Activities of Pál SCHMITT related to 2008/2329(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT on Better Schools: an agenda for European cooperation PDF (171 KB) DOC (87 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas benchmarks are important tools to drive forward further reforms, as they allow to measure improvement towards well-defined common goals,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas schools have a crucial importance in terms of children's social and learning life and personal development; as well as in terms of transmitting them the knowledge, skills and values for participating in democratic society and active citizenship,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas a broad education including subject matters such as arts and music can contribute to fostering personal fulfilment, self-confidence and the development of creativity and innovative thinking,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that children should learn foreign languages from an early age; welcomes the proposal of a new benchmark foreseeing that at least 80% of pupils in lower secondary education be taught at least two foreign languages; calls on Member States to reflect on the possibility of employing more native speakers to teach languages; underlines the importance of education in ICT and in media literacy;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends that financial support is given equally to all kind of schools regardless of their size or educational philosophy; in this respect, underlines the important role of faith-based schools that perform high quality education and teach strong moral values;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that public education should remain primarily a state-financed domain which contributes to social equity and inclusion; welcomes however, initiatives aimed at developing a fruitful cooperation with the private sector and exploring potential new ways of complementary financing;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Considers that educational institutions in a more disadvantaged financial situation should be granted additional support;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the composition of teaching staff should reflect, as far as possible, the increasing diversity of European societies, in order to provide role models for all pupils; in this respect, encourages reflection about the necessity of attracting more men to the teaching profession, particularly at primary level;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly advocates that as many students and teachers as possible are given the opportunity to participate in mobility and in school partnership projects; underlines the importance of the Comenius programme in this respect; stresses the need to further reduce the administrative burden for applicant schools; welcomes the setting up of Comenius Regio; supports the proposal to develop a new benchmark on mobility;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recommends that teachers, including artistic teachers, are encouraged to make a maximum use of European and national mobility programmes, and that mobility becomes an integral part of their training and careers;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is convinced that it is necessary to provide both high-quality initial teacher education based on theory and practice and a coherent process of continuous professional development and support in order to keep teachers up-to-date with the skills required in the knowledge-based society throughout their careers; believes that teacher education and recruitment policies should be designed to attract the most able recruits and that teachers should be offered levels of social recognition, status and remuneration corresponding with the importance of their tasks;