Activities of Jean-Marie CAVADA related to 2011/2036(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Schools system (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the European Schools' system PDF (231 KB) DOC (144 KB)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (29)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Schools enable pupils to affirm their cultural identity and to attain a high level of knowledge of foreign languages, which they are encouraged to learn from an extremely early age,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European Schools cannot be put in the same category as international schools because, rather than existing to offer parents the option of a particular type of schooling for their children, they meet a need to educate children in their mother tongue,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the European Schools operate in a way that is no longer suited to the present circumstances’ way of operating, based from the outset on an intergovernmental convention, is no longer suited to the present circumstances, and the system will have to be given a legal basis that will allow it to be simplified and to become more transparent and effective,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in the Schools in Brussels and Luxembourg the problem of excessive numbers of students is detrimental to the quality of education and prevents the enrolment ofSchools’ being opened up to children other than the children of EU institutions’ staff,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas it is difficult to bring together within the same educational system – geared solely towards the European baccalaureate examination – students from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, who may have very different talents and capacities, and whereas it is thus necessary to provide appropriate support for students with special educational needs (SEN),
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. recognising the need to consider the introduction of a school-leaving certificate other than the European baccalaureate for students wishing to specialise in vocational courses,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas, in its resolution of 8 September 2005, one of the things that Parliament called for was a pilot project for an SEN resource centre; whereas the sum of EUR 200 000 was earmarked for that purpose in the 2008 EU budget and whereas the money was eventually used to fund a study of policy and practice with regard to SEN provision in the European Schools,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas in order to help bring studentArticle 4 of the Convention defining the Statute of the European Schools stipulates that, in order to help bring students from the various language sections together and to foster mutual understanding between them, certain lessons arwill be taught in the same languageany Community language, where circumstances justify its use, to joint classes of the same level,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the European Schools are funded by contributions from the Member States and a balancing contribution from the EU, in accordance with Article 25 of the Convention defining the Statute of the European Schools, the Schools are funded essentially by contributions from the Member States in the form of the secondment of teachers, which in 2010 made up 21% of the European Schools’ budget, and a balancing contribution from the EU, to cover the difference between the Schools’ overall expenditure and their total income from other sources, which in 2010 made up 58% of the budget; whereas the European Schools are also dependent, via their Board of Governors, on an intergovernmental executive,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas Article 25 also provides that the European Schools’ budget may include a financial contribution decided on by the Board of Governors acting unanimously,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the economic crisis has repercussions for the financing of the European Schools and the Commission has therefore called for reforms to rationalise costs in the Schools,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas, following the two most recent EU enlargements, the number of students without a language section (SWALS) is continuing to grow,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas a special levy on the salaries of officials, intended to be used inter alia for the European Schools, was introduced in 2004, for the declared purpose of reflecting the costs of social policy, improved working conditions and the European Schools,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the European Schools constitute an excellent educational laboratory based on a well proven teaching approach, that they should serve as an example and that exporting this model to the national education systems would assist professional mobility and help to foster multilingualism and European integration;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the budget restrictions that the Schools will have to accept must be accompanied by a real increase in their management autonomy and in the resources for exercising that autonomy, in accordance with the aims set out at the time of the reform in 2009;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to give the European Schools the foundation of an adequate legal base, within the EU’s area of competence, and wishes to be involved in any discussions on the subjecthopes that Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education – responsible under Annex VII of its Rules of Procedure for the promotion of the system of European schools – can be involved in any discussions on the subject and in any consideration of the future of the Schools;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Member States to promote the concept of European Schools on their territory by creating pilot establishments, as provided for in the 2009 reform, under the aim of opening up the system, with a view to promoting access to European studies and the European baccalaureate throughout the Member States;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Member States to develop syllabuses for use in all EU countriesraw on the educational experience of the European Schools to develop syllabuses for use in all EU countries and to pursue collective consideration of how best to realise the aim of opening of the system;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that students who hold the European baccalaureate can, under Article 5 of the Convention defining the Statute of the European Schools, students who hold the European baccalaureate can, with the same rights as nationals of the country in question who hold equivalent qualifications, apply to any university in the EU, and urges the Member States to ensure that the relevant provisions are complied with;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages twinning between the European Schools and national schools, as a means of promoting student and teacher exchanges and raising awareness of the European Schools system in the Member States, along the lines of the Comenius programme;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the need to rationalise the Schools’ management costs, but points out that attempts to curb expenditure must not bring into question fundamental principles that form the basis of the European Schools concept, such as mother-tongue teaching by native speakers, and must not be at the expense of educational quality;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Asks the Commission to consider introducing a system of reserve lists for filling those posts that cannot be filled by teachers on secondment and those which need to be filled by locally recruited staff, in order to ensure that needs are met with regard to teacher numbers and that educational quality and continuity are guaranteed;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls forWishes – in accordance with Article 4 of the Convention defining the Statute of the European Schools, which aims to bring pupils of the different language sections together by offering joint classes of the same level in certain subjects – to see general use of the working languages for teaching all non-fundamental subjects;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Hopes that the recruitment of local staff meets the excellence criteria and that they are check Board of Governors will ensure that the professional abilities of such staff are evaluated by inspectors;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Board of Governors of the European Schools to implement the recommendations on students with special educational needs made following the 2009 study by a team of Swedish experts, and to draw up an SEN action plan;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls, once again, on the Board of Governors to work on providing alternatives for those students who drop out of preparation for the European baccalaureate, and to consider the creation of a school-leaving certificate other than the baccalaureate for students who wish to specialise in vocational courses;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that the official 2.7% failure rate reported by the Board of Governors does not reflect the great disparity in results across the European Schools, where there has for many years been an abnormally high failure rate in the French language section; calls on the Board of Governors to examine the educational and financial causes and consequences of this malfunction in the European Schools system;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Reaffirms that provision for students with special educational needs must continue to be a priority, particularly as the European Schools still offer only one type of school-leaving certificate and therefore need to ensure that maximum support is provided with a view to preventing academic failure insofar as possible, so that students do not then risk finding themselves without other options if, for language or other reasons, they cannot take alternative courses in their host country’s national education system;