The positive benefits of early childhood education directly relate to and depend upon high-quality structural and process elements, such as funding and parental involvement.
The Inclusive Early Childhood Education (IECE) project found that although there are cultural and societal differences in the perspectives on quality in early childhood education, the dimensions of high-quality probably share enough features to assert that the general dimensions of high-quality are universal.
Early childhood is a crucial period of learning and development which prepares children for lifelong learning and participation in society.
Early childhood is a crucial period of learning and development which prepares children for lifelong learning and participation in society.
INSIDE project: Inclusion in lower-secondary education in Germany
The INSIDE project has been running since December 2016, with the aim of exploring the conditions for the successful implementation of inclusive lower-secondary education in Germany.
ET 2020 Working Group on Promoting Common Values and Inclusive Education: Peer learning activity
As part of the Agency’s continuing active participation in the European Commission’s Education and Training (ET 2020) Working Groups (WGs), a representative recently attended a Peer Learning Activity (PLA) held by the Working Group on Promoting Common Values and Inclusive Education.
Agency director presents at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary: Live stream
Agency Director Cor J. W. Meijer has been invited to present at the Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday 7 November. The presentation will be live streamed on the University’s website.
Accessibility user testing of new Agency intranet solution
The Agency has recently launched a new intranet solution for its staff. The solution, called MyAgency, will be extended for use by the Agency’s country contacts at the Agency bi-annual meeting in Budapest this week.
The intranet is built on the Microsoft SharePoint platform, a content and document management, analysis and storage tool. Through this platform, MyAgency enables information sharing and collaborative working practices across the organisation.
Agency Bi-annual Meeting in Budapest, Hungary
The second Agency Bi-annual Meeting of 2019 will take place on 4–7 November in Budapest, Hungary, at the kind invitation of the Hungarian Ministry of Human Capacities, State Secretariat of Education.
Bi-annual Meetings offer an opportunity for the Representative Board members and National Co-ordinators from Agency member countries to come together and exchange ideas and practices in inclusive education. They are also a chance for Agency staff members to outline projects and outcomes and gather information from member countries for future Agency work.
Feasibility Study for a Child Guarantee: Workshop on Children with Disabilities
In 2015, the European Parliament called for a child guarantee:
so that every child in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition, as part of a European integrated plan to combat child poverty (European Parliament, 2015)