Viewpoints

Expert views and surveys on school education

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Expert article |

17.07.2026

Preparing future teachers for the classrooms of tomorrow with eTwinning

Discover how Rich Powers’ innovative eTwinning course is bringing future teachers across Europe and beyond together to collaborate, learn and prepare for the classrooms of tomorrow.

Digital tools

Distance learning

Initial Teacher Education

Professional development

School partnerships and networks

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Expert article |

15.07.2026

Teachers’ soft skills: the human core of learning

Schools need teachers who can explain, assess and organise learning, but also listen, collaborate, regulate emotions, build trust and support each pupil’s capacity to learn.

Professional development

Teacher and school leader careers

Wellbeing

Vocational education concept illustrated with icons and keywords like training, skills, career on paper

Expert article |

26.06.2026

The role of continuing professional development in VET teachers’ careers

Vocational education and training (VET) teachers need better opportunities for high-quality professional development to master new skills, adapt to changing learning environments and keep pace with digital and green transitions.

Professional development

Teacher and school leader careers

Vocational Education and Training

A mature female teacher is mentoring a younger teacher at an office table, actively discussing and gesturing about school tasks

Expert article |

12.06.2026

Mentoring benefits teachers, but what about mentor preparation?

Mentoring can benefit both new and experienced teachers when mentors receive professional development in building trust, active listening and collaborative dialogue.

Initial Teacher Education

Professional development

School leadership

Students adjusting earmuffs during woodworking class, preparing for practical training with their teacher

Expert article |

28.05.2026

Strengthening inclusion in VET: aligning teacher preparedness with system capacity

As learning environments in vocational education and training (VET) become more diverse, teachers need support to create inclusive environments, engage vulnerable learners and manage student misbehaviour.

Inclusion

Policy development

Vocational Education and Training

Teacher using an artificial intelligence tool on the laptop

Expert article |

28.04.2026

AI literacy as a foundational skill for VET learners and teachers

AI literacy in vocational education and training is essential to respond confidently, critically and effectively to an increasingly AI-shaped labour market and society.

Digital tools

Policy development

Vocational Education and Training

Teacher holding books in one hand and a map in the background

Expert article |

01.04.2026

Why leaving school can make us better teachers

International mobility builds teachers’ professional confidence and helps them recognise their role as leaders of change.

Professional development

School leadership

Teacher mobility

Group of vocational school students using a laptop in technology class

Expert article |

02.03.2026

Clicks, classrooms and care: nurturing VET teachers’ wellbeing and digital skills

Europe’s vocational education and training (VET) systems are at the forefront of the digital transition, creating opportunities and challenges for teachers’ workloads and wellbeing.

Digital competence

Digital tools

Vocational Education and Training

Wellbeing

Expert article |

26.02.2026

When teachers thrive, pupils learn and flourish

Studies show that teacher wellbeing can be a strategic investment for schools that want to improve learning outcomes.

School leadership

Teacher and school leader careers

Wellbeing

Whole-school approach

Banner Education Talks: Tackling and preventing cyberbullying in school

Interview |

23.12.2025

Education Talks: Tackling and preventing cyberbullying in schools

In this interview Malte Siglev, Save the Children Denmark talks about how schools can tackle bullying and support safer learning and online environments for all learners.