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We would like to share the latest edition of the European School Education Platform newsletter, which offers an overview of recent initiatives and resources related to digital safety, learner wellbeing and teacher professional development.
What you will find in this edition:
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Learning for sustainability – a selection of articles, examples and a video illustrating how schools are integrating sustainability into daily routines, creating meaningful learning spaces, and encouraging pupils to understand environmental responsibility in practical ways.
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School preparedness – an overview of how schools are responding to increasingly complex challenges, including recent survey results on resilience, a series of articles on preparedness in everyday school life, and an upcoming webinar on effective leadership during crises.
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Courses and Webinars – new training opportunities, including an eTwinning course, a European Commission webinar, and a wide range of self‑paced materials on topics such as sustainability, literacy, numeracy, critical thinking and responsible technology use.
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New educational materials – recently published articles, tools and resources supporting life skills, school leadership in uncertain contexts and meaningful child participation.
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European School Education Platform newsletter
The European Commission invites workers, employers, organisations, experts and other stakeholders to share their views and experiences on the Skills Portability Initiative.
This potentially legislative initiative will explore ways to:
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📄 Digitalise learning credentials, with possible synergies with the European Digital Identity Wallet
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🔎 Improve the transparency of skills and qualifications
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⚖️ Modernise recognition processes for regulated professions
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🌐 Simplify procedures for recognising the qualifications and skills of non-EU nationals
The consultation focuses on the barriers people face today in skills portability when working and hiring across borders.
How to contribute
Stakeholders are invited to contribute by:
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Completing an online questionnaire
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Submitting input through a call for evidence
🗓️ Both will remain open until 27 February 2026.
Further information is available in the latest Europass article on the Skills Portability Initiative.
As part of the 32nd EuroClio Annual Conference for Teachers, taking place in Brussels from 26 to 29 April 2026, the House of European History and EuroClio invites motivated teachers from the European Schools to become host teachers for a school visit.
📅 When? Tuesday 28 April (9:00–11:00)
📍 Where and who? Small groups of 10 to 15 European teachers will visit local schools to exchange practices, ideas, and perspectives on teaching history, citizenship, and European values in an authentic school context.
What does hosting involve?
A light and flexible format of your choice: presenting a project, introducing your school’s approach, welcoming visitors into a classroom, offering a short tour, or engaging in a professional Q&A.
What is in it for you?
Teachers who host a school visit receive free access to the full four-day conference, including:
- High level professional development
- Keynote lectures
- Interactive workshops
- Panel debates and peer exchange
- A rich cultural programme
🔗 You can find more information in this PDF.
If you are interested in becoming a host teacher, please register via this link or QR code by 16 January 2026.
An online information session will also be organised for those who would like to know more.
We would like to share the latest edition of the European School Education Platform newsletter, which offers an overview of recent initiatives and resources related to digital safety, learner wellbeing and teacher professional development.
What you will find in this edition:
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Basic skills in every classroom – insights and practical ideas linked to the 2025/26 eTwinning annual theme Skills for life, including videos, teaching materials and project suggestions to strengthen key competences.
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User survey – a short questionnaire inviting teachers and school staff to share their feedback on the European School Education Platform. The survey is available in English until 15 January 2026.
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New basic skills guides – five newly published guides offering whole‑school strategies to support literacy, mathematics, science, digital skills and citizenship, developed as part of the European Commission’s basic skills action plan.
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Most‑watched webinars of 2025 – a selection of last year’s most popular webinar recordings, covering topics such as critical thinking with technology, becoming an eTwinning School, volunteering in the classroom and teaching human rights.
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Courses and webinars – self‑paced professional development activities designed to provide practical, classroom‑focused strategies for teachers.
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New educational materials – recently published articles, teaching materials and podcast episodes on sustainability, inclusion, crisis resilience, children’s rights and more.
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European School Education Platform newsletter
Details
We are delighted to invite you to a webinar, to introduce you to:
- The international scientific journal Sustainology: an overview of its purpose and how it can be used across the entire European Schools system.
- Key features of the new course “Sustainability and Active Citizenship”.
- Practical ways for teachers to integrate sustainability into everyday classroom practice.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the seminar, participants will be able to:
- Understand and use “Sustainology” journal
- Identify ways in which the journal can support teaching, student projects, and whole-school sustainability initiatives across the European Schools system.
- Integrate Sustainology as a pedagogical resource to promote interdisciplinary learning and student engagement.
- Apply key elements of the course “Sustainability and Active Citizenship”
- Design learning activities that reflect the course’s focus on critical thinking, civic engagement, and sustainable practices.
- Implement sustainability in everyday classroom practice
- Develop simple, replicable activities that encourage students to think and act sustainably.
📅 When? Thursday, 08 January 2026, 16:30 - 18:00 CET
📍Where? Online
📌 Register HERE
🕒 Duration: 1.5 hour
🎯 Target group: Teachers across the EU (secondary), Counselors
Presented by: Eleni Touliopoulou, European School EEB3
We would like to share the latest edition of the European School Education Platform newsletter, which highlights new resources, expert insights and professional development opportunities covering topics such as whole‑school wellbeing, inclusion, collaboration and effective teaching practices.
What you will find in this edition:
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New podcast episode - Discover how study groups can strengthen collaboration, reflection and long‑term professional development among teachers in the latest Teachers of Europe podcast episode.
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Platform user survey - A short questionnaire inviting teachers and school staff to share their experience with the European School Education Platform. Available in English until 4 January 2026.
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Whole‑school approach to education - An article by Eszter Salamon (Parents International) presenting schools as living ecosystems and offering practical strategies to strengthen cooperation between families, communities and educators.
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Inclusion & wellbeing self‑assessment tool - A European Commission tool that helps schools evaluate strengths and improvement areas across six key dimensions, generating a personalised report and guiding them towards more inclusive, healthy learning environments.
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Courses and webinars – Upcoming webinars (including a series on effective team‑teaching practices on 10.12.2025) and a rich selection of self‑paced learning materials on critical thinking, numeracy, AI and data ethics, collaboration through eTwinning, smartphone use in class, gender gaps in basic skills and more.
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New educational materials – Recently published resources on sustainability, school leadership, safety and security, learning environments, as well as new teaching materials and tools supporting inclusive education and wellbeing. Includes the iWell project on digital and social wellbeing.
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European School Education Platform newsletter
Lessons from the European Commission Working Group Schools: Learning for Sustainability
🌍Webinar
📅 Date: 16 December 2025
🕚 Time: 11:00–12:30 CET
🔗 Please register -> HERE
Join for the European Commission Working Group Schools: Learning for Sustainability webinar - a dynamic and celebratory event that brings together educators, policymakers, researchers, and partners from across Europe and beyond.
Through plenary sessions, peer-learning visits, and webinars, the Working Group has explored how sustainability can be meaningfully integrated into schools - from leadership and curriculum to school culture and community engagement. This event will share key learning, evidence, resources, and practice examples.
🎙️ What to expect:
- hear insights from Working Group members on how schools across Europe are embedding sustainability within teaching, learning, and governance.
- explore innovative examples and findings from the group’s peer-learning activities, policy initiatives, and evidence-based projects.
- learn about key resources and how to meaningfully integrate these in your contexts.
- engage in interactive discussion on how education systems can prepare learners for a rapidly changing and interconnected world.
📖 About the Working Group:
The Working Group Schools: Learning for Sustainability promotes mutual learning and exchange among:
- national coordinators and experts from ministries of education and/or environment working on learning for sustainability; Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); environmental, digital and citizenship education.
- NGO representatives, non-formal educators and social partners; as well as,
- international partners such as UNESCO, UNECE, OECD and the European Training Foundation.
💡 Don’t miss this opportunity to discover what’s next for learning for sustainability in Europe and how you and your organisation can be part of the journey.
Europeana Creative Climate Action Award
The first Europeana Creative Climate Action Award invites you to write a new short story or poem inspired by cultural heritage content on the theme of climate action. Europeana is looking for up to 500 words of creative writing, fiction or poetry written in English and inspired by one or more of the images in our Europeana Creative Climate Action Award gallery, which has been curated by the Europeana Climate Action Community.
The 3rd Teachers’ Forum of the European Schools (TFES 2026) is planned to take place in Riga, Latvia, on 13–14 April 2026.
Further details, including the Call for Applications for workshop facilitators, will be published on this page soon.
We would like to share the latest edition of the European Digital Education Hub newsletter, which highlights key initiatives across Europe in digital innovation, skills development, inclusion and the future of learning. This month’s edition focuses on DigiEduHack, the European Education and Skills Summit, and new actions empowering girls in STEM and promoting digital citizenship and AI awareness.
What you will find in this edition:
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DigiEduHack - A global initiative bringing together students, educators and innovators to reimagine education through VR, data ethics, AI and collaborative digital solutions. The main stage event will take place on 25 November 2025.
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2025 European Education and Skills Summit (13 November 2025) - Europe’s flagship event on education and skills, hosted in Brussels, gathering policymakers and leaders to advance a shared vision for resilience and talent development.
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“Girls Go STEM” - Now expanded in scope and ambition, the initiative continues empowering over 70,000 girls with digital, green and entrepreneurial skills across Europe.
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Digital citizenship education - Insights on supporting learners of all ages in acting safely, responsibly and confidently online, with a focus on rights, participation and lifelong digital skills.
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AI in higher education - A series of articles exploring how universities worldwide are adopting AI while balancing academic values, equity and institutional innovation.
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Interview with Jan Beseda - A conversation with a researcher exploring the intersections of media, technology and society within digital education.
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Onboarding calls for new Hub members - Short introductory sessions on 18 and 25 November 2025 to help new members get started and make the most of the Hub.