Teaching, teacherhood and pedagogical leadership

The entity of evaluations across the levels of education produces information on teaching, teacherhood and pedagogical leadership in ECEC, primary and lower secondary education, general upper secondary education, VET and higher education. The evaluation will be carried out between 2024 and 2026.

Background of the evaluation

Several of FINEEC’s evaluations during the plan period 2020–2023 have produced evaluation data on teacherhood and pedagogical leadership in education and ECEC. FINEEC’s evaluations have shown that changes in society and in the operating environment of educational institutions have significantly affected daily work of educational institutions. The development of technology, changes in the growth environment of pupils and students, curriculum reforms, changes in the cooperation, operating and working practices, the management of time and work tasks, the development of learning environments, the diversification of learner groups and the increase in the need for support have changed teaching and teacherhood. The job 16 description and work tasks of teachers in VET were redefined in the reform of VET. Stronger and broader competence in one’s own substance field combined with pedagogical competence are criteria that require an ability to adapt and future orientation from teachers in VET.

The recommendations given in the evaluation of the Teacher Education Forum on increasing cooperation with working life and the needs to reform continuing education are still relevant points of view in reforming teachers’ work. 

In the evaluation, we will draw up recommendations for the development of teaching and pedagogical leadership so that the education could even better respond to current and future needs of learning, competence and working life.

In VET, we will produce information on the state of teaching, teachers’ competence and pedagogical leadership by investigating the availability and implementation of teaching that meets students’ needs in different learning environments. In addition, we will investigate the strengths and development needs in teachers’ competence and how pedagogical leadership supports and enables the maintenance and development of teachers’ competence.

Timetable for the evaluation

We will start planning the evaluation in spring 2024 and will inform about the evaluation on this website and directly to the VET providers as the planning progresses.