What is a successful student? Areas of competence: Language and Texts Information and Communication Reasoning and Problem-solving Autonomy and Personal Development Critical and Creative Thinking Scientific and Technological Knowledge Interpersonal Relationship Individual and Collective Well-Being and Health Aesthetic and Artistic Sensitivity Body Awareness and Domain

1. João Costa, Secretary of State of Education
Portugal
STUDENT PROFILE, AUTONOMY AND
FLEXIBILITY
THE CASE OF PORTUGAL

2. 1. The challenges for Portugal.
2. The ongoing measures.
3. The contribution of Education 2030.
FROM RETENTION TO THRIVING

3. 40 years of democratic school – 40 years of progress
PORTUGAL 1974-2018
1961 2016
Preschool attendance 0,9% 88,4%
Transition to ISCED 2 7,5% 87,2%
High-school
enrollment
1,3% 75,2%
Iliteracy 25,7% 5,2%

4. 1. Retention and early drop out are still very high.
2. Almost 1/3 of the students do not conclude high school in
expected time.
Problem of justice and equity
Poverty is the main predictor of retention
MAJOR CHALLENGE

5. STRUCTURED RESPONSE
National
Program for
Promoting
School Success
(PNPSE)
Strategic action
plans and
municipal
educational plans In-service
training
Students’ Profile
Education
Strategy for
Citizenship
Inclusive
education
(New law for
inclusion)
Autonomy and
Curriculum
Flexibility
Qualifica
Program
Curricular
guidelines
Pre-school
(Investment in
Pre-school)
Evaluation Model
(Changes in
assessments)
Essential
Curriculum

6. What is a successful student?
Areas of competence:
Language and Texts
Information and Communication
Reasoning and Problem-solving
Autonomy and Personal Development
Critical and Creative Thinking
Scientific and Technological Knowledge
Interpersonal Relationship
Individual and Collective Well-Being and Health
Aesthetic and Artistic Sensitivity
Body Awareness and Domain
STRUCTURED RESPONSE
Students’
Profile

7. Students’ Profile implies diversification of
assessment instruments.
- Focus on formative assessment.
- Introduction of performative assessment
- Qualitative feedback on national
assessment
STRUCTURED RESPONSE
Evaluation
Model

8. Curriculum overload problem
Ongoing work with teacher
professional societies.
Horizontalization of curriculum.
STRUCTURED RESPONSE
Essential
curriculum

9. Local solutions
Local projects
25% flexibility in organization
STRUCTURED RESPONSE
Autonomy
and
Curriculum
Flexibility

10. Work in progress

11. 1. Global debate.
2. Urgent debate.
3. Common concerns: equity; overload; better future.
4. Synergies with other projects (PISA, TALIS).
CONTRIBUTIONS