - Transition (2015-09-D-41-en-2) 2015-2016 ASSPOL Assessment Policy 0046 Primary cycle – Assessment Sub-Group o Guidelines for the use of new assessment tools o Evaluation of implementation of the new assessment system Reference document: 2011-01-D-61-en-3; 2013-09-D-38-en-5 ; 2014-06-M-5 Latest follow-up Report: JTC February 2012 – 2013-01-D-71-en-; 2014-09-D-58- 2015-01-D-46-en-2 Priority BIP 2011-2012 2014-2015 2015-2016 ASSPRIM 0063 Assessment Secondary – Results expected: With reference to the new marking system in the secondary cycle: - A new marking system, accompanied by attainment descriptors, was approved by the BoG at its April 2015 meeting – Entry into force in September 2020. School year 2018-2019 : 6 first years of secondary School year 2019-2020: secondary S7 (first session of Baccalaureate : 2020) Subject: Competence-based assessment including the new marking scale, harmonisation of assessment, attainment descriptors for S1-S5 by September 2017 and for S6-7 by September 2018. Support from the WG for the Inspectors to achieve that aim. With reference to harmonisation of written L1 – Proposal approved at the BoG’s April 2015 meeting. New questions for all L1s by the 2018 Bac at the latest. Proposals to be sent to the schools in December 2016 at the latest. Support from the WG for the Inspectors to achieve that aim. Reference documents: 2015-01-D-23-fr-4; 2015-01-D-62-en-2; 2014-06-D-5-en- 3 ASSSEC Assessment Secondary 0059 Analysis of repeat rates Expected results: - Analysis of repeat rates and school failures: Analyse the statistics and respond to the questions and requests of the different parties involved. January 2016 2016-2017 ATAUXRED 0162
4.3 New subject syllabuses adopted in 2015-2016 CYCLE NAME APPROVED CHAIR CODE P Primary –Non-Confessional Ethics JTC 02-2016 Ms VERMEIRE/ Mr HESS 0090 P Primary – Polish L1 JTC 02-2016 Ms LACZYNSKA 0124 P Primary – Discovery of the JTC 02-2016 Mr OTTOSSON/ Ms LACZYNSKA 0012 P Primary - L1 AD JTC 02-2016 Ms SCHUHMACHER, Ms MUSILOVÁ 0152 P Primary – Hungarian L1 JTC 02-2016 Ms MIKINA 0138 S DA L1+Adv. L1+ Harmonisation L1 (AD) JTC 02-2016 Mr DAMKJAER 0143 S S7 – Bac examinations JTC 02-2016 Mr WILLE 0037 4.4 Follow-up in 2015-2016 on implementation of subject syllabuses adopted in 2015- 2016 CYCLE NAME APPROVED CHAIR CODE Follow- up P Primary –Non-Confessional Ethics JTC 02-2016 Ms VERMEIRE/ Mr HESS 0090 4.5 Follow-up in 2015-2016 on implementation of subject syllabuses adopted in 2014- 2015 CYCLE NAME APPROVED CHAIR CODE Follow-up P Primary – Physical Education JTC 02-2015 Ms LACZYNSKA 0087 P Primary – Romanian L1 P3-P4 JTC 02-2015 Ms DROC 0080 S Secondary – Danish L1 (S1-S7) + Advanced (S6-S7) JTC 02-2015 Mr DAMKJAER 0082 In progress S Secondary – Spanish L1 JTC 02-2015 Ms VIDORRETA GARCIA 0027 In progress S 2-period Geography (S4-S5) JTC 02-2015 Ms SOFRONIEVA 0035 In progress S Careers Guidance syllabus – pilot project S1-S3 JTC 10-2014/ BoG 12-2014 Mr DAMKJAER 0050 In progress S New syllabus for all L2 courses (main course) JTC 02-2015 (main course) Ms ECKERSTORFER 0058 In progress
4.8 Chronology of outdated syllabuses (before 2005) and not yet under revision (Proposal of the presidency 2015-2016: revision to be started if not started yet) Approval Subject Timing Remarks Code 1/2000 Secondary – Advanced French L1 S6-S7 Not yet started 2000-D-18 26-27/01/2000 Mr 2/2005 Secondary – Advanced German L1 S6-S7 2004-D-8210-de-3 1-2/02/2005 Mr WALZ 5. Other WGs – Coordinators’ meetings CYCLE TITLE CHAIR CODE S English L1 Coordinators Ms Hadley 0023 S English L2-L4 Coordinators Ms Hadley 0026 S Italian L1 Coordinators Ms Saccardo 0029 S Music Coordinators Mr Walz 0142 S Art Coordinators Ms Nilsson P Maths Coordinators Ms van den Bosch 0016 S Philosophy Coordinators Ms Vermeire 0107 S Coordinators German L2-L4 Ms Eckerstorfer 0140
2.2 Secondary cycle: In-service training courses scheduled in 2016 Priority courses: Dates Subjects Inspectors responsible Places Number Participants Number Experts Remarks Previous course No O. 10-11 March GEOGRAPHY Ms SOFRONIEVA BXL IV 55 2 New syllabus Postponed 2016 2008 10-11 March NL L1-L4 Ms VAN DEN BOSCH BXL IV 40 2 2012 12-13 April EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT Ms HUISMAN/ Ms MUSILOVÁ MOL 28 2 Annual – Joint INSET 2015 March-June 2016 GERMAN L1 Mr WALZ LOCAL All Decentralised according to new organisation 7-8 September DIRECTORS + DEPUTIES 45 2 Specific budget Annual 15-16 September IRL ONL Ms O’TOOLE LUX 15 1 Postponed from 7-8 April 2016 2012 22-24 September CAREERS GUIDANCE Mr DAMKJAER MOL 50 1 Biennial 2014 6-7 October DANISH L1 Mr DAMKJAER BXL I 16 1 20-22 October MUSIC EDUCATION Mr WALZ LUX II 37 New syllabus 18 November EUROSPORT COORDINATORS Ms ECKERSTORFER BXL II 16 1 29 (BXL IV)-30 November (BXL III) 2016 LANGUAGES 2 Ms ECKERSTORFER/ Ms HADLEY/Mr WILLE/Mr DAMKJAER Local BXL III and IV 2 x 42 New syllabuses Decentralised Postponed from 21 April (Bxl III) 22 April (Bxl IV)
2.3 Nursery, primary and secondary cycle courses planned for the first or second half of 2015 or 2016 and postponed until the first or second half of 2016 or 2017: Planned Subjects Inspectors responsible Places Number Participants Number Experts Remarks Previous course No O. 1st half of 2016 ROMANIAN L1 Ms DROC New syllabus 1st half of 2016 SPANISH L1 Ms VIDORRETA 2011 2nd half of year GERMAN L1 Ms SCHUMACHER Postponed until the new syllabus has been approved 2010-2011 2nd half of year 2015-2016 EUROPEAN Mr SCHIMEK Postponed until the new syllabus has been approved 2005 2nd half of year 2015-2016 DOW Mr OTTOSSON New syllabus 2005 2nd half of year 2015-2016 PHYSICAL EDUCATION Ms LACZYNSKA/Mr OTTOSSON New syllabus. Postponed until 2016 2005 2nd half of year 2015-2016 ARTS EDUCATION Ms DROC/Mr OTTOSSON New syllabus - Decentralised – Postponed until 2016 2005 2nd half of year 2015-2016 NON-CONFESSIONAL ETHICS Ms VERMEIRE/ Mr HESS New syllabus September 2015 LITHUANIAN L1 Primary-Secondary Ms Valiuskeviciene/Ms Juraitiene 2nd half of year 2015-2016 ITALIAN L2-L4 Ms SACCARDO
Planned Subjects Inspectors responsible Places Number Participants Number Experts Remarks Previous course No O. 2nd half of year 2015-2016 EDUCATION Primary cycle Ms MUSILOVÁ Postponed until the new syllabus has been approved 2005 2nd half of year 2015-2016 ROMANIAN L1 Ms PETRACHE New syllabus 2016 2011 2nd half of year 2015-2016 S6-S7 Mr WILLE 1 day 2nd half of year FI L1 Ms HUISMAN 2 2nd half of year 2015-2016 SWEDISH L1 Ms NILSON 10 New syllabus
3. Areas of expertise PRIMARY SECONDARY CYCLE Subject/Topic Inspector/Spokesperson Alternate Inspector Inspector/Spokesperson Alternate Inspector EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT Ms Dana MUSILOVÁ Mr Helder LOPO GUERREIRO Ms Nilsson (SWALS) Ms Tuulamarja HUISMAN Ms NILSSON SCHOOL TRIPS CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) Ms Els VERMEIRE Ms Linde VAN DEN BOSCH EVALUATION OF TEACHERS Ms Els VERMEIRE Ms Linde VAN DEN BOSCH INDUCTION OF NEW TEACHERS Ms Linde VAN DEN TRANSITION Ms Dana MUSILOVÁ Ms Linde VAN DEN BOSCH Ms Karin ECKERSTORFER DIFFERENTIATION IN PLANNING / TEACHING / LEARNING Ms DROC Mr Helder LOPO GUERREIRO ASSESSMENT OF PUPILS Ms Dana MUSILOVÁ Ms Anne O’SULLIVAN Ms Linde VAN DEN BOSCH Mr Lars DAMKJAER Ms Karin ECKERSTORFER Ms Zsuzsanna NYIRO Mr Max WOLFF SCHOOLS’ SELF- EVALUATION Mr Georgios SALAMOURAS Mr Helder LOPO GUERREIRO