In February 2024, the European School Education Platform explored issues relating to the teaching profession and the attractiveness of teacher careers.

Are you a teacher working on digital education content or teaching informatics? Apply to join the European Commission’s new expert groups.

Digital education content (DEC) is becoming progressively more engaging, interactive and integrated across formats and platforms, but criteria for the selection, creation and use of accessible, well-designed and high-quality DEC remain a challenge in Europe.

In March 2024, we explored the latest edition of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

This online workshop for school leaders and head teachers, with 227 participants, took place on 22 and 23 March 2024. The event provided a space for leaders of eTwinning schools to discuss and explore different aspects of well-being, encompassing both personal and institutional perspectives.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and data literacy are used every day to interpret real-time traffic, evaluate weather forecasts and assess social media algorithms to curate personalised news feeds. As data, data applications and data-driven technologies like AI and machine learning enter the mainstream, AI and data literacy are considered key competencies for the 21st century.

PISA will test foreign language skills from 2025. In the meantime, the OECD has been exploring how 15-year-olds learn English.

Recent PISA findings shed light on the pivotal role of parental involvement in shaping the academic outcomes of pupils across educational systems. A closer look reveals a significant correlation between active parental engagement and enhanced academic performance.

By Richard Powers, ITE ambassador Germany, and winner of the eTwinning for future teachers – European award for initial teacher education

The Italian eTwinning National Support Organisation has recently released a new volume that focuses on the initial training of teachers and the advantages of integrating eTwinning. The publication is available online in PDF format.