1. Cooperation European Commission-OECD in the field of education
Francesca Crippa, Policy Officer
Unit A.4 –Studies, Impact Assessments, Analysis and Statistics, 15/07/2015

2. This presentation The mandate for the EU in the field of education
European Commission – DG Education and Culture
Cooperation with OECD, esp. on TALIS
Better knowledge on teachers in the last 12 months

3. The Lisbon Treaty The Lisbon Treaty
Article 165 The Union shall contribute to the development of quality education by encouraging cooperation between Member States and, if necessary, by supporting and supplementing their action, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversity.
NEW:
The Union shall contribute to the promotion of European sporting issues, while taking account of the specific nature of sport, its structures based on voluntary activity and its social and educational function.
The Lisbon Treaty
Article 167 The Union shall contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore.
Article 166
The Union shall implement a vocational training policy which shall support and supplement the action of the Member States, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content and organisation of vocational training.

5. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
History: established in 1961 Mission: promoting policies to improve economic and social well-being of people around the world Headquarters: Paris, France Membership: 34 countries (21 EU+2 Candidates) Budget: EUR 357 million, secretariat staff Secretary-General: Angel Gurría Publications: 250 new titles/year We work with: EDU ( )

6. Cooperation EAC-OECD Rationale
OECD is major knowledge provider - strengthening the knowledge base of EAC's policies in important policy areas
Member States ask to avoid duplication of work and fully exploit synergies in data collection
Relations EAC-EDU got formalised with 2013 Cooperation Arrangement, now to be renegotiated

7. Cooperation EAC-EDU
Country Analysis (School effectiveness review, Education Policy Outlook)
International Surveys (TALIS, PIAAC, PISA)
Thematic studies, secondary analysis (HEInnovate, PISA analysis on low achievers upcoming)
Ad hoc activities outside this framework: events (ISTP, GEIS)

8. The TALIS Programme in OECD
Teachers are the most important in-school factor affecting student outcomes
Objective of TALIS: capturing their voice (and that of school leaders too)
Based on questionnaire, self-perception
Themes:
TALIS 2013 products: International Report (ISCED2), Teachers Guide, Report ISCED1-3, Upcoming thematic reports school leadership and professionalisation of the teaching profession

9. TALIS 2013
TALIS 2013 Themes:
Profile of teachers and school leaders; Developing and supporting teachers; Appraisal and feedback; Teacher practices and classroom environments; Self-efficacy and Job satisfaction
Guida alla lettura Italia (MIUR):

10. TALIS Participation
Sample 3,300 schools and more than 55,000 teachers in lower secondary education (ISCED 2)
Representing a teacher population estimated at 1.3 Mio over 19 EU countries
ISCED1 = DK, FI, BE Fl, PL
ISCED3 = DK, FI, IT, PL
Likely about 21 EU countries in TALIS 2018

11. TALIS 2018
TALIS Main Study ISCED 2. Options for ISCED 1, ISCDED 3, and TALIS-PISA Link
National options
Initial Teacher Preparation Project
TALIS Video Study

12. Example of cooperation on TALIS
Mobility data Participation in TALIS BPC Funding Use of results Secondary analysis

13. Teachers package 2015
European Commission/JRC-CRELL (2015), Teaching Practices in Primary and Secondary Schools in Europe. Insights from Large-Scale Assessments in Education
European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice (2015), The Teaching Profession in Europe. Practices, Perceptions and Policies
Strenghtening the teaching profession policy note

14. Teachers package 2014
2014: European Commission, TALIS 2013, Main findings from the survey and implications for education and training policies in Europe 2014: European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice, Teachers' and School Heads' Salaries and Allowances in Europe, 2013/ : European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice, Key Data on Teachers and School Leaders in Europe

15. Links EAC on Teachers
EAC External Website, Teachers page: School Education Gateway: E-twinning:

16. Links OECD - TALIS OECD – Education and Skills Directorate
OECD – TALIS Survey:
TALIS – Guida alla lettura per l'Italia, MIUR

17. Other data providers Eurydice:
CRELL: