AssuringQualityinEducationPoliciesandApproachesto.pdfVIP

What is Eurydice The Eurydice Networks task is to un- derstand and explain how Europes Eurydice Highlights different education systems are orga- nised and how they work. The network provides descriptions of national educa- tion systems, comparative studies Assuring Quality in Education: Policies and devoted to specific topics, indicators and statistics. All Eurydice publications Approaches to School Evaluation in Europe are available free of charge on the Eurydice website or in print upon request. Through its work, Eurydice aims to promote understanding, coope- ration, trust and mobility at European and international levels. The network consists of national units located in European countries and is co-ordinated by the EU Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency. For more information about Eurydice, see http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice Schools are the basic building blocks of education and training systems and key actors of education policy. School evaluation is an important way to improve school organisation and functioning as well as to enhance the quality of education provision. Improving the quality of education and training is a constant concern in the policy debate on education both at national and EU level. It is one of the four major objectives for education systems in the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET 20