20 Amendments of Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA related to 2015/2281(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas ET2020 cooperation, while respecting the competence of Member States, should complement national actions and support Member States in their efforts to develop education and training systems;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas education and training in Europe should make a contribution to EU strategies and initiatives, including the Europe 2020 Strategy, the Digital Single Market initiative, the European Agenda on Security and the Investment Plan for Europe;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas economic development and social cohesion should be put on an equal footing through a policy mix providing a fairer distribution of knowledge across the population to tackle widening income gaps being a side-effect of skill-biased technological growth;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas existing low levels of knowledge and basic skills are worrying and require that primary and secondary education deliver the necessary basis for further learning and integration in the labour market; whereas trends on low basic skills of adults make it necessary to reinforce adult learning which is a tool for up-skilling and re-skilling;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas public budgets remain under severe pressure, with several Member States having cut their education and training expenditures further investments in this field should be made more efficient as a decisive factor for productivity, competitiveness and growth;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the ET2020 stocktaking exercise, and underlines the need to take its conclusions into account in order to increase the added value and optimise the effectiveness of the framework;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the proposed extension of the work cycle from 3 years to 5, aimed at reducing the reporting workload and enhancing implementation of the long-term strategic goals of Member States and the EU;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the strengthening of the steering role of the informal bodies - in particular the High Level Group and the Director-General groupings - within ET2020, as well as the creation of feedback loops linking the High Level Group, the Director-General groupings and the Working Groups; calls on Member States to improve interaction with formal and informal structures at a senior level by ensuring that the right people are sent to the right meetings and that minimal use is made of substitutes;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises the role of education and training in transmission of regional, national and European traditions which constitute Europe and its nations; stresses that development of the sense of political and cultural identity of citizens and connectedness to community should receive more attention in educational policies; draws attention that in some Member States religious education has been a significant agent in preserving nation's identity, values, traditions and language and this feature should be respected by European policy makers;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Draws attention that there are numerous educational establishments in Europe run by churches and other religious institutions which perform excellent academic results and show peculiar ability to help disadvantaged students; stresses that the potential of these establishments should not be overlooked and they should receive adequate representation in ET2020 platform works;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out the value of a community- based approach to education and strong links between schools and families; emphasises that without cooperation of school with families, social services, religious and other civic institutions the transmission of values and principles of a society to its children will be incomplete; calls for the wider participation of relevant actors (such as the European Parents Association) in the work of ET2020;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that school-parent communication strategies and character education programmes implemented in schools in cooperation with families can contribute to upward social convergence and the prevention of radicalisation; underlines that a supportive home environment is crucial in shaping children's proficiency in basic skills and points to the value of courses for parents which prove effective in countering educational poverty; encourages the exchange of best practices within the ET2020 framework;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. EUnderscores that the issue of raising learning outcomes relative to resources available should receive greater attention within the ET2020 framework, particularly with regards to adult learning; encourages the Commission and the Member States to review the existing rules for the evaluation of education and training programmes funded by the European financial instruments, putting greater focus on impact assessment;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the need for better concentration of efforts in the area of education and training through merging and streamlining existing programmes and initiatives;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the benchmark goal of 40 % of the younger generation having a tertiary degree should not be fulfilled at the expense of quality in education; Expresses concern that despite unprecedented high percentage of people involved in formal education the level of youth unemployment in the EU remains high, the employment rate of higher education graduates has decreased and a quarter of those in employment have jobs which would not have required a third- level qualification; stresses that the benchmark goal of 40 % of the younger generation having a tertiary degree should not be fulfilled at the expense of quality in education; notes that artificial academisation of specific professions and forcing tertiary education rates is both counterproductive and represents a misuse of public funds;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Draws attention to the shortcomings of standardised tests and of quantitative approaches to educational accountability, such as narrowing the teaching syllabus to test material and neglecting the intrinsic values of education; points out that the education and training have an important role in developing ethical and civil virtues and humanness whereas teachers' work and students' achievements in this field are overlooked by test scores;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. IWelcomes efforts to increase enrolment in STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), but not at the expense of the humanities which are indispensable in making proper use of the opportunities presented by STEM disciplines; is concerned that the current trend making financial output a prerequisite for all academic activities could mean that the humanities risk being wiped off the research landscape;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the challenges posed by intra and extra-European migration to European educational systems should be addressed at both European and national level, since failure to provide migrants with education and training constitutes a risk to their employability, their development of knowledge of the host country’s cultural canons and values, and their subsequent integration;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the decision to mainstream migrant education across the work of ET2020 Working Groups and to hold respective peer-learning activities in their initial lifespan;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Expresses concern that half of teacher trainers in OECD countries feels that teacher training does not sufficiently prepare them to handle diversity effectively and would encourage Member States to guarantee teachers ongoing professional support in this field, including peer-learning activities among the Member States;