'In Vietnam, principals were found to regularly meet at the district level to tackle issues and challenges together. Then in London, Dubai and Rio, models have been implemented where principals at weaker schools are paired with principals from higher performing schools to support professional development as part of wider reforms, and these have led to improved outcomes.'
11:05 - Amy Bellinger
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'During the school closure, the government of Rwanda decided to change their medium of instruction in lower primary schools from the mother tongue, which is Kinyarwanda, to English. So then it was an opportunity for teachers to teach each other, for those who mastered English to teach their colleagues so that when school opened, the majority of them were at the same level.'
17:20 - Jean-Pierre Mugiraneza
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'Jean-Pierre, you talked about the power of collaborative professional development, professionals working together to solve problems. It's a new paradigm, isn't it? We used to think about professional development as, ‘You go on a course, or a workshop, that's how you’re trained’. But actually, what you're talking about is much richer, much more powerful than that.'
20:45 - Tony McAleavy
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'Jean-Pierre talked about the radio at home, Amy you've talked about the power of sending SMS text messages and WhatsApp messages to parents. These are not necessarily difficult things to do, and yet they can be transformative.'
26:13 - Tony McAleavy