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Sep 12, 2023 · 1. The learning crisis was made worse by COVID-19 school closures. Low quality instruction is a major constraint and prior to COVID-19, the learning poverty rate in low- and middle-income countries was 57% (6 out of 10 children could not read and understand basic texts by age 10).
Apr 13, 2020 · Education access, equity and quality must be improved to solve the global education crisis – 72 million children of primary education age are not in school. Education today is in crisis. Even before the coronavirus pandemic struck, in many parts of the world, children who should be in school aren’t; for those who are, their schools often ...
- Getting Exams Back to Normal
- Addressing Inequality
- Provide Support For Teachers
- Free Speech in Higher Education
The first hurdle comes next month with the annual round of GCSE and A-level exam results. This will be the first cohort since 2019 to have formally sat their exams. The Department of Education will be hoping that the exam results, which have already been taken and marked, will not cause such headline grabbing disruption this summer as in the two pr...
In November 2020, the Department of Education launched its flagship initiative to address pandemic learning loss in England, the National Tutoring Programme– which pairs schools with tutors who work with individual students or small groups to help them catch up in core subjects. However, the House of Commons Education Committee recently reported th...
The pandemic has had a serious impact on children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing and the problem remains acute. One of the short-term impacts of this is growing pressures on teachers in classrooms. For this reason as well as the rise in the cost of living, teachers are asking for a substantial pay increase. It seems unlikely that cu...
On 27 June 2022, before her promotion to education secretary and subsequent resignation, Michelle Donelan had written to university vice chancellors advising them to consider whether their membership of certain diversity schemes was appropriate given their responsibility to uphold free speech. This was regarded with concern by many in the education...
Jan 3, 2024 · Artificial intelligence and the use of new technologies to transform learning. There has been enough ink spilled on the impending impact of AI on education, learning, and society in the past...
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Flexible working is still very much desired across most sectors, but does it work across education, with its financial and timetabling constraints? This blog explores the challenges and opportunities faced by schools and MATs across the sector.
Jun 27, 2022 · The diagnosis is clear: Our current global education system is failing to address these alarming challenges and provide quality learning for everyone throughout life. We know that education today is not fulfilling its promise to help us shape peaceful, just, and sustainable societies.
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Apr 10, 2023 · From willfully hiding the negative effects of social media use for vulnerable populations to creating tools that reinforce racial bias, today’s platforms are causing harm and sowing disinformation for young people and adults alike.
