Partnership for Excellence - Erasmus+ Teacher Academies

The overall objective of this action is to create European partnerships of teacher education and training providers to set
up Erasmus+ Teacher Academies that will develop a European and international outlook in teacher education. These
Academies will embrace multilingualism, language awareness and cultural diversity, develop teacher education in line
with the EU’s priorities in education policy and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the European
Education Area.

The Erasmus+ Teacher Academies will meet the following objectives:

 Contribute to the improvement of teacher education policies and practices in Europe by creating networks and
communities of practice on teacher education that bring together providers of initial teacher education (preservice
education for future teachers) and providers of continuing professional development (in-service), other
relevant actors such as teacher associations, ministries and stakeholders to develop and test strategies and
programmes for professional learning that is effective, accessible and transferable to other contexts.

 Enhance the European dimension and internationalisation of teacher education through innovative and
practical collaboration with teacher educators and teachers in other European countries and by sharing
experiences for the further development of teacher education in Europe. This collaboration will address the
key priorities of the European Union such as learning in the digital world, sustainability, equity and inclusion,
also by offering teachers courses, modules and other learning opportunities on these topics.

 Develop and test jointly different models of mobility (virtual, physical and blended) in initial teacher
education and as part of teachers’ continuous professional development in order to enhance the quality and
number of mobility as well as to make mobility an integral part of teacher education provision in Europe.

 Develop sustainable collaboration between teacher education providers with an impact to the quality of
teacher education in Europe and with a view to inform teacher education polices at European and national
levels.