Resources Developed for the Full Implementation of the Revised Quality Framework

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development in cooperation with the Institute for the Education Quality and Evaluation (IEQE) and the European Policy Centre (EPC) has carried out the activities aimed at improving the external evaluation of PIs through supporting the implementation of the Preschools Quality Standards.

With such objective in mind, and through the ECEC Project support, the necessary resources for the implementation of the revised quality framework were developed: descriptions of the achievement of quality standards indicators at the levels 2 and 4 were prepared, as well as the supporting data gathering tools. The tools were successfully piloted and their metrical characteristics checked.

All the pedagogical advisors attended one-day conference on the application of the preschool quality evaluation tools.

Pedagogical advisors are of prime importance as a driving force in improving the services offered by PIs and supporting them in the quality implementation of the new curriculum. That was the very reason that 100 pedagogical advisors from school administrations attended the two-day training on the new Preschool Curriculum Framework (PCF) developed by the Institute for Pedagogy and Andragogy. Beside this training, next year pedagogical advisors will also attend training in initiating and leading the change. They will also have a chance to attend the training on the new PCF in PIs they are supporting and monitoring, in line with the planned training dynamics.