European Parents' Association
Budget
€163,287
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
9
1.6 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
EPA aims, - To represent parents in all educational matters on the European level and to give them a powerful voice in the development of policies and on all decisions that have a direct effect on the education of children and their parents. - To promote collaboration between parents’ associations and federations of parents’ associations, schools and other educational communities throughout Europe, regardless of their political, philosophical or religious convictions and to foster exchange of good practices between members.
EU Legislative Interests
Standards of teaching and teacher education Promoting inclusion and fundamental values Development of skills (parental and others) Early childhood education Quality of higher education Framework for cooperation in education Quality assurance in vocational education and training Developing education policy based on evidence Early school leaving Learning mobility Building learning communities at schools. Inclusion of all pupils and parents. Skills for parents in the new era. Micro learning. Soft skills for teachers and pupils. Teaching and teacher training standards. Intergenerational relationships. Promoting freedom of education at national and EU level
Communication Activities
Continuous involvement in EU projects consortia, - IntegratED https://www.integrated-project.eu - Sirius 2.0 Policy Network on Migrant Education https://www.facebook.com/siriuspolicynetwork - Media Literacy for Parents http://meli4parents.eu/ - Empowering the School Boards and Management - ALLINTERACT https://allinteract.eu/about/ - Creative thinking for parents https://www.creativethinking4parents.eu - BEYOND http://beyond-equality.eu/ - Family skills - Child Rights UP! - PSPS transition - ImmoHubs
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe Make Mothers Matter Social Platform Lifelong Learning Platform Alliance for Childhood Alliance for Investing in Children Sirius Network
Organisation Members
https://europarents.eu/organisation/members/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.