News ASK programme hosts virtual event for National Employability Day 26 June 2020 On National Employability Day, Friday 26th June, the ASK programme and the London Enterprise Adviser Network will be delivering a unique virtual employability event for students of schools across Central, South and West London, comprising of a range of workshops and insights from a current apprentice at British Telecom. News EdDevTrust and IIEP-UNESCO publish new report on teacher management in refugee settings in Ethiopia 23 June 2020 As an organisation dedicated to changing lives through education, we know how important access to quality, equitable education is for children and young people all over the world – including refugees and internally displaced persons. We are therefore very pleased to announce the publication of a new joint research report, produced by Education Development Trust and IIEP-UNESCO, which examines a critical aspect of inclusive education in refugee contexts: effective teacher management. Case study GEC Kenya: Helping girls into vocational training in the time of Covid-19 In Kenya, our Girls’ Education Challenge project is helping girls into vocational training to help them set up their own businesses. Among the more than 3,700 girls who have benefitted from bursaries for secondary schooling or vocational training, several are now employed to make protective face masks to combat the spread of Covid-19. News Our Future Teaching Scholars secure NQT roles 11 June 2020 Education Development Trust’s Future Teaching Scholars Programme is a unique and innovative route into teaching, funded by the Department for Education. Following four years of hard work and dedication, we are very pleased to report that all of our first cohort of scholars have secured roles as newly qualified teachers in schools across England. Commentary How virtual employer engagement is helping young people amid the Covid-19 lockdown Experiences of the world of work are crucially important for inspiring, motivating, and informing young people about their future career options. This is especially significant in the context of the current uncertainty in the labour market, but for many school pupils around the UK, Covid-19 lockdown measures have meant that prearranged work experience placements have been unable to take place this term. In these new circumstances, we must consider new ways to help them engage in work-related learning. News EdDevTrust’s independent schools re-open to more pupils 05 June 2020 After several months of almost exclusively remote learning, all three of our independent schools in the UK – Danesfield Manor School, Oakfield Preparatory School and St Andrew’s School – re-opened to more pupils on Monday 1st June. All three schools have remained open to the children of key workers throughout the period of Covid-19 school closures, but were able to open their doors to more pupils on Monday, in line with government guidelines. Commentary Should you be using furlough to consider a career change? In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, many people are feeling uncertainty about their work and career prospects. However, this period may be a useful time to consider and reflect on career choices. Drawing on Education Development Trust’s wealth of experience in careers guidance and advice, Laura Bell, our Director for Careers, explains how both young people and adults can best invest in their careers during the coronavirus outbreak. Commentary What does ‘build back better’ mean in the context of educating the world’s children post-Covid-19? A few months into global lockdown, at the peak of mass school closures in most countries, and on the brink of an economic crisis on a scale the world has possibly never seen, we have started talking about ‘building back better’. There is something profoundly appealing and energising about the phrase and the optimism and direction it holds. However, there is also danger in the hyperbole. Here, Anna Riggall, Head of Research, examines how this framework can be used meaningfully in post-pandemic education recovery. Research Teacher management in refugee settings: Ethiopia Globally, there are 70.8 million forcibly displaced persons. Among these are 25.9 million refugees, over half of whom are children. Effective teacher management is key to ensuring inclusive, equitable, quality education for these young people, and teachers constitute the most important factor affecting student learning. In crisis and displacement situations, the role of teachers is particularly significant: they are sometimes the only resource available to students. This report investigates teacher management in refugee contexts in Ethiopia, and is the first in a series of country reports. It contributes to a burgeoning body of evidence about teachers in refugee contexts and aims to provide policy guidance to support ministries of education. Commentary How Early Years Practitioners can help parents navigate home learning The adjustment to remote learning during Covid-19 school closures has been difficult for many parents, but not least those of the youngest children, for whom there are additional complexities. Many parents will not share the understanding of child development of their early years practitioners. Here, Lyn Challender, Early Years Professional Development Advisor, provides helpful insights as to where and how early years professionals can best support parents while their young children are at home. 1 2 3 4 ...