EU Thematic Working Group on Early School Leaving: Video of the Final Report

The Thematic Working Group on Early School Leaving was initiated by the European Commission and brought together Member States and stakeholders such as OBESSU in order to produce policy recommendations for bringing the rate of early school leaving (ESL) down to 10% or below by the year 2020. The final report with policy recommendations was presented in November 2013 and now the Commission has produced a video with key messages from the report. It is noticeable that several of OBESSU’s proposed amendments, many of them focusing on creating an inclusive learning environment and to listen to the voices of young people, are included in the report.

At 8.05 in the video, you can see OBESSU’s former Policy and Project Officer Anna Widegren speaking about the topic from OBESSU’s perspective.

In 2014, OBESSU has continued its work on the topic, for example by being involved in the Stakeholder Meeting on Early Childhood Education and Care. The full report of the Thematic Working Group can be found here.