Proposal for a Council Recommendation on blended learning for high quality and inclusive primary and secondary education

Summary:

Proposal for a Council Recommendation - tabled by the European Commission on 5 August 2021 - concerning blended learning to support primary and secondary education.

Further information:

Blended learning in formal education and training is the term used to describe when a school, educator or student takes more than one approach to the learning process. The proposed Recommendation comprises a number of short-term measures aimed at responding to the most pressing gaps exacerbated by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, as well as a way forward for blended learning environments and tools in primary and secondary education and training.

The initiative was put forward by the European Commission on 5 August 2021. The Council of the European Union adopted the Recommendation on 29 November 2021.

Official

EUR-LEX: SWD(2021)219: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2021:219:FIN

European Commission: Press Release, 05/08/2021: Commission steps up action for high quality and inclusive primary and secondary education https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_3908

European Commission: Education & Training: News, 09/09/2021: Blended learning: Building more resilient education and training systems https://ec.europa.eu/education/news/blended-learning-resilient-education-and-training_en

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 29/11/2021: Drawing lessons from the pandemic, Council adopts recommendation on blended learning https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/11/29/drawing-lessons-from-the-pandemic-council-adopts-recommendation-on-blended-learning/

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