The European Leadership Network Europe (ELNE) is a Europe-wide network of several organisations (policymakers, practitioners, researchers and stakeholders) to collect good examples and research on school leadership to inform policymaking at both European and national levels, promote co-operation, policy development and implementation at different governance levels, and support the European Commission’s policy work on teachers and school leaders.  This network builds on existing activities developed at European level, especially initiatives and projects supported through European Union programmes in the field of education. The coordinator of the 4-year project, that started with the Network’s kick-off meeting in Brussels on 6-7 September 2023, is the European Federation of Education Employers (EFEE), with ETUCE as one of the key leaders alongside the European School Heads Association (ESHA), the European Parents’ Association (EPA), the Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU).  

Partners

Partners

The ELNE consortium started its 2nd year work with a kick-off meeting organised in June 2024. The network agreed that the theme of the activities in 2024-2025 academic year will focus on: “Dimensions of collaborative leadership – Exploring together”

ELNE's primary objectives include:

  • identifying, sharing, and promoting effective policy practices that can inspire and guide others to implement the EEA goals,
  • promoting practice- and research-informed policymaking and research implementation,
  • supporting the work of the European Commission’s Working Groups and contributing to policy developments towards achieving the goals of the European Education Area.

Broadening our network:

The ELNE Consortium Leaders are EFEE, ETUCE, ESHA, EPA, and OBESSU and the network is composed of over 100 stakeholders, including education trade unions, education employers, ministries, schools, universities, parents’ associations, student unions, and researchers. Please find more information here: ELNE Members

The network is looking forward to welcoming additional interested stakeholders to its membership. If your organisation is interested to be involved in our work, please contact ELNE Secretariat (managed by EFEE) at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or through this contact form

Calls of proposals for webinars, inspiring showcases, and research summaries:

  1. ELNE Network is looking for applications from ELNE partners, including from ETUCE member organisations, and from interested stakeholders to present good practices and research outcomes on the topic of the 2nd year of the work of the consortium. The application deadline is 6 December 2024: ELNE Calls for Good Practices and Research Summaries 24/25

The submitted proposals will be evaluated by the ELNE Research Committee and will be presented in the ELNE Journals and/or in ELNE events.

  1. ELNE Network is looking for applications from ELNE partners, including from ETUCE member organisations, to organise webinars or events during the European Education Leadership Month (March 2025) and in the European Education Leadership Week (10-14 March 2025) under the topic “Dimensions of collaborative leadership – Exploring together”. The deadline of application can be found here: Call for Webinars and Events 2024/ 2025 ELNE The submitted proposals will be evaluated by the ELNE Consortium Leaders (EFEE, ETUCE, ESHA, EPA, OBESSU) with the support of the ELNE Project Steering Group.

During March 2025, ELNE organises webinars which are open to ETUCE member organisations and their interested members, including teachers and school leaders.

More information and registration here: Educational Leadership Network Europe - Webinar registrations 

Highlight events:

Wednesday, 5 March at 14.00 – 15.15 School principals in the Czech Republic, their status and support - Organized by Czech and Moravian Trade Union of Workers in Education, ČMOS-PS

Thursday 20 March at 14:30 - How to Facilitate Effective and Sustainable Collaborative Leadership - Organized by the Teachers' Union Ireland (TUI)

 Monday 24 March at 16:00 - Transforming Education Through Collaborative Leadership - Organized by Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO)

 Tuesday 25 March at 15:30 - Support and Guidance for Teachers - Organized by Polish Teachers' Union (ZNP)

 Wednesday 26 March at 10:00 - Leading by Dialogues: Collaborating with Private Schools to Educate Teachers at... - Organized by the Federation of Private Educators of Greece (OIELE)

 Thursday 27 March at 10.30-12.30 - Shaping the Future of Education: The Role of Educational Stakeholders in the Initial Training of Teachers and Lifelong Learning - Organized by the Free Trade Union of Teachers of Romania (FSLI)

Highlight events with ETUCE’s input:

Tuesday 11 March at 09:15 - Opening Ceremony of the 2nd European Educational Leadership Week

Tuesday 11 March at 16:00 - From the Digitalisation of Education to Education-led Digitalisation: a...

Wednesday 12 March at 16:00 - Working Towards an EU Teacher Agenda

Thursday 13 March at 16:15 - Closing Ceremony of the 2nd European Educational Leadership Week

Friday 28 March at 10:00 - European Sectoral Social Partners in Education Addressing Psychosocial Risks

If you are interested to be informed by future activities, please kindly write to: ELNE <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>

There are still limited placed available to participate the ELNE Annual conference:

 Time: 14 May 13.00-20.00, Brussels

 More information: Save the date: ELNE Conference 2025

Please read the 4rd ELNE Journal here:ELNE Journal: Building School Resilience