PRELIMINARY FEEDBACK ON THE DRAFT LAW OF EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: DRAFT LAW ON EDUCATION IN UKRAINE THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY PROVISION IN EDUCATION: CURRENT TRENDS AND COOPERATIVE MODELS 18 JUNE 2015, KYIV

TAIEX AND ETF EXPERTS Qualifications Framework and Standards, 1. Arjen Deij, ETF expertTA 2. Olav Arna, TAIEX expert Quality Assurance and Teachers Policy 1. Margareta Nikolovska, ETF Country Desk for Ukraine 2. Kulli All, TAIEX expert Governance and Finance 1 José Manuel Galvin Arribas, ETF expert 2. Jerzy Wisniewski, TAIEX expert

WHAT IS THE EUROPEAN TRAINING FOUNDATION (ETF)? 3 Agency of the European Union VISION To make vocational education and training in the partner countries a driver for lifelong learning and sustainable development, with a special focus on competitiveness and social cohesion. The ETF has both an analytical and a developmental role and works within the EU policy framework.

ETF 4 SOUTHERNEN AND EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia EASTERN EUROPE: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Russia SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE AND TURKEY Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey CENTRAL ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan TORINO PROCESS 204

Examples from EU Member States oWhat is the key focus of Estonia? oWhat is the key focus of Poland? oExample?

7 “Quality” and “Quality assurance” o“Quality” and “Quality assurance” are present in different strategic papers oQuality in education: It is about experiences (past), characteristics (current), standards and objectives to be reached (future). oQuality assurance in education: Measures and tools to sustain quality, it is a process how to reach the objectives, it means improvement.

8 WHAT IS SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION? ‘Any process or methodology carried out by a EDUCATION AND TRAINING provider under its own responsibility, to evaluate its performance or position in relation to two dimensions: an internal dimension (“micro level”) that covers services, internal staff, beneficiaries or clients, policy………’ School self-evaluation provides an opportunity to evaluate a range of factors that influence the performance of the school all of which have an impact on quality and the performance of the school as a WHOLE.

9 SETTING DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES, USING INDICATORS AND BENCHMARKS: ONE SCHOOL EXAMPLE  the average drop out rate in our school in 2015 is 5 %, and by 2020 should be less than 2 %;  the enrolment in our school is reducing every year, our city, our ‘oblast’ has a demographic challenge and less and less kids are born every year. The class size is reducing. What our school can do for the community?  the number of low-achievers in science and reading in our school will reduce 2 % per year;  the average participation of working adults in our training course should rise by at least 5% in next year; 9

10 TOWARDS DYNAMIC SCHOOL 10 “School self-evaluation is a program of professional development that supports schools in improving teaching and learning through ongoing reflection and peer review.” “School self-evaluation is a School Development Project which is designed by the school staff aiming to foster the improvement of quality of teaching and learning through ongoing reflection and dialogue.”

Examples from EU Member States oWhat is the key focus of Estonia? oWhat is the key focus of Poland? oExample?

12 SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION ….  It is about encouraging schools to build on the areas in which they are already strong/ or to improve areas where there are weaknesses  It helps the school to raise right questions to improve teaching and learning process; it does not give schools a “recipe” for change  It depends on the commitment and knowledge of school staff informed and capable to engage in about using the methodology 12

13 SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION EXERCISE: IN 3 STEPS  What are the challenges and opportunities for the school?  How well is the school doing?  How can the school be improved?

14 IMPORTANT ROLE ON EXTERNAL EVALUATION FOR DEVELOPING QUALITY OF THE SCHOOLS AND HOW? 14

Examples from EU Member States oWhat is the key focus of Estonia? oWhat is the key focus of Poland? oExample?

16 CURRENT TRENDS: COMBINATION OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PROCEDURES 1. Self-evaluation of education and training providers 2. External evaluation  approval / licensing  inspection  Accreditation  External evaluation based on school self-evaluation 3. Accreditation: Quality Label Using/based on results of the self-evaluation

17 QUALITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE TRENDS: TOOLS AND THE PROCESS Combination of evaluation and schools self-evaluation New role of school development plans: teachers and headmasters, parents and local stakeholders Role of performance indicators for measuring the quality: how they are used at school level and system level? Role of national inspectorate is evolving

18 QUALITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN EDUCATION POLICES: SUMMARY  Country A: restructuring of the inspection service and piloting EXTERNAL EVALUATION  COUNTRY B: institution development, Agency AT STATE LEVEL due to big size and NUMBER OF REGIONS  COUNTRY C: INTRODUCTION OF ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION THAT IS FOCUSED MAINLY ON Q and QA and legislating self-evaluation of the schools  COUNTRY D: DEVELOPNG CRITERIA, STANDARDS and indicators to support the school level

EXAMPLE: ETF PC Self-EVALUATION Criteria of Education Institutions  Management  Students, interested parties, local community and labour market  Personnel  Process management  Self-evaluation, with objective to improvement self-evaluation process  External evaluation  International evaluation Self-EVALUATION Criteria of Education Institutions  Management  Students, interested parties, local community and labour market  Personnel  Process management  Self-evaluation, with objective to improvement self-evaluation process  External evaluation  International evaluation 19

EQAVET WEB RESOURCE System and provider levels Similar structure for both 6 building blocks 20