Schola Europaea
Office of the Secretary-General

Ref.: 2010-D-35-en-1 Orig.: FR

Fact sheets on types II and III schools

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Scuola per l’Europa, Parma
EUROPEAN AGENCY: EFSA (European Food and Safety Authority): 127 pupils

Levels
Nursery Primary (years 1-5) Secondary (years 1-7) 1 TOTAL

Italian 51 145 117 313

LANGUAGE SECTIONS Anglophone 27 85 48 160

Francophone 19 43 29 91

LANGUAGES TAUGHT Italian English Spanish French German Dutch Number of teachers 78 DATES OF SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENTS

Education up to secondary year 5: Accreditation and Cooperation Agreement: Renewal of the Accreditation Agreement:
Signed on 26 July 2007 Valid from 1 September 2007 to 31 August 2009 Signed on 17 July 2009 Valid from 1 September 2009 to 31 August 2011

Education for secondary years 6 and 7: Additional Agreement:
Signed on 14 January 2009 Valid from 4 September 2007 to 31 August 2010

Renewal of the Additional Agreement:
The Additional Agreement will need to be renewed with effect from September 2010.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK The education provided in the primary and secondary cycles largely follows the European Schools’ regulations, whilst remaining within the legal framework of Italian state education. A law voted by the Italian government in 2009 grants legal personality to the Parma School, so that it can operate as a European School, at the same time allowing it to adopt a structure similar to that of a European School. A decree implementing this law which is in the process of being drafted provides, amongst other things, for a different method of recruitment of teachers.

CURRENT STAGE IN THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS Audit of the school from 12 to 16 April 2010 by 2 secondary inspectors and 2 primary inspectors. Aims of the audit: * Follow-up on the Board of Governors’ April 2009 decision concerning the school as a whole and, in particular, certain areas mentioned in the 2009 audit report. * Renewal of the Additional