Action Area V

However, there is often a discrepancy between policies and its implementation in practice. The Council of Europe outlines in its report on the state of citizenship and human rights education that 66% of governments reported inconsistencies between policies and their implementation.

EWC aims to bridge the gap between education policy and its implementation in practice. We have worked closely with national education authorities when designing and implementing projects, based on Council of Europe recommendations and standards.

EWC also provides advice and expertise for policy development through expert groups and piloting efforts, both nationally and internationally with intergovernmental organizations such as Council of Europe, UNESCO and UNDP. We have brought insights from trainers, teachers, students and evidence from our projects to policymakers, and shared good practices and lessons learned at study visits, donor meetings and round table events.

Recent EWC contributions to policy

EWC contributed to UNESCO Expert Meeting preparing the Global Education Ministers Conference

Executive Director Ana Perona-Fjeldstad participated at a virtual UNESCO expert meeting on “Education as a Tool for Prevention: Addressing and Countering Hate Speech” May 13-14. 2020. At the meeting experts discussed recommendations ahead of the upcoming Global Education Ministers Conference and Multi-stakeholder Forum on addressing and countering hate speech through education.

First OECD Global Forum on the Future of Education and Skills

With an aim to build a common understanding of the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values students’ needs in the 21st century, the OECD Future of Education and Skills 2030 hosted its first global forum in mid-May. As part of the multi-stakeholder focus group, EWC took part in the virtual workshop “overcoming challenges in curriculum delivery during school closures and transition back to school”.

New quality criteria for Ukrainian schools

“The most positive thing about the new quality criteria for schools is that it outlines a comprehensive system for quality assurance, instead of measuring results only. This helps identify positive developments as well as shortcomings to work on”.

Policy Support

EWC contributes to the development and implementation of key policy documents facilitating education reforms in Ukraine in line with key principles of democracy and human rights.

Partnership with UNDP in Morocco

The UNDP Rabat is implementing a programme promoting tolerance, citizenship and civic education across schools in Morocco. EWC contributes to the programme with our expertise from working with teachers and youth leaders for the promotion of citizenship, tolerance and democracy