We would like to thank teachers for filling out nearly 24,000 questionnaires and nearly 4,000 participants in meetings, consultations and regional debates on planned changes to the core curriculum for preschool and primary school. The total number of people who spoke about the proposals for changes in education has reached almost 28,000!
The Council for monitoring the implementation of education reform has adopted a position on the new format of the core curriculum. After analysing the comments and discussions at the meeting on February 19, the experts gave a positive opinion on the way in which the core curriculum, proposed by IBE PIB, should be constructed to facilitate changes in education. “This is a great day for Polish education, when we show that we can think about education together. This is a good prognosis for the changes to come,” assessed the Vice-Chairperson of the Council, Deputy Director of IBE PIB Dr. Tomasz Gajderowicz.
Educators, psychologists and homeroom teachers working in primary schools (grades IV–VIII) are cordially invited to participate in a pilot programme of workshops entitled “I’M WELL”. “I’M WELL”, which is part of the “Accessible School for All” project implemented by the Educational Research Institute – National Research Institute, in partnership with UNICEF and the Ministry of National Education.
A conference on the qualifications and skills of Poles combining different perspectives: education, work and digitalisation will be held on March 19. People and institutions involved in education, the labour market, educational and career counselling and the latest technologies have been invited to join the discussion. Let's talk together, taking into account both the perspective of systemic solutions and the needs of all of us.
The next phase of work to adapt the educational system to the needs of teachers and students has now been launched – a survey will be conducted for educators working in preschools and primary schools.
Thank you for your involvement! Over 10,000 people have already filled out the questionnaire, helping us to better prepare the educational reform.
The Educational Research Institute – National Research Institute, commissioned by the Ministry of Education, is launching the pilot of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). This is the fifth edition of the study, initiated and primarily organized by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).
Teachers, academics, educators, local government officials – representatives of these groups, among others, were appointed on January 16 to the newly established National Education Commission Council for Monitoring the Implementation of Education Reform. “We want the ideas on how to change education to come from the teachers who will actually be implementing the reform; they’re not always close by and their voice has been neglected for many years,” stressed Dr. Tomasz Gajderowicz, Deputy Director of the Educational Research Institute – National Research Institute.
