Commentary Spotlight on our work in education in emergencies Education is a prominent casualty in crisis situations, but it also plays a critical role in emergency response. Continued access to school provides a place of protection and sense of normalcy for children, while effective approaches to learning and inclusion foster resilience, and support longer-term processes of economic recovery and peace. With refugee numbers hitting headlines again, we reflect on two focus areas developed over more than 20 years’ experience working in fragile and conflict-affected states. 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. Case study Building Learning Foundations in Rwanda Education Development Trust has a long history of working in Rwanda. Our teams worked with the ministry of education in a post-genocide Rwanda in 2001 to design the education sector strategic plan, the framework of which is still in use today. Our five-year programme, Building Learning Foundations, is about getting the foundations in place to positively effect the rest of Rwanda's education system. Case study Building on Success: supporting early years practitioners in Covid-19 recovery The early years sector has faced multiple challenges in recent months, with disruption from the pandemic converging with staff shortages, increased safeguarding concerns, higher numbers of children identified with additional needs, and a new statutory framework to implement, as well as pressure to ensure businesses remained financially viable. Despite this – or perhaps as a result – there was demand from the sector for high quality professional development to give practitioners the tools to support children effectively. The ‘Building on Success’ programme has emerged as an effective response to this – well-designed and responsive to the needs of early years professionals. Commentary Is now the time for an all-aged careers system in England? Careers support interventions in England have long been designed and delivered separately for young people and adults, creating a siloed system. In January 2021, the government’s ‘Skills for jobs: lifelong learning for opportunity and growth’ paper highlighted that the careers landscape in the UK is ‘confusing, fragmented and unclear’. What could be the benefits of a more joined up approach? In this commentary, we discuss the opportunity to streamline provision of services and create a continuum of support across all ages. 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. Page Contact the Reach Your Potential Team 1 2 3 4 ...