The Department of Education will meet this afternoon with the evaluation expert team to discuss the results of the PISA report
Today's meeting will be chaired by Counsellor Begoña Pedrosa and will serve, among other things, to analyse the shortcomings of the education system. All these reflections will be transferred to the representatives of the 900 schools that will meet tomorrow in the BEC to take steps together.
Concerned about the poor performance of students in the Basque Country in the PISA report , the Department of Education has convened an urgent meeting this afternoon in Bilbao with the Forum of Experts, which will be led by Counsellor Begoña Pedrosa and whose aim is to analyse this setback before taking measures to guide them to classrooms.
This report, which evaluates the academic performance of students aged 15 to 16 in 90 countries, the latest publication shows that the Basque Country and Navarre have once again fallen sharply in their scientific, mathematical and reading skills, placing them well behind the Spanish state and far behind the European average.
Faced with this setback, the Councillor himself hasopenly acknowledged that the data obtained are bad and has stressed that his priority now is to improve them.
The conclusions of today'stechnical meeting of the Department of Education, which will serve to analyse in depth the shortcomings of the system, will be forwarded to the directors of the 900 public and concerted centres at tomorrow's meeting at the BEC, within the framework of the Educational Evaluation and System Improvement Days.
Who makes up the Forum of Experts?
The Expert Forum, composed of professionals with experience in educational research, evaluation, university, innovation and teaching practice, aims to incorporate technical approaches into the analysis of international evidence and identify priority areas of improvement for the system.