General education
In autumn 2022, the Minister for Education and Research tasked the Estonian Quality Agency for Education (HAKA) with developing a quality assessment system for general education.
HAKA’s mission is to empower educational institutions and their keepers in advancing the quality of learning and teaching, increasing evidence-based leadership capacity and supporting the development of each learner. Our aim is to develop a quality assessment system that is reliable, supports the educational institutions and ensures that every Estonian pupil has access to high-quality general education.
To promote evidence-based and learner-friendly quality management in general education, we will focus on three major objectives in 2022-2029.
Developing a quality system for general education
HAKA will develop a comprehensive solution for the quality assessment system for general education, including quality criteria for schools and the quality assessment model. The model will be tested and improved. In addition, we provide trainings and organise development seminars and prepare instructional materials aimed at increasing self-reflection capabilities for educational institutions.
Supporting the development of educational institutions
Our partners The University of Tartu and Tallinn University develop and implement development programmes to support evidence-based quality management and student-centred and collaborative development of educational institutions.
Developing a digital solution to support evidence-based school management
Under the leadership of the Ministry of Education and Research, we shall develop a digital dashboard for both school leaders and school owners. The digital solution supports evidence-based management practice and the self-reflection capability of schools.
We shall involve good partners from universities and sectoral organisations, as well as practitioners and other experts in the field of general education.
“Tõenduspõhise ja õppija arengut toetava kvaliteedijuhtimise edendamine üldhariduses”
2022-2029 is implemented within the framework of activities “Promoting evidence based general education quality management that supports the development of learners” and with the support of the European Union and the Ministry of Education and Research.