Towards More Comprehensive Teaching Reforms

Teachers and school leaders: the core of an education system Clémence Coutelle-Rebut Our recent class on Comparative Education Policy by Professor Pont focused on the characteristics and evolution of the education professions. Teaching policies represented 13.9 percent of education policies adopted across OECD countries between 2008 and 2014 [i] , which makes it the main lever of school improvement. These measures have always been a key feature of educational reform as they get to the very core of the learning process and have a huge potential impact on student performance. Attracting and retaining high skilled professionals, fostering continuous professional development, encouraging cooperation and pedagogical innovation within the education community … This broad set of goals seems even more significant as education systems move from increasing basic access to school towards improving educational standards and outcomes. A call for long-term vision and integrated policies ...