Open public consultation on the European Education Area initiative Pathways to School Success
However, in the EU, still one in five young people does not reach adequate levels of competences in reading, mathematics or science to cope with the requirements of the ever-changing world. Too many young Europeans leave education and training without upper secondary qualifications. In addition, there are signs that pupils’ well-being is declining whilst bulling is widespread, with detrimental effects on educational achievements.
This is why the EU wants to assist Member States and their schools to promote better educational outcomes of young Europeans, in particular by raising the level of proficiency in basic skills of as many pupils as possible and minimising the number of young people who leave education without at least an upper secondary degree. These are the main objectives of the new initiative Pathways to School Success.
Pathways to School Success covers school education and will primarily address groups more at risk of underachievement in basic skills and early leaving from education and training. It will also address children well-being and fighting bullying and exclusion and will pay particular attention to gender diversity as appropriate.
But to make this initiative as effective, inclusive and ambitious as possible, we need your help – you as a learner, parent, education practitioner or representative of an organisation active in education and training.
The present survey invites citizens and other interested organisations and bodies to provide views and ideas on what is most urgent to tackle underachievement in basic skills and early leaving from education and training, and to improve well-being in schools. These views will serve as input for a proposal for a Council Recommendation on Pathways to School Success that the Commission will adopt in early 2022.
Your participation in the consultation is greatly appreciated. The estimated time for completion is 20 minutes. Moreover, stakeholders and practitioners have the possibility to upload position papers.
The consultation is open until 30 Septemberr and available in 23 languages (EU login is required).