Viewpoints

Expert views and surveys on school education

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

A mother assists her teenage daughter with homework, using a smartphone, while seated at a table with a laptop and notebook

Expert article |

01.06.2026

Why families matter in the debate on smartphones in schools

Elizabeth Cosme, director of COFACE Families Europe, reflects on the importance of home-school partnerships to support children’s responsible use of technology.

Digital tools

Parental involvement

School governance

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

Group of teachers collaborating with specialists in a modern classroom setting

Expert article |

21.05.2026

When specialists and teachers work together, schools become one system

Collaboration between teachers and school-based specialists is becoming central to effective schooling in today’s diverse and complex learning environments.

Policy development

School leadership

Supportive partners

Whole-school approach

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.

Expert article |

04.12.2025

Sustainable learning environments: crucial spaces in education

Sustainable learning spaces help protect the environment while enabling pupils to learn about sustainability. Iselin Mulvik explains why they matter and how to better use them.

Citizenship

Learning space

Whole-school approach