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KeyCoNet partners

Policy•BMUKK (AT)•AKOV (BE)•TIGER LEAP (EE)•DGESCO (FR)•NCCA (IE)•DGE (PT)

Research•Uni. Helsinki (FI)•Uni. Jyväskylä (FI)•EIESP (FR)•IFE (FR)•Uni. Oslo (NO)•Uni. Lisbon (PT)•Uni. Minho (PT)•SPU (SK)

Practice•INSP.GEN (FR)•REKTORS

AKADEMIEN (SE)•JA-YE (BE)

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Experts from UK, PL and AU

An operational definition of Key Competences

for the purpose of our network’s activities

‘ A c o m p e t e n c e r e f e r s t o a c o m p l e x c o m b i n a t i o n o f

k n o w l e d g e , s k i l l s , u n d e r s t a n d i n g , v a l u e s , a t t i t u d e s

a n d d e s i r e w h i c h l e a d t o e f f e c t i v e , e m b o d i e d

h u m a n a c t i o n i n t h e w o r l d i n a p a r t i c u l a r d o m a i n . ’

Hoskins B., Deakin Crick R., (2010) Competences for learning to learn and active citizenship: different currencies or two sides of the same coin?, European Journal of Education Vol. 45, No. 1, 2010, Part II

European policy network

on the implementation

of key competences

in school education

IMPACT ON POLICIES (recommendations)

KNOW HOW

PRIMARY & SECONDARY

GENERAL EDUCATION

EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF 8 KEY COMPETENCES:

1. COMMUNICATION IN MOTHER TONGUE

2. COMMUNICATION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES

3. MATHS, SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY COMPETENCES

4. DIGITAL COMPETENCE

5. LEARNING TO LEARN

6. SOCIAL AND CIVIC COMPETENCES

7. SENSE OF INITIATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

8. CULTURAL AWARENESS AND EXPRESSION

Scope

Subject/knowledge based

Cross-curricular areas

These key competences are all interdependent, and the emphasis in each case is on:

• critical thinking • creativity• initiative• problem solving • risk assessment• decision taking• constructive management of feelings

Website, case notes

and studies, videos,

newsletter, etc.

Spread of

stakeholders in

countries covered

Other EU countries

2 main working areas

Public debate,

legislation, change

in curriculum, pilot

project, experiment,

strategy, etc.

Phases, role of

various

stakeholders,

evaluation, etc.

Identifying

analysing

mapping

KCD INITIATIVES

&

IMPLEMENTATION

STRATEGIES

Increasing

network

influence

through

dissemination

and membership

C o r e r e m i t : i d e n t i f y i n g a n d a n a l y s i n g emergent

s t r a t e g i e s i n i m p l e m e n t i n g k e y c o m p e t e n c e s i n t o e d u c a t i o n r e f o r m s , a n d p r o d u c i n g r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s .

How to implement a holistic approach for an effective

change in the student curriculum?

Teacher

training

Student

assessment

Learning

resources

School

organisation

Major focus

Enablers? Obstacles?

Our methodology

Case notesApril-June 2012May-Sept. 2013

Case studiesFeb-April 2013

Jan.-March 2014

IDENTIFY

Mapping & country sheetsDec.2012Dec. 2013Dec. 2014

RECOMMENDATIONSNov. 2014

K e y C o N e t w e b s i t e / l e a r n i n g c o m m u n i t y

O p e r a ti o n a l f r o m A p r i l 2 0 1 2

Peer study visits

Nov. 2012Sept. 2013June 2014

VideosDec.2012Oct.2013

Sept. 2014

Identifying existing

networksApril 2012

L i t e r a t u r e r e v i e w1 s t v e r s i o n : S e p t . 2 0 1 2

InitiativesMarch /April 2012

Jan.- May 2013

ANALYSE DISCUSS

Increasing membership

ILLUSTRATE DISSEMINATE

National networking

eventsMarch-May 2012

Nov. 2013Sept. 2014

A permanent dialogue

Policy making

Research

Practice

How can YOU get involved?

I. Share your key competence development initiative/s with us by drafting case notes on the basis of guidelines that your national coordinator will provide you with.

II. Apply to become an associate or full member of the network by indicating your interest to your national coordinator.

III. Engage with the project’s outcomes which will be provided on our website as they become available during the network’s 3 year lifetime.

Contribution from existing/potential partners

• Coordinating the drafting of case notes by the coordinators of KCD initiatives

• For those interested: proposing and organising peer study visits

• Identifying KCD initiatives & existing networks

• Increasing the network’s influence at national level and possibly proposing new members

• Organising a National Networking Event yearly (x3)

• Selecting case notes to be analysed through case studies

• Participating to 5 European face to-face meetings and study visits over the 3 year period

• Commenting on draft deliverables & outputs (case studies, mapping report, country sheets, recommendations report, etc.)

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