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2020 GEM Report – Inclusion and education; all means all

This year’s Global Education Monitoring Report from UNESCO – Inclusion and education; all means all – is now available to download. It looks at social, economic and cultural mechanisms that discriminate against disadvantaged children, youth and adults, keeping them out of education or marginalized in it. It argues that resistance to addressing every learner’s needs is a real threat to achieving global education targets.

The report is over 400 pages long, but a 34-page summary is also available.

There are also various background papers, focusing on different themes and countries.

Two new websites complement the fourth edition of the Global Education Monitoring Report. PEER – Profiles Enhancing Education Reviews – describes how countries approach inclusion, serving as a resource for policy dialogue. SCOPE – Scoping Progress in Education – offers an opportunity to interact with the data and explore selected SDG 4 indicators.

* NEW report * Review of Zambia teacher training programme

‘Learning review of the NAD-supported inclusive education teacher training pilot programme in Zambia’ is now available to download from our website. This detailed report shares the activities and results of the participatory inclusive education teacher training programme being implemented by Norwegian Association of Disabled (NAD) in partnership with the Zambian Ministry of General Education and EENET.

The report uses the programme’s original theory of change regarding how teachers’ attitudes and practices around inclusion develop to analyse the programme’s progress. The report contains a wealth of information about the innovative training approach, and how it is perceived by a range of stakeholders.

The report is available in Word and PDF formats.

You can also read a brief explanation of the programme’s background and process, and a briefing paper. The training modules themselves will be made available online following the due government approval process.

Cover of report includes drawing of bicycle

* There’s still time*. Fill in our home learning survey before 25 June

As part of EENET’s inclusive home learning project, in partnership with Norwegian Association of Disabled (NAD), we have been running an online survey. If you are (or you know/work with) a parent, caregiver, guardian then we want to hear about your experiences regarding home learning during the Covid-19 crisis.

There are still a few days left to share your thoughts and experiences. The survey is available in many languages: Acholi (Uganda), Arabic, Armenian, Bahasa Indonesia, English, French, Kiswahili, Luganda, Malay, Portuguese, Runyankole (Uganda), Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian.

Please share the survey link with friends and colleagues too.

Launch of the 2020 GEM Report – Inclusion in education: All means all. Webinar – 23 June

Date: 23 June 2020.
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 AM CEST.
Venue: online webinar.

Register online.

Note: This is not an EENET event. Please contact the organisers directly with any queries.

The 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report calls for countries to concentrate on those being left behind and move towards inclusion in education. The webinar will feature inclusion champions, ministers, teachers and celebrities from around the world. This GEM Report calls on all education actors to widen their understanding of inclusive education to include all learners, no matter their identity, background or ability; to believe that every person is unique, has potential and should be respected; to put diversity at the core of education systems, rather than seeing it as a problem.

#AllmeansALL: Fulfilling everybody’s potential – A World Bank and Global Education Monitoring Report webinar on inclusion and education. 25 June.

Date: 25 June 2020.

Time: 09:00 – 10:30 EST.

Venue: online webinar.

Register online.

Note: This is not an EENET event. Please contact the organisers directly with any queries.

Following the launch of the Global Education Monitoring Report on inclusion and education on 23 June, this webinar will examine ongoing efforts to strengthen inclusion and education. Conscious of the challenges facing education policy as schools resume, the event will explore how governments, international organizations, UN agencies, donors and civil society groups can strengthen their collaboration to ensure a strong focus on inclusion in education in the aftermath of the pandemic.

 

 

 

 

Selected documents relevant to inclusive education and Covid-19

Don’t forget to check out our small selection of suggested reading relating to inclusive education and the Covid-19 crisis. Most new items are being added in to the ‘research and articles‘ section.

If you have any relevant documents you would like us to share, please let us know. We would particularly like to share more of your practical guidance resources.

** Deadline expired ** Chief Executive Officer, STiR Education

Application deadline: 10 July 2020.

Contact for enquiries: Mary Beale +44 (0)20 7529 1024.

Read the full job description.

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for providing direction and leadership towards the achievement of STiR’s mission and 2025 strategic goals and objectives. Accountable to the Board of Trustees, the CEO heads the global leadership team which oversees the work of the organisation.

EENET home learning survey – already available in 11 languages!

As part of our inclusive home learning project, in partnership with Norwegian Association of Disabled, we are running a short online survey. This will give us a snapshot of the home learning situation around the world, particularly from the perspective of parents, caregivers, learners and family members.

If you are – or know well – a parent, caregiver, guardian or family member who has learners at home, we want to hear from you.

So far we have got the survey available in 11 languages! There are more to come soon. Please fill in or share the survey.

Languages available: Acholi (Uganda), Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, English, French, Kiswahili, Luganda, Malay, Portuguese, Runyankole (Uganda), Spanish.

Armenian, Russian and Ukrainian, plus 6 languages for Zambia are coming soon!

*NEW* EENET’s inclusive home learning project

We recently launched a new project – in partnership with Norwegian Association of Disabled – to develop some short guidance resources for parents, caregivers and families, especially those with children with disabilities.

The focus is on encouraging appropriate, achievable, low-stress learning activities that use the time, skills and resources available in the family. We will be prioritising the production of hard-copy materials and working closely with local distributors in Zambia and Zanzibar to create localised solutions to the challenge of disseminating materials during a period of social distancing.

All materials will be freely available online too in PDF format.

Find out more about the inclusive home learning project.