Item 7 Draft Handbook for Policymakers

Overview:

Key policy interventions and structure of the report

Education and Training Policy Division

Directorate for Education

OECD

26-27 October 2009

Focus of Overview

1. Key policy interventions

2. Structure of the report

1. Key policy interventions

Reflections on the discussion yesterday…

• How to translate policy into action (implementation) ?

• How to reach out to the classroom?

Alignment of government steering tools to reach policy target group(s)

Students (Primary Target)

National governmentBilateral with other governments

- Ministry of Education

Other ministries-

Regional governmentse.g. municipalities

-Students (Primary Target)

ParentsTeachers

School masters-

Teacher education univ & collegesSupport centres,

-Communities,

NGOsCharity foundations

Local enterprises

Policy target and policy alignment

Government Steering Tools

Structure

Chapter 1: Key challenges and opportunities for immigrant students

History and economic factors affecting migrant education policy

Education outcomes: evidence and policy implications

Cross-cutting issues affecting implementation

Chapter 2: School level policies

Language support

Teaching and learning environments

School leadership and whole-school policies

Parental involvement and community involvement

Chapter 3: System level policies

Managing variations

Funding strategies

Monitoring and evaluation

Concentration

Annex A: Description of the project

Annex B: List of policy examples

2. Structure of the Handbook

Questions for Comments• Is the overall structure clear and useful as

‘handbook for policymakers’?• Is the coverage right?

Anything to change? Anything to add?• Is the pitch right, for policy makers?

Anything to revise?• Is the policy examples (Annex B) useful?

Better ways to present it? Drop it?

3. Introduction to Chapters 1-3

Questions for Comments

• Is the structure clear? Are the most important issues addressed? Is anything missing?

• Can you identify additional national research to add to facts, factors and policy issues?

• Do you have additional examples of promising policy initiatives in your country?