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Educational
Change

A European network of schools and educational organisations working to promote transformative pedagogies.

What we care about

WHAT'S IN IT
FOR YOU?

For
decision-makers

QUEST connects decision-makers to a grounded vision of education, aligned with EU and national agendas on children's and teachers' rights and wellbeing.

We offer evidence from the field, a network of schools putting these principles into practice, and a bridge between policy ambition and everyday classroom realities.

For teachers

We want an education where teachers don't carry the weight of the classroom alone. We see teachers as co-creators of their own practice, working in spaces where they feel supported, safe, and equipped with the tools they need to help students thrive.

We offer you toolkits, training, and events that will equip you with what you need to build a fairer and more inclusive classroom.

For children
and students

We want students to feel heard and seen in their day-to-day classroom. QUEST creates these spaces where children don't just learn about their rights but live them every day.

We offer you the opportunity to engage in dialogue with teachers and policymakers about what matters to you. Through projects and training with a broader European community, you will develop a deeper understanding of your rights and build skills and tools that help you take an active part in your own learning.

WHAT'S IN IT
FOR YOU?

For
decision-makers

QUEST team working with decision-makers

QUEST connects decision-makers to a grounded vision of education, aligned with EU and national agendas on children's and teachers' rights and wellbeing.

We offer evidence from the field, a network of schools putting these principles into practice, and a bridge between policy ambition and everyday classroom realities.

Go to resources

For teachers

Teacher training session

We want an education where teachers don't carry the weight of the classroom alone. We see teachers as co-creators of their own practice, working in spaces where they feel supported, safe, and equipped with the tools they need to help students thrive.

We offer you toolkits, training, and events that will equip you with what you need to build a fairer and more inclusive classroom.

Go to resources

For children
and students

QUEST students group photo

We want students to feel heard and seen in their day-to-day classroom. QUEST creates these spaces where children don't just learn about their rights but live them every day.

We offer you the opportunity to engage in dialogue with teachers and policymakers about what matters to you. Through projects and training with a broader European community, you will develop a deeper understanding of your rights and build skills and tools that help you take an active part in your own learning.

Go to resources

Upcoming events

Info-session

10th November 2026

Project Writing Academy

Conference

20th November

Reimagining Education through Children’s Rights

News and publications

Toolkit/Guidelines

DARE Toolkit

Consultation Response/Evaluation

QUEST’S Response to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on New Education Package

Toolkit/Guidelines

The Reclaiming Education Toolkit

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Cala Wioska School

Cala Wioska School

Biography coming soon.

Creating a Safe, Inclusive and Supportive Classroom

Sehlim Charles

Biography coming soon.

Young Children’s Voices in Educational Decision-Making: Power and Participation in Disadvantaged Preschool Classrooms

Duygu Yalman Polatlar

Duygu Yalman Polatlar is an Assistant Professor at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University, Türkiye. Her research focuses on early childhood education, children’s literature, children’s rights, and children’s participation.

Alperen Avcı

Alperen Avcı is a lecturer at Muş Alparslan University, Türkiye, and a PhD candidate in Preschool Education at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University.

Rights-based Participation of Children with Special Educational Needs in Educational Decision-Making

Lenka Mazáková

Lenka Mazakova is a co-founder of the Slobodna skola. She specializes in inclusive educational practices for students with diverse needs and behavioural challenges in democratic school environments.

From Participation to Practice: How Evidence-Based Wellbeing and Equity-Focused Leadership Can Shift Power Towards Children’s Voices in Education

Geetika Goyal

Biography coming soon.

Jayne Carter

Biography coming soon.

Reimagining Educational Research Through Children’s Participation: Insights from Transdisciplinary and Participatory Approaches

Sarah Zerika

Sarah Zerika holds a PhD in Educational Sciences and is a Substitute Research and Teaching Fellow at the University of Geneva’s Centre for Children’s Rights Studies. Her research focuses on children’s rights and participation in education, school climate, transdisciplinary approaches, and the ethics of research involving children.

Johanna Zelck

Johanna Zelck is a research and teaching assistant at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg. Her doctoral research focuses on children’s interpretation and negotiations of the generational order and adultism.

Maude Louviot

Biography coming soon.

From Consultation to Co-Creation: Child Leadership in Practice in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia

Nejira Pasic

Nejira Pašić is the Children’s Rights Project Lead for Southeast Europe at the Global Campus of Human Rights, where she leads children’s rights mainstreaming and programming, including the Child Leadership Team and Youth Advisory Group. She is also a Lecturer at the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, teaching research methods, public policy and human rights.