Newly arrived migrant children often have complicated, multicountry trajectories behind them and may have acquired a rich and yet uneven pattern of linguistic skills in different languages. They are therefore often ideally placed to reflect on the relationship between languages and cultural...

Class size reductions are popular with parents, teachers and politicians. In recent years various contributors to the public debate have increasingly expressed the opinion that class size does not matter. For example, the popular science author Gladwell (2013) uses class size reduction as an...

Supporting newly arrived migrant children to master the language of schooling alongside maintaining and further developing their personal linguistic repertoire is key for their successful reception and integration, as well as successful teaching. Unlike their native peers, newly arrived pupils...

The European Union (EU) has long promoted language learning and linguistic diversity across Europe, with the view to increase mutual understanding and provide access to other countries and cultures. Since 2002, the EU has supported the principle that every citizen should be offered the...

In 2006, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the Recommendations on Key Competences for Lifelong Learning. The framework sets out eight competences, which citizens need for 'personal fulfilment and development, active citizenship, social inclusion and employment'. Language...

The subject of this report is European higher education admission systems. Admission is not a simple process which occurs at the end of secondary education. It is a process which may begin from the moment a student is streamed in secondary schooling and end, in some cases, with post-admission...

The subject of this report is European higher education admission systems. Admission is not a simple process which occurs at the end of secondary education. It is a process which may begin from the moment a student is streamed in secondary schooling and end, in some cases, with post-admission...

The 2023 International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) assessed the digital competencies of eighth-grade students across 22 education systems in the EU. The study revealed substantial variations in Computer and Information Literacy (CIL) performance across countries, gender,...

The 2023 International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) assessed the digital competencies of eighth-grade students across 22 education systems in the EU. The study revealed substantial variations in Computer and Information Literacy (CIL) performance across countries, gender,...

Rapid advances in digital technologies and a simultaneous increase in internet use have highlighted the importance of preparing students to access, use, understand and critically assess all forms of media. Wider access to the internet and digital media has delivered to students and teachers...