Highlights from UKFIET September 2019 conference (Part 1 of 3): Visual Summaries
Following the success of the UKFIET September 2019 conference, and the very active engagement of participants through social media, we compiled some visual highlights using photos taken from our Twitter feed. We hope this brings back some good memories for you – you may spot yourself or colleagues! This page features three sections of photos […]
What works? The case of inclusive education
This blog was written by Prof.Nidhi Singal, Faculty of Education and REAL Centre, University of Cambridge, and was originally published on the IIEP Learning Portal on 28 November 2019. The Sustainable Development Goals with their commitment to ensuring all young people will have access to good quality primary and lower secondary education by 2030 have […]
Embedding Social and Emotional Learning across the Curriculum
This blog was written by Curriculum Foundation and originally published on their website on 2 December 2019. During UKFIET 2019 this year we were pleased to present a paper on the benefits of embedding Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) across the curriculum. Narinder Gill spoke about the importance of embedding cross-cutting issues such as Peace […]
What teacher shortage? It’s not just the scale but the nature of the challenge
This blog was written by Colin Bangay, Senior Education Adviser, DFID Sierra Leone and was originally published on the GEM Report blog on 31 October 2019. Most would agree that good teachers make all the difference. As recent research attests, ‘the most effective interventions to improve student learning rely on teachers’. The imperative to bring […]
Inclusive education for children with disabilities: the development challenge
This blog was written by Guy Le Fanu, Senior Global Technical Lead, Education, Sightsavers. These issues were discussed during a session at the September 2019 UKFIET conference on inclusive education systems. According to the Sustainable Development Goal 4, state governments, working in association with civil society and the international development community, should strive to ensure […]