Tag: GEM Report

Learning Trajectories: A Practical Tool for Tracking Learning and Taking Action

by Rastee Chaudhry, Jason Silberstein, Julius Atuhurra,, Adedeji Adeniran, Thelma Obiakor and Sixtus Onyekwere | Jan 27, 2023 | Learning

Learning trajectories are graphs that show how many children achieve a certain level of minimum proficiency at each grade. While learning trajectories have previously been used for research, two new efforts show that they can also serve as practical tools to analyse the learning crisis and take informed action. Read More

Making all schools into academies in the UK is wrong

by Kevin Courtney | Apr 4, 2022 | GEM Report, Policymaking

England’s school system has undergone a radical transformation since 2010 with thousands of schools transferred into the control of private organisations called academy trusts. These are hybrid organisations – not-for-profit private trusts subject to company law which receive state funding but operate via a contract with central government, rather than… Read More

Limits to growth for non-state actors in education: Reflections on the Global Education Monitoring Report 2021/22

by Keith Lewin | Mar 1, 2022 | GEM Report

The latest 2021/22 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report is a must-read for those with an interest in sustainable education and development. It brings together in one place a thoughtful, comprehensive and critical collection of insights into how education systems have been evolving with respect to Non-State Providers (NSPs). Read More

Hold a consultation on the 2023 GEM Report on technology and education

by UKFIET | Jan 12, 2022 | GEM Report

See also the Call for Expressions of Interest 2023 GEM Report on technology. Deadline 28 January 2022. The 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report, published by UNESCO, will...

GEM Report consultation: what country profiles on technology and education?

by UKFIET | Jul 22, 2021 | GEM Report

The 2023 GEM Report will critically examine the role of technology in education. It will examine the potential and risks involved, as well as the challenges that technology puts...

Don’t forget about those who were not in school before the pandemic

by Andrew Christensen, Carla Pezzulo, Andy Tatem and Omar Bakari | Apr 12, 2021 | Learning

This article was written by Andrew Christensen, Dr Carla Pezzulo, Professor Andy Tatem, Dr Victor Alegana and Omar Bakari, academics and practitioners working in education...

International Day of the Girl Child 2020

by UKFIET | Oct 9, 2020 | Girls' Education

On 11 October 2020, the world celebrates the International Day of the Girl Child. The theme this year is ‘My Voice, Our Equal Future’. Coronavirus is putting girls and their...

We need new ideas to ensure education responses to Covid-19 don’t harm those marginalized

by Manos Antoninis | May 7, 2020 | COVID-19, GEM Report

This blog was written by Manos Antoninis, Director of the Global Education Monitoring Report, the independent annual report published by UNESCO, monitoring progress towards the...

Beyond numbers: achieving gender equality in education #DontIgnoreHer

by Catherine M Jere | Jul 8, 2019 | GEM Report, Girls' Education

This blog was written by Catherine M. Jere, School of International Development, University of East Anglia, in response to the launch of the GEM Gender Report on 5th July 2019....