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With learning support staff an increasing part of the school workforce that is assuming more and more teaching related responsibilities, attention has grown as to how their skills and practices can have the greatest impact on students.

The fact that policies and practices in leveraging the potential of immigrant children differ largely between countries underlines that there is much the countries can learn from each other.

A ������Ƶt Report “New priorities for European cooperation in education and training” by the Council and the European Commission calls for strengthening cooperation in education and training up to 2020 and especially promoting social inclusion. In order to better align ET2020 with the EU's political term and priorities, the ������Ƶt Report proposes to steer European cooperation under this framework up to 2020, thus increasing its work cycle from 3 to 5 years.

This paper presents the findings of the European Union’s ET2020 Working Group on Schools Policy (2014-15) on its priority theme 'early school leaving'. Key factors highlighted to reduce early school leaving are a whole school approach, effective leadership and governance, investment for continuous professional development, and ensuring that each child and young person has an equal chance to access, participate and benefit from high quality and inclusive education.

It is a pleasure for me to present to you this inspiring book, collecting testimonials from former participants in eTwinning projects.

Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators is the authoritative source for accurate information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the output of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; the financial and human resources invested in education; access, participation and progression in education; and the learning environment and organisation of schools.

The Education and Training Monitor is an annual series that captures the evolution of Europe's education and training systems by bringing together a wide array of evidence in one digestible report. The Education and Training Monitor 2015 puts the spotlight on education priorities most in need of investment and identifies policies that help improve the inclusiveness, quality and relevance of Europe's education and training systems.

What does redesigning schools and schooling through innovation mean in practice? How might it be brought about? These questions have inspired an influential international reflection on "Innovative ������Ƶing Environments" (ILE) led by the OECD.

Education Indicators in Focus is a recurring series of briefs that highlight specific indicators in OECD’s Education at a Glance that are of particular interest to policy makers and practitioners.

This Eurydice report provides a comparative overview of the national tests in Europe assessing the language competences of secondary school students.