Education
Education is a huge policy area to cover. COFACE’s expertise focuses especially on three key areas: informal education and parenting support, early childhood education and care, and finally striving for inclusive education. Read more on this section.
COFACE Families Europe’s position on Early Childhood Care and Education (2014)
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The European Parliament committee for employment and social affairs met in Brussels on 24 September (see agenda) to discuss various matters including social policies in the euro area, and organised a workshop to discuss various challenges today and in the…
Population Europe has launched a report on childcare in Belgium. The authors conclude that childcare availability has important positive effects on fertility among Dual-Earner Couples in Belgium. The report underlines too that the number of combined first, second and third…
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In one of their recent publications, the EU Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, Key Data on Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe, supports policy development by providing an up-to-date analysis of the ECEC systems in several European countries.…
Ministers held a public policy debate on the economy of well-being, based on a EU Finnish presidency steering note. Ministers broadly agreed that reducing inequalities had to be a policy priority and that the concept of an economy of well-being…
The European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) is leading project on education and democratic citizenship: EU CONVINCE. COFACE Families Europe is associate partner of this project, which is covering various topics including: Civic education and democratic-school culture; Teaching in…
On 25 June the European Court of Human Rights ruled against Ştefan Stoain, a quadriplegic teenager, on a case he and his mother brought against Romania for denial of the right to education. For years Ştefan Stoain was carried on…
KMOP-Social Action and Innovation Centre participates in the European Project Co-Happiness: Happy and safe in the Community, which aims to contribute to the prevention of child abuse and maltreatment and raise awareness regarding the forms and consequences of the phenomenon.…
What is your view on parental engagement? How does your school engage with parents? Is it successful? There is a strong link between a positive home learning environment and students’ performance at school, according to research. Engaging parents and caregivers…
The European Network on Independent Living and Disability Rights International held a webinar on ‘Family and Community Integration of Children under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD): Implications for Group Homes and Residential Care of…
The Annual Convention for Inclusive Growth (ACIG) is an action-oriented platform bringing together civil society organisations and policymakers to discuss how to achieve truly inclusive growth. Its fourth edition took place in Brussels on 20 May 2019, with different COFACE…
In May, Ministers adopted a Council Recommendation on High-Quality Early Childhood Education and Care Systems. The aim of the Recommendation is to support Member States in their efforts to improve the accessibility and quality of their early childhood education and…
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