Supporting research
Using data from the European School Education Platform and eTwinning
This page contains open data sets to be downloaded freely, previous research conducted and activities related to action research. The data sets are freely available and can be used by anyone provided the data source is clearly visible:
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Data sets
1 - Pedagogical surveys
Pedagogical surveys are used to collect views from a wide range of stakeholders on issues impacting the school education sector. Three to four surveys are published annually on the platform and are open to anyone via EUSurvey (the European Commission’s online survey tool). The collected data is not standardised, and the overall results should therefore not be considered representative.
| Survey topic | Data collection period | Files to download |
| Survey on digital wellbeing in schools | April-June 2026 | Questionnaire (.odt) Aggregated data (.odt) |
| Survey on artificial intelligence for teaching and learning | February-March 2026 | Questionnaire (.odt) Aggregated data (.odt) |
| Survey on school preparedness and resilience | November 2025-January 2026 | Questionnaire (.odt) Aggregated data (.odt) |
| Survey on building attractive teaching careers | October-November 2025 | Questionnaire (.odt) Aggregated data (.odt) |
| Survey on using mobile phones in schools | April-May 2025 | Questionnaire (.odt) Aggregated data (.odt) |
| Survey on teaching sensitive and controversial topics | January-February 2025 | Questionnaire (.odt) Aggregated data (.odt) |
2 - Self-reflection tool on inclusion and wellbeing in school
The self-reflection tool on inclusion and wellbeing was launched in 2025. It contains six sections, each with 5-16 questions. After responding to each question and concluding the questionnaire, respondents will receive a score and an evaluation report by email including concrete examples on inclusive practices. EULogin and an account on the European School Education Platform are needed to use the self-reflection tool.
The exercise and data are foremost meant for self-reflection, and respondents can fill in the questionnaire as many times as they want. The collected data is not standardised and the overall results should therefore not be considered representative.
| Data set | Data collection period | Files to download |
| Self-reflection tool on inclusion and wellbeing | January 2025 - June 2026 | Questionnaire (.odt) Aggregated data (.odt) |
3 - Platform
The following data on the platform activities is available.
| Data set | Data collection period | Files to download |
Platform trends 2025 Including data on: eTwinners, ESEP users, eTwinning Schools, Schools and organisations, Users in projects, Projects | 2005-2025 | Platform trends 2025 (.ods) |
Platform web statistics 2025 Including data on: General web stats; Editorial content | January-December 2025 | Platform web statistics 2025 (.ods) |
Publications
eTwinning monitoring reports
- Monitoring the impact of eTwinning on teachers’ wellbeing, 2024
- The impact of eTwinning on initial teacher education: Placing teacher educators and student teachers in the spotlight, 2023
- Exploring the impact of eTwinning in early childhood education and care and initial vocational education training, 2022
- Embedding eTwinning in National Educational Policies: From Practice to Policy, 2021
- eTwinning Schools and Shared leadership, 2020
- eTwinning in an era of change - Impact on teachers' practice, skills, and professional development opportunities, as reported by eTwinners, 2019
Articles
- Action research – a way to improve your practice with collaboration between researchers and practitioners
- Creating a better world one action research project at a time
- NEARI fosters action research in education
- Education Talks: Bridging the research-practice gap
- Survey on action research in classrooms - Results
Resources
To find out more about action research, take a look at the following resources:
- eTwinning group: Action Research in School Education. Action Research in eTwinning Projects
- Training course: Teachers as Researchers – Improving Classroom Practice through Action Research
- Webinar recording: Action Research in eTwinning projects
If you're a teacher educator or a student teacher, read more about the eTwinning for future teachers initiative and find out how you can join.