This publication presents the winners of the 2025 German School Award, including the Maria-Leo Primary School in Berlin with its innovative learning house concept. Five additional schools, plus three first-time recipients of the Democracy Education Theme Award, demonstrate how outstanding educational work succeeds. Jury members explain in interviews what distinguishes these schools and how others can learn from their approaches. A focus chapter on teaching quality provides concrete guidance for school development

This guide highlights innovative ways to use data professionally in the context of school and instructional development. These approaches were tested over several years in collaboration with schools from Baden-Württemberg and Schleswig-Holstein.

School administrations and educational institutions are introduced to practical strategies for promoting and effectively supporting data-informed school and teaching improvement. (German only)

The German School Barometer is a representative longitudinal panel study conducted by the Robert Bosch Foundation that sheds light on the current situation of teachers. In June 2025, Germany's teachers are skeptical about the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom: Most expect predominantly negative effects on their students, while at the same time recognizing the potential for personalized learning. For a growing number of teachers, student behavior is the biggest challenge in everyday school life. Nevertheless, the majority of teachers are satisfied with their profession. For the first time this year, the German School Barometer also examines how teachers assess democracy education in their schools. The result: more than half believe that significantly more needs to be done in this area.

How do you recognize good schools? Good schools are where good teaching takes place. That is why the focus of the German School Award 2024 was on teaching quality for the third year in a row. With this publication, we invite you to get to know the 2024 award-winning schools from the jury's perspective. In portraits and interviews, you will learn about the innovative teaching concepts that these schools have established and how they are dealing with current challenges. (In German Language)

The German School Barometer is a representative longitudinal panel study that sheds light on the current situation of teachers. In the survey from November 2023, almost every second teacher reported problems with psychological or physical violence among pupils at their own school. The survey also shows that violence at their own school significantly increases the risk of burnout and stress among teachers. More than a third feel emotionally exhausted several times a week, with younger and female teachers and primary school teachers being particularly affected. Although the vast majority of teachers are satisfied with their job, more than a quarter would leave the teaching profession if they had the opportunity to do so. (Report in German langauge).

Since 2019, the Robert Bosch Stiftung has regularly commissioned representative surveys on the current situation of schools in Germany, which are published under the name "German School Barometer". This publication summarizes the key findings of a survey of teachers at general and vocational schools in Germany, which was conducted between 13 and 23 June 2023. Teachers report behavioral problems among pupils and an increase in child poverty. They also see a need for improvement in the implementation of an inclusive education system and the expansion of (digital) infrastructure. The majority of part-time teachers are also willing to increase their working hours under certain conditions.

Since 2019, the Robert Bosch Stiftung has regularly commissioned representative surveys on the current situation of schools in Germany, which are published under the name "German School Barometer"
are published. The publication summarizes the key findings of a survey of school leaders at general and vocational schools in Germany, which was conducted between 31 October
and November 16, 2022. The school management survey focused on the current challenges at schools, pupils' learning deficits and the effectiveness of coronavirus catch-up programs, the psychosocial infrastructure at schools and the schooling of refugees and newly arrived pupils from Ukraine and other countries.

Portraits of the prize winners of the 2018 German School Award. German-language edition.

German-language article about the German School Award published in Stern Extra "Schule und Erziehung" 3/2014.