Teacher Briefing 19: Effects of high-quality professional development on teachers and students

Theme: Effects of high-quality professional development on teachers and students Background: A new report (February 2020) from the Education Policy Institute undertakes a detailed review of the evidence on the impact of teacher professional development. The Key...

Professor Neil Kenny comments on the British Council Report on Boys studying modern foreign languages at GCSE in schools in England

Professor Neil Kenny, one of our Language World speakers has been commenting on the British Council released from Monday, focusing on the gender gap in modern foreign languages at GCSE. Read more here The rest of this post can only be viewed by members. Please click...

Your Europe, Your Say

After the success of the first edition of “Your Europe, Your Say”, the youth plenary session which took place in April 2010, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is repeating this event aimed at young people aged 16-17. This new edition will...

Youth on the Move

Five million young Europeans are currently looking for work; and many of them will miss opportunities because they lack the right qualifications or experience. A recent public consultation, “Youth on the Move”, was run by the European Commission to investigate the...