Tag: basic education

Involving the community in raising children’s foundational learning outcomes: Evidence from India

by Suman Bhattacharjea, Deepak Kumar and Ricardo Sabates | Jul 18, 2022 | Early Childhood, Literacy and Numeracy

Achieving basic literacy and numeracy skills is fundamental for successful learning through the schooling cycle. Supporting children to achieve these foundational skills requires not just teachers, but multiple stakeholders working together to enable meaningful understandings and applications of these skills. But, how can multiple stakeholders work together to ensure that… Read More

The Centrality of Language for Learning

by Ricardo Sabates | Sep 28, 2020 | COVID-19, Learning

This blog was written by Ricardo Sabates Aysa, Professor of Education and International Development in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge and member of the...

Estimating learning loss by looking at time away from school during grade transition in Ghana

by Ricardo Sabates and Emma Carter | May 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Learning

This blog was written by Ricardo Sabates, Reader in Education at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge and member of the REAL Centre, and Emma Carter, Research...

Education response to COVID-19: How can basic education be implemented in Ethiopia?

by Belay Hagos Hailu | May 11, 2020 | COVID-19, Learning

This blog is written by Dr. Belay Hagos Hailu, the director of Institute of Educational Research at Addis Ababa University and team lead of the Research on Improving Systems of...

Learning Spaces in Africa – Book launch

by UKFIET | Nov 14, 2018

Learning Spaces in Africa Critical Histories to 21st Century Challenges and Change Ola Uduku Manchester School of Architecture Monday 19 November 12:30pm Blackwells bookshop,...

Supporting learner diversity in government schools in Pakistan

by Matt Somerville | Nov 27, 2017 | 2017 UKFIET Conference

This blog was written by Matt Somerville, who is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Psychology and Human Development at UCL Institute of Education. He is also an...

Enabling learners to connect what they are learning with the ‘real world’ is vital for sustainable development

by Paul Vare and Clare Bentall | Sep 20, 2017 | 2017 UKFIET Conference

THEMATIC HIGHLIGHTS Beyond Literacy and Numeracy: re-thinking the curriculum Summary of thematic strand from UKFIET conference, September 2017 Thematic convenors: Clare Bentall,...

Why Does Play Matter?

by UKFIET | Jun 26, 2017 | Learning

This blog is written by Marie Adeyemi, Founder and Managing Director of Dream Networks about a workshop session which formed part of the recent Voices of the Next Generation:...

Conference Sub-theme – Evidence and Knowledge

by Susy Ndaruhutse | Aug 19, 2013 | 2013 UKFIET Conference, Post 2015

There were so many papers for the sub-theme on Evidence and Knowledge, that we have created two streams to accommodate them all. The stream on “Including all learners” will...

Recommendations of the Commonwealth Ministerial Working Group on the Post-2015 Development Framework for Education

by Jonathan Penson | Feb 19, 2013 | Commonwealth, Post 2015, Post-2015 Education Proposals

Commonwealth Ministers of Education met in London in December 2012 and developed recommendations for post-2015 which are now feeding into the UN discussions and wider debates....

Basic Education Coalition’s Recommendations for Post-2015

by Chris Revaz | Feb 5, 2013 | Learning, Post 2015, Post-2015 Education Proposals

A significant opportunity for accelerating progress towards poverty reduction and human well-being will be lost if the post-2015 development agenda does not retain robust...

Are Girls overtaking Boys in Education?

by Ruth Naylor | Nov 5, 2012 | Girls' Education

According to UNESCO’s 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report (GMR), the world has achieved gender parity in enrolment at both primary and secondary levels. Gender...