BOLETÍN 1846: reunión 11,12 OCt. Nursery Primary Curricula...

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Bulletin 1846

Joint Teaching Committee,  11 & 12 October 2012

The chairwoman announces that the request from Mrs Dana Pavlicikova, primary deputy head in Karlsruhe, for a transfer to Munich has been approved.

I. Adoption of the Agenda (2012-09-D-9-en-3)

Adopted with changes in the order. 

II. Oral Communications

Mr Kivinen explains that the document Posts of Seconded teachers in the nursery, primary and secondary cycles – 2013/2014 school year (2012-09-D-39-fr-1) cannot be presented to the meeting since it is not finished, important information being missing. There have been problems with secondments from DE, I, BE. The information will be available next week. 

• Decision of the BIP regarding the changes envisaged in the document: General introduction to the nursery and primary school curricula (2004-D-207-fr-7)

Presentation by Mme Mattosi

• Follow-up EEC- + summary EEC video conference

    Presentation by Mme Mattosi

Several steps have been undertaken since October 2011 to assess the application of the EEC program.  

Four schools participated in a videoconference, which took place on 23 May in Brussels II. A very good experience, but with some technical difficulties. The program is now finished and the results are on the Website.

Mrs Mattosi emphasises the fact that video-conferencing is an efficient tool for training, but is not suited to all forms of training. 

Mrs Mussilova informs the JTC about the work of the “Assessment » group. All new syllabuses will have the same structure. Some syllabuses will have to be revised. The concept of evaluation in the primary has been discussed by the Board of Inspectors. The final proposal for the introduction of tools/instruments will be ready for the next meeting in February.

CdP: The teachers’ representatives wish to be included in the working group reflecting on the form of the primary report and regret that they have not been present in the group which has already been working on the matter. Would like to know whether the school report will be changed in the coming weeks with regard to the competencies in maths and/or L2 as has been rumoured.

In this respect would like to put on record that are not in favour of transitional measures, but rather a complete and thorough revision of the primary report being carried out with the teachers; a definitive change and not an transitional one. 

Mme Musilova explains that the management of the Frankfurt and Brussels III schools (pilot schools) had discussed evaluation with their teachers. The moment a concrete working document exists, CdP representatives will be invited.

The Chairwoman, Mme Vermeire, underlines the commitment to involving a member of the CdP in the 

“Assessment” working group.

3. Culham free school Site sharing

Introduced by Mr. Hoy 

Since last month The Culham Free School is sharing the site with the European School Culham, the costs being shared. This cooperation maintains a multi-cultural spirit. Discussions will be started about accreditation as a Type III school.

Interparents request a written document about the cooperation. Mr Hoy will provide them with a copy of the agreement.

4.  Review of the current situation in the Brussels European Schools

Mr. Kivinen explains the situation.

CdP: With regard to the new schools to be established in Brussels, the teachers would like the spirit of the ES to be preserved, with all schools having nursery-primary and secondary cycles on the same site (which also facilitates transition between the cycles).

5. Extra point

BAC

Mr. Marcheggiano (DSG): the document approved in April, concerning BAC 2015 which means the 6^th year class of 2013 will no longer have a choice of BAC questions.

The parents comment that there will be no choice in Biology in 2014. DSG: decision was only taken yesterday and schools will be informed by letter today.

Mr Ries (inspector responsible for Biology): After discussion with the teachers and the working group the decision was taken to do away with choice as soon as possible. Pupils don’t need any special preparation for this situation since they are used to doing all questions. There will be a question from each subject.

The parents are worried about a retrospective change

III WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:

1. Result of the Written Procedure 2012/11 (2012-09-D-12-en/fr/de)

- Approval of the Draft Minutes JTC February 2012

Approved

2. Report Whole School Inspection of the European School of Brussels II (from 21 to 25 November 2011) (2012-06-D-9-en-1)

Approved

3. Report Whole School Inspection of the European School of Mol (from 12 to 16 March 2012) (2012-05-D-10-en-1)

Approved

4. Up-date of the Calendar of the Whole School Inspection (Annex to 2010-D-139)

Need for a new list since the WG decided to do the follow up inspection only after the WSI, which means that some follow up inspections will be removed from the calendar.

Brigitte, DEVOS  (Bx II), Bernadette FAYMONVILLE (Frankfurt) , 

Dagmar GABRIEL(Karlsruhe), Boris GASSELING (Mol)

Continued in BI 1847