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Transforming education through locally-led teacher development

June 10, 2025 | Colm Byrne

Of all the countries that have experienced extreme trauma to their educational systems, few have suffered on a scale comparable to Cambodia. Last month marked 50 years since the Khmer Rouge came to power here. 90% of teachers were among the 1.7 million killed and the entire education system was…

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Correspondence from UKFIET members to UK government following announcement of education aid cuts

June 2, 2025 | UKFIET

During oral evidence to the International Development Committee on 13 May 2025, the UK Government confirmed that education and gender are likely to face significant cuts in forthcoming changes to Government aid spending. In response to this, the UKFIET Trustees and Executive Committee members wrote to the Foreign, Commonwealth &…

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Struggle, adaptation, and hope: Reframing catch-up learning beyond external solutions

May 19, 2025 | Claire Hedges, Janelle Zwier, Margaret Ebubedike and Ale Okada

Some of the questions are: How can children’s and communities’ experiences drive foundational learning programmes that are rooted in their realities? How can schools and communities be helped to figure out and define what is meaningful and effective for the children they nurture—building belief, capacity, and a shared sense of…

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May 14, 2025 | UKFIET

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From promises to progress: Strengthening education accountability at the grassroots

May 14, 2025 | Jaffer Ahmed

Newly-elected representatives frequently bring a strong, personalised commitment to service delivery. In competitive electoral environments, visible outcomes—such as the construction of school buildings, missing facilities and technology—are often emphasised. While these are important, sustainable change also requires investments in less visible, long-term interventions.

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Creativity, Artificial Intelligence and the curriculum

May 12, 2025 | Mike Douse

The age-old question: “What do you want to do when you grow up?” is now: “What do you want to be, alongside AI, when you grow up?”. And it is no longer simply about employment but extends to self-fulfilment, social interaction, lifelong learning and leisure.

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Learning, working, connecting: Why a new UK–EU youth mobility scheme matters

May 6, 2025 | Maia Chankseliani

Youth mobility, once taken for granted between Britain and Europe, is now the subject of cautious negotiation. On 19 May 2025, London and Brussels are set to convene a summit to discuss a youth mobility agreement for 18- to 30-year-olds, encompassing work, study, internships, and other purposeful stays.

Woman sitting in a library in Ghana. Selecting a book from shelves with some on her knee.

Who is least visible in research in education and development, and why does it matter?

April 30, 2025 | Bukola Oyinloye

This blog examines the implications of invisibility in education and development research drawing on insights from a scoping exercise commissioned by UKFIET to explore the visibility, research opportunities and intellectual influence of education researchers in the global South.

Isaya at school with his peers in Tanzania. Children in blue uniform jumpers holding their hands in the air in a group.

Exclusion is holding children with disabilities back

April 28, 2025 | UKFIET and Johannes Trimmel

In celebration of Global Action Week for Education (28 April – 5 May 2025), a coalition of leading international NGOs and organisations of persons with disabilities has released a powerful joint statement calling for urgent action to end the exclusion of children with disabilities from education systems worldwide and are…

Pre-school children in Malawi learn the alphabet.

To achieve quality education for all, disability inclusion is critical

April 13, 2025 | Veronica Stapleton

CIES Conference 2025, ‘Envisioning Education in a Digital Society’ had many examples of positive and innovative uses of digital technology – but strategies for reaching the most marginalised learners, including children with disabilities, were rarely discussed.