The Council of Europe training programme for education professionals, known as the Pestalozzi Programme, ceased to exist from January 2018.

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Manifesto

The professional image and ethos of teachers.

The conference has highlighted the importance of education for preparing our youth for a life as democratic citizens in diverse democratic societies, for their future world of work and for the development of their personality.

Manifesto

Education for Change - Change for Education.

This manifesto has been prepared by representatives of the Community of Practice of the Pestalozzi Programme and the working group “Teachers’ profession in the 21st century” of the Education and Culture Committee of the Conference of International Non-governmental Organisations of the Council of Europe for the jointly organised conference “The professional image and ethos of teachers” in April 2014 at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
The overwhelming majority of the conference expressed their conviction that this manifesto - revised and adapted in the light of the discussions and feedback during the conference - reflects not only their major concerns but also the main avenues to explore in future.
It is meant as a message from practitioners to other practitioners and to policy makers. Despite all differences of context across European classrooms and learning spaces, the principles and the orientations contained in this manifesto can offer a shared vision of what education for democracy can and ought to mean in the 21st century.
It is hoped that this manifesto will spark and fuel debates on the purpose and practice of education, to see how it can help to move us further towards the desired change of practices in our classrooms across Europe and elsewhere.
The Pestalozzi Programme of the Council of Europe has opened this space to allow all concerned to continue to follow these crucial debates and developments and to share their experiences.

The manifesto is available in english, french, greek, italian, russian

The final report is available here.

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The Pestalozzi Programme was the Council of Europe's programme for the professional development of teachers until the end of 2017.