News BLF Rwanda hosts events to celebrate International Day for Women in Mathematics 17 May 2022 Our Building Learning Foundations (BLF) team in Rwanda hosted events in ten schools to celebrate International Day for Women in Mathematics which is celebrated every 12th of May. This year the event was hosted under the theme: ‘Breaking the gap in mathematical sciences’ and was held in our ten partner schools that have Girls’ Clubs, a new girls’ education component of the BLF programme. News Rwanda programme boosts female leadership in primary schools 04 May 2022 We are seeing tangible results from our efforts to support female school leadership in Rwanda. Working closely with the Rwandan Education Board, our Building Learning Foundations (BLF) team has delivered effective training on gender and recruitment of middle leadership positions, boosting the share of School Subject Leaders in lower primary schools to 72%. News Education Development Trust hosts National Symposium on Girls’ Education 27 April 2022 Education Development Trust (EDT) hosted the first ever National Symposium on Girls’ Education in Kigali, Rwanda last month. The two-day event brought together over 100 education sector delegates, including the education minister and other high level policy makers and civil society actors. News EdDevTrust selected as lead provider for two new National Professional Qualifications 27 April 2022 We are delighted to announce that Education Development Trust has been selected as a lead provider for two new National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) and will also continue to be a lead provider for the six current NPQs. News Department for Education white paper amplifies commitment to teacher professional development 05 April 2022 Last week, the Department for Education (DfE) published its white paper, Opportunity for All, setting out government policy priorities for the school system in England. The document contains both important new announcements and a renewed and expanded commitment to existing policy principles in areas such as teacher professional development and support for vulnerable individual students. News Government praises progress under Early Careers Framework and National Professional Qualifications 28 March 2022 Following the national roll out of the Early Career Framework (ECF) and reformed suite of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) in September, Robin Walker MP, Minister of State for School Standards, has sent a letter to schools updating on progress and upcoming improvements. As a delivery partner of both the ECF and NPQ, Education Development Trust is pleased to see the programmes recognised as a critical part of the UK’s ‘world-class teacher development system.’