Annex C. Visit programme

Monday, 20 October 2014, Tallinn

08:00-09:15

Ministry of Education and Research: Finance and Planning

  • Deputy Secretary-General for Planning

  • Head of Finance Department

09:30-10:00

Ministry of Education and Research

  • Mr Jevgeni Ossinovski, Minister

  • Adviser

10:15-11:15

Ministry of Finance

  • Deputy Head of the State Budget Department

  • Adviser of the Local Governments Financial Management Department

11:30-12:30

Prime Minister’s Office – State Chancellery

  • Counsellor, Strategy Unit

13:30-14:30

National Audit Office

  • Head of the Local Governments´ Audit Department

  • Senior Auditor, Local Governments´ Audit Department

  • Auditors, Performance Audit Department

14:45-15:30

Association of Municipalities of Estonia and Association of Estonian Cities

  • Vice Chairman of the Association of Municipalities of Estonia

  • Executive Director of the Association of Estonian Cities

15:45-16:30

Estonian Qualifications Authority (Kutsekoda)

  • Counsellor, Estonian Qualifications Authority

16:45-17:45

Association of Teachers and Estonian Education Personnel Union

  • Association of Teachers

  • Estonian Education Personnel Union

Tuesday, 21 October 2014, Tartu

08:00-10:30

School Visit 1: Tartu Kroonuaia Kool – Tartu (municipal, special school, basic education)

  • Management group

  • Group of teachers

  • Group of students

  • Members of the board of trustees

11:00-12:40

Municipality of Tartu

  • Head of the Department of Education

  • Vocational and general upper secondary education expert

  • Basic education expert

  • School funding officer

  • Head of the Finance Department

  • Budgeting Service expert

13:45-14:45

Ministry of Education and Research: Analysis, including information systems

  • Deputy Head of the Analysis Department

  • Chief Analyst, Analysis Department

  • Programme Analyst, Analysis Department

15:00-16:25

Ministry of Education and Research: General Education, Vocational Education and Special Education

  • Head of the General Education Department

  • Deputy Head of the General Education Department

  • Head of the Vocational Education Department

  • Deputy Heads, Vocational Education institutions

16:30-17:30

Ministry of Education and Research: Teachers

  • Head of the Teachers Department

Wednesday, 22 October 2014, Tartu, Jõhvi

08:00-08:40

Ministry of Education and Research: School Infrastructure and EU Structural Funds

  • Deputy Secretary-General for Planning

  • Head of the State Property Department

  • Property Analyst, State Property Department

  • Head of the EU Structural Funds Department

  • Chief Expert, EU Structural Funds Department

08:45-09:25

Ministry of Education and Research: External Evaluation

  • Deputy Secretary-General for General and Vocational Education

  • External Evaluation Department

  • Analysis Department

09:25-10:25

Ministry of Education and Research: School Network

  • Head and Deputy-Head of the School Network Department

  • School Network Development Manager

  • Management adviser

13:00-15:30

School Visit 2: Ida-Virumaa Kutsehariduskeskus – Jõhvi (state, vocational education)

  • Management group

  • Group of teachers

  • Group of students

  • Members of the advisory board

16:00-17:00

Municipality of Jõhvi

  • Municipality Mayor

  • Education Department

  • Finance Department

  • School Director (new state upper secondary school)

Thursday, 23 October 2014, Narva, Vaivara Vald

08:00-10:30

School Visit 3: Narva Soldino Gümnaasium – Narva (municipal, full cycle)

  • Management group

  • Group of teachers

  • Group of students

  • Members of the board of trustees

10:45-12:15

Municipality of Narva

  • Education Department

  • Finance Department

13:30-16:00

School Visit 4: Sinimäe Põhikool (municipal, rural school)

  • Management group

  • Group of teachers

  • Group of students

  • Members of the board of trustees

16:15-17:15

Municipality of Vaivara Vald

  • Municipality Mayor

  • Finance Department

Friday, 24 October 2014, Tallinn

08:00-10:30

School Visit 5: Tallinna Tööstushariduskeskus – Tallinn (state, vocational education)

  • Management group

  • Group of teachers

  • Group of students

  • Members of the advisory board

11:00-12:30

Municipality of Tallinn

  • Head of Education Services, Education Department

  • Director of Financial Services, Education Department

13:30-14:20

Estonian Co-operation Assembly (Eesti Koostöö Kogu) and Education Forum (Eesti Haridus Foorum)

  • Programme Managers, Estonian Co-operation Assembly

  • Chairperson of the Education Forum

14:30-15:20

Representatives of providers of initial teacher education and professional development

  • Institute of Education, University of Tartu

  • Centre for Educational Technology of the Institute of Education, University of Tartu

  • Head of the Centre for Innovation in Education, Tallinn University

15:30-16:20

Estonian School Student Council’s Union

  • Chairperson

16:30-17:30

Association of Parents and representatives of the interests of students with special needs

  • National Parents’ Association

  • The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People

  • Association of Parents with Disabled Children

Monday, 27 October 2014, Tallinn

08:00-10:00

School Visit 6: Rocca al Mare Kool – Tallinn (private)

  • Chief Executive Officer

  • Management group

  • Group of teachers

  • Group of students

  • Group of parents

10:30-11:15

Associations representing Private Schools

  • Chairperson of the Estonian Private Basic Education Union

  • Chairperson of the Waldorf Schools Union

11:15-12:00

Innove Foundation

  • Chairman of the board

  • Representatives of several departments

12:10-12:45

Representatives of businesses and employers

  • Chairman of The Estonian Employers’ Confederation

13:30-15:00

Researchers’ seminar

  • Ms Laura Kirss, Praxis Centre for Policy Analysis

  • Ms Kerly Espenberg, RAKE Research Centre, University of Tartu

  • Mr Janno Järve, CENTAR – Centre for Applied Research

  • Ms Riin Pärnamets, Estonian Studies Centre (Eesti Uuringuskeskus)

  • Ms Pille Hillep, Estonian Studies Centre (Eesti Uuringuskeskus)

  • Ms Anne Reino, Sinekuur Consulting Services

  • Ms Pille Mõtsmees, Sinekuur Consulting Services

  • Mr Mati Heidmets, Centre for Educational Policy, Tallinn University

15:10-16:00

Final delivery by the review team: Preliminary impressions