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What can schools do to develop positive, high-achieving students?

The new OECD report Positive, High-achieving Students? What Schools and Teachers Can Do highlights three key areas that should be addressed to help nurture high-achieving students: teachers’ classroom practices, teachers’ well-being and job satisfaction, and the composition of classrooms.

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What are the roles and salaries of school heads?

Nowhere has the role of school heads been more visible than during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The latest Education Indicators in Focus places the spotlight on their roles and salaries in public institutions, and how their responsibilities, working time and compensation vary across countries. Read the brief

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What can schools and teachers do to boost students academically? What are the roles and salaries of school heads? International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study assessment framework International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study Technical Report

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Education continuity stories

Education resources requiring no Internet connection Learning through podcasts in Colombia Supporting teachers and students around the world from Spain Read More A joint international initiative to support quality education with Harvard Global Education Innovation Initiative, HundrED, the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills and the World Bank Group Education Global Practice

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Read the latest blog posts Calling all girl scientists: climate change needs you What can schools and teachers do to nurture high-achieving students? The role of school heads and why they matter during the COVID pandemic Artificial intelligence and what it means for education tomorrow

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Listen to the latest podcasts How can we help young people tackle misinformation during COVID? Will the coronavirus crisis lead to a fundamental change in education? How has coronavirus affected school-leavers’ chances of entering the job market?

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About the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)

‌The Survey of Adult Skills is an international survey conducted in 33 countries as part of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC).

 It measures the key cognitive and workplace skills needed for individuals to participate in society and for economies to prosper. The first results from the Survey were released on 8th October 2013.

The evidence from this Survey will help countries better understand how education and training systems can nurture these skills. Educators, policy makers and labour economists will use this information to develop economic, education and social policies that will continue to enhance the skills of adults.‌

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L'évaluation des compétences des adultes est une étude internationale menée dans 33 pays dans le cadre du Programme pour l'évaluation internationale des compétences des adultes (PIAAC). Elle mesure les facultés cognitives et les compétences dans le monde du travail qui sont estimées nécessaires afin que les individus évoluent avec succès dans la société et sont essentielles à la prospérité de l'économie. Les premiers résultats de l'évaluation des compétences des adultes ont été publiés le 8 octobre 2013.

Les résultats de cette évaluation aideront les pays à mieux comprendre comment les systèmes d'éducation et de formation permettent à ces compétences de se développer. Les éducateurs, les décideurs et les économistes du travail utiliseront ces informations pour élaborer des politiques économiques, éducatives et sociales destinées à promouvoir l’amélioration des compétences des adultes.

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