Activities of Francis ZAMMIT DIMECH related to 2017/2224(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Modernisation of education in the EU (debate) MT
Amendments (45)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the right to education as defined in article 14 of the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 28 April 2015 on the follow-up of the implementation of the Bologna process,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 18 January 2017 on the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliamentand of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing ‘Erasmus+’: the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC,
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Declares that universal quality education is a crucial component of personal, professional, cultural and societal development in a knowledge-based society;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that an all-encompassing approach to education policy, with strong political support, is central to the educational reform process and requires the cooperation of all relevantinterested stakeholders including parents;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that effective governance and adequate funding for public and independent education settings, modern quality educational resources and teaching, motivated and competent teachers, and lifelong learning are crucial for achieving equity, diversity and excellence in education;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights the need to give importance to visual literacy as a new life- skill, acknowledging that in this day and age, people are far more communicating through images rather than through traditional means;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Emphasises that inclusion of children/ pupils with disability in education is necessary so they can lead an independent life and be fully integrated in society as active participants and real contributors; acknowledges the fact that due to current technological development pupils with disabilities are offered new possibilities to acquire knowledge through formal and non-formal way;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Calls on the Member States to facilitate access to mainstream inclusive quality education for all students with disabilities; schools need to differentiate and provide extra support for those who need it and cater to the needs of all learners;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Calls on the Commission to monitor schools on their non-rejection policy and set disability-specific indicators in the Europe 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the importance of monitoring the quality of ECEC so as to allow children to develop their cognitive skills and in order to determine whether the best interests of children are being met;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Sees schools as centres of critical and creative thinking, also to promote democratic values and active citizenship;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that mastering basic skills is fundamental for pupils to ensure their further learning and personal development and the acquisition of digital competence;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that modern curricula should be competence driven, should enhance personal skills and shoul, health-conscious, future- oriented life management competence and focus on formative assessment and on the pupils’ well-being;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes note of the positive impact of school multilingualism on pupils’ linguistic and cognitive development, as well as on the promotion of culture awareness, understanding and diversity in an ever increasing multi-cultural and multi- ethnical environment in schools;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that higher education systems should be more flexible and open, allowing for the recognition of informal and non-formal learning, smoother transitions between different levels of education, including that between Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Higher Education, and various forms of programme delivery;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the need to attract motivated candidates with sound academic or professional backgrounds and a predisposition to teaching to the teaching profession; calls for enhancedfit-for-purpose selection procedures and for improvements in teacher status, training, working conditions, remuneration, career prospects and support;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the need to attract motivated candidates with sound academic backgrounds including in pedagogy and a predisposition to teaching to the teaching profession; calls for enhanced selection procedures and for improvements in teacher status, training, working conditions including their safety and protection, remuneration, career prospects and support to attract more people to the teaching profession in order to tackle the crisis of human resources being faced in some Member States;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Stresses the need for continuous professional development of teachers which can provide solutions for the challenges teachers encounter in their work at classroom level. Furthermore, it can support creating an institutional learning culture at school level and could help in enhancing the image of the profession by professionalising teachers;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Agrees that the high quality pedagogical, psychological and methodological training of school and tertiary education teachers, lecturers is a key condition for successful education of the future generations, therefore considers it particularly necessary to share best practices, which are available via mobility programs and international cooperations;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23 c. Underlines the importance of high-quality cooperation between families/ parents, teachers and schools authorities within the formal, non-formal or informal education, in guiding and helping children, young people towards full integration in society and job market by providing a safe place for personal development, growing, learning and future career;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States to increase funding for improving the quality of education in public and independent non-profit education settings;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Considers that it is high time for the necessary investment to be made in educational infrastructure in less developed regions, always taking care to adapt coordinated investment to the specific features of the region concerned. In this connection, it is particularly important to allow for greater support from the European Investment Bank and the European funds for regional initiatives aimed at developing education;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. EWhere scientific evidence clearly shows that digital technology improves the quality of education, encourages the Member States and the Commission to support efforts by educational institutions to make grein the age-and development-appropriater use of state-of-the-art technology in learning, teaching and assessment, while bearing in mind the need to ensure quality assurance;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Invites the Member States and the Commission to establish innovative and flexible grants for nurturing talent, artistic and sporting ability in the field of education and training; supports those Member States that are seeking to introduce scholarship schemes for students with proven educational, sporting and artistic ability;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Encourages the Member States to ensure that the right to use a minority language is upheld and to protect linguistic diversity within the Union in accordance with the EU Treaties;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29 c. Believes that linguistic rights must be respected in communities where there is more than one official language, without limiting the rights of one compared to another, according to the constitutional order of each Member State;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)
Paragraph 29 d (new)
29 d. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the promotion of the teaching and use of regional and minority languages, as a potential way of tackling language discrimination in the EU;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 e (new)
Paragraph 29 e (new)
29 e. Urges the Member States to provide effective education and training in the mother tongues of pupils and students, in accordance with the respect for human rights, non-discrimination, cultural and linguistic diversity, as enshrined in the Treaties, and to increase the level of support for educational institutions that teach in the mother tongue of ethnic or linguistic minorities;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 f (new)
Paragraph 29 f (new)
29 f. Stresses that, with regard to school, training and possibly higher education provided in the languages of national or ethnic minorities, more efforts should be done to prevent any restriction on access to education for pupils from minorities; recommends the establishment of systems that will enable graduates from minority backgrounds to enjoy the same opportunities for accessing continuous education and training as other graduates;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 g (new)
Paragraph 29 g (new)
29 g. Encourages the Member States to establish quality dual education and vocational training systems incoordination with local and regional economic actors, following the exchange of best practices and in line with the specific nature of each educational system, in order to overcome the existing and future skills mismatch;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 h (new)
Paragraph 29 h (new)
29 h. Encourages the Member States to support the right to quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning and ensure opportunities to develop key competences in order to maintain and acquire skills that enable everyone to participate fully in society and manage successfully transitions in the labour market;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 i (new)
Paragraph 29 i (new)
29 i. Supports the development of key competences paying special attention to basic skills, STEM, languages competences, entrepreneurship skills, digital competences, creativity, critical thinking and team-work,
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 j (new)
Paragraph 29 j (new)
29 j. Encourages the Member States to promote adult and lifelong learning, and reinforce resources and guidance in education and training to support people in managing their lifelong learning pathways;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 k (new)
Paragraph 29 k (new)
29 k. Encourages the Member States to increase the level of language competences by making use of good practices, such as obtaining the first foreign language certificate under certain age provided by the state;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Member States to ensure greater access to high-quality ECEC, with the view of it encourages the Member States to provide more nursery and kindergarten places for children;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls on member states to further invest in staff to attract more people to follow this career so as to ensure availability of highly qualified staff for ECEC;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Stresses the need to strengthen school internal and external collaboration, including interdisciplinary cooperation, team teaching, school clusters and interactions with external stakeholders including parents; notes the importance of international exchange and school partnership through programmes such as Erasmus+ and e- Twinning;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to address school bullying, cyberbullying and violence by developing school prevention programmes, addiction prevention and awareness-raising campaigns;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to address school bullying, cyberbullying and violence by developing school prevention programmes and awareness-raising campaigns embracing inclusion;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to develop strategies to support initiatives by schools and teachers to create a more inclusive learning environment and to promote openness, inclusion and engagement;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. UrEncourages the Member States to invest at least 2 % of their respective GDPs in higher education, to be deducted from the national deficit calculation, and to comply with the EU benchmark of investing 3 % of the EU GDP in R&D by 2020;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Suggests that Member States and regional authorities, in allocating European structural and investment funds, give priority to educational programmes as well as foster cooperation between the higher education, business, industry and research communities and society as a whole;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Stresses the importance of guaranteeing the mutual cross-border recognition and compatibility of qualifications and academic degrees for strengthening the system of quality assurance at European level and in all countries that have joined the European Higher Education Area;
Amendment 471 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42 a. Calls on Member States to ensure that adequate amount of staff, including learning support assistants, are available in classes providing for students with different abilities.