22 Amendments of Morten LØKKEGAARD related to 2020/2243(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU single market and other EU policies have contributed to the natural development of a European educational space, historically underpinned by the traditions of European humanism, fundamental rights and values;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the fundamental right to education needs to be conceptualised broadly as ‘lifelong learning’, ranging from pre-primary to tertiary education, including vocational education and training as well as non-formal and informal modes of education, and being aimed at acquiring transversal skills;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the challenges the EU and its Member States are faced with today, including climate change, various forms of extremism and populism, disinformation and conspiracy, the undermining of evidence-based education and the COVID- 19 pandemic, require appropriate educational answers and concerted European action;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. Whereas across the Union, Member States, educational institutions and stakeholders had to face common challenges during the different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as ensuring crisis management, pedagogical continuity, quality and accessible distance learning, hybrid mobility, innovative teaching, teachers and parental support, and the social and emotional wellbeing of learners; whereas all the education sector has been negatively impacted by the pandemic, in particular vocational education and training;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the teaching profession is going through a vocational crisis while being the beating heart of the European Education Area and related educational strategies; whereas there is a need for improved recognition of the profession and more continuous training of motivated and competent teachers and trainers; whereas many were not equipped with the pedagogical and digital skills that the COVID-19 pandemic required; whereas there is considerable variation between Member States in teachers’ initial education and induction, working conditions, remuneration, appraisal, career and continuing professional development; whereas in 2018, only 40.9% of teachers in the EU have been mobile at least once as a student, teacher or both1a; _________________ 1a2021 Eurydice Report on Teachers in Europe, careers, development and well- being.
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas progress has been made in building a European Higher Education Area, arising from the long-term efforts of the Bologna Process; whereas European universities need support with their transformative agendas and alliances; whereas they play a central role in creating synergies between education, research and innovation, and substantially contribute to European excellence and its geopolitical power;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas there is a clear lack of recognition of vocational education and training as a path of choice and excellence, on equal footing with other educational pathways, also contributing the Union's geopolitical influence; whereas there is a need for a common understanding and definition of VET learners across Europe; whereas there are too many remaining obstacles to long- term mobility for apprentices notwithstanding the progress made under the Copenhagen process;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the role of the EEA in fostering a sense ofallowing a greater and better flow of learners, teachers and knowledge across the Union, fostering the European sense of belonging and in providing economic opportunidentity, while guaranteeing our rights, freedoms and values, and leading to the emergence of an educational culture and vision that draws from the richness of our diversity and exchange of practices by addressing existingon common challenges, enshrining Europe as a true educational challengespower;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers education a driver for European economic and social prosperity, and for ensuring that the EU is a globally competitive and resilient player and leading the green and digital transitions; insists therefore on the EEA to rely on the new European strategies for youth and skills;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for a clearer and stronger geopolitical dimension of the EEA, to allow the Union to strategically use its educational power with its closest neighbours and partners;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Insists that the EEA should serve as the backbone and stimulus for more and stronger partnerships between stakeholders of, or related to, the education sector; recalls public-private partnerships are crucial, without undermining the essential role of the State; calling all actors of society to take part in overcoming the educational challenges of our society;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the urgent need to develop a common implementation strategy and roadmap that includes the European institutions, Member States and all relevant stakeholders, and defines their respective responsibilitiest local, regional, national and European levels, and defines their respective responsibilities and opportunities; insists that the EEA should be readable, clear and accessible, and echo, at all levels of governance; recalls the role of the European Semester for successful implementation of EU policies in the field of education;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls for a common, rights based, child- sensitive and inclusive approach in the EEA to empower persons with disabilities, learning and thinking differences, such as those on the autism spectrum or with high potential; calls on Member States to support individual learning paths and the acquisition of competences for dealing with persons with specific pedagogical needs, especially for teachers and leaders of educational institutions;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Emphasises that European censuses, data collection and research on territorial needs and educational practices across the Union are an essential priority for education systems and Member States to identify common educational challenges and solutions; urges the European Commission and Member States to develop common and participatory research on education with a well-defined budget line and mandate within the remit of EU competences;
Amendment 135 #
15. Aims to fosterUrges Member States to develop media literacy and critical thinking initiatives at all stages of learning as an absolute priority and a central means to empower responsible European citizens; calls on Member States to see the EEA as embodying a commitment towards the development of basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics and a culture of tolerance, solidarity and respect for others;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for a common frameworkstandards on the development of digital competences and on learning about the EU throughout all appropriate levels and areas of education;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the importance of enhancing the promotion, competences and motivation in the education profession, especially supported through the improved recognition of educators’ value to society and by bolstering pedagogical autonomy; urges Member States, in cooperation with the European Commission, to invest in the initial education of teachers and trainers, especially on including a European dimension and transnational mobility in their curricula; welcomes the European Commission’s plans on the European Teachers Award and guidance for national career frameworks; stresses the need for increased mentoring support or induction at the beginning of careers; calls for a further strengthening of EU programmes such as Erasmus+ and the teachers academies as support and funding schemes for teachers' pedagogical competence and transnational mobility; calls for the further development of the E-Twinning and School Education Gateway initiatives;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Acknowledges the central role of European Universities in contributing to European identity, knowledge and evidence based society, digital and green transitions, sustainability, long-term resilience and societal engagement; calls for further efforts towards a European strategy for Universities, including a European approach to micro-credentials and the full completion and alignment to the Bologna process; notes the role of universities of the third age in providing seniors with lifelong learning opportunities and stimulating intergenerational solidarity;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls the European Commission and Member States to fully deploy the Copenhagen process and create a standalone European Education and Training Area, with the objective of improving the quality and coherence of VET in Europe and to facilitate the long term mobility of VET learners and trainers; asks the European Commission and Member States to work towards the creation of a European apprentices statute triggered during mobility; welcomes the initiative of European Centres of Vocational Excellence structuring the sector at European level;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the EEA to be the final milestone in the recognition of diplomas and qualifications across the Union; Calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitatensure the expansion of automatic mutual recognition of learning outcomes and study periods abroad, including in VET;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Commission and the Member States to clarify the type of participation required from Member Statesthe European Commission, Member States, the European Parliament and other levels of government, including local and regional authorities, and to devise effective multi- level governance arrangements that respect subsidiarity while aiming to generate European added value;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Underlines the importance of the Conference on the Future of Europe to discuss the way forward on European education challenges and policy development;