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Webinar: Gender Equality in and through Education, INEE

Date: 14 November 2019.

Time: 09:00 Eastern Time (USA/Canada).

This webinar from INEE – Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies – will include an introduction and overview of the key elements of the new Guidance Note on Gender. Presentations will feature selected highlights from each section of the Guide and case studies including: community mobilization for girls’ education in refugee communities in Kenya; gender-sensitive M&E in education in emergencies in Somalia; and gender-responsive pedagogy teacher training in Mozambique and South Sudan.

Register for the webinar online.

Note: this is not an EENET event, so please contact the organisers directly with any queries. Email: gender@inee.org

Digital World & Early Childhood Conference, February 2020

Dates: 26-28 February 2020.

Venue: Petra University, Amman, Jordan.

Read the full conference details on the conference website.

Early childhood development is facing a number of challenges, including the positive and negative impact of the media and digital technology on young learners. This conference covers many topics including a focus on using technology to support the needs of learners with special needs.

NOTE: This event is not run by EENET; please contact the organisers with any queries.

Placing the Child at the Centre of Quality in Early Childhood & Primary Education, Ireland, January 2020

Date: 16 January 2020.

Venue: Carlow, Ireland.

Deadline for submitting abstracts: 22 November 2019.

This international conference is part of the Teaching for Holistic, Relational and Inclusive Early Childhood Education project and is an opportunity to present education projects, initiatives or conceptual papers focusing on quality in early childhood and primary education, or on themes related to holistic, relational or inclusive education.

The conference Call for Papers is addressed to early childhood educators, teachers, academics, researchers and experts in the field of education as well as to coordinators of teaching and training projects. Presentations may take the form of an oral paper or a poster presentation.

Read the full call for papers (PDF).

NOTE: This event is not run by EENET; please contact the organisers with any queries.

INEE Journal on Education in Emergencies new call for articles

The Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE), published by Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) is looking for research articles and field notes submissions for a special issue on psychosocial support (PSS) and social and emotional learning (SEL) in education in emergencies. Submission deadline: 7 January 2020.

Read full details about the special edition.

*POSTPONED* 3rd CBR/CBID World Congress, July 2020, Uganda

Dates: 28-30 July 2020. NEW DATES DUE TO BE ANNOUNCED LATE APRIL 2020

Venue: Imperial Resort Beach Hotel, Entebbe, Uganda.

Read the full details on the conference website.

The main objectives of the 3rd CBR/CBID World Congress 2020 are:

  • To showcase good practices and lessons learned in CBR/CBID and inclusive development (CBID) activities around the world;
  • To envision the future role, relevance and terminology of CBR/CBID, inclusive development, and community based disability services globally;
  • To identify strategies for action across CBR/CBID at all levels from the individual to the social, including strategies to build capacity and human resources.

Read the call for abstracts. Deadline 30 November 2019.

**Deadline expired** Consultancy: development of a girls education technical package, MEAL element, Save the Children

Application deadline: 25 October 2019.

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Save the Children wishes to engage a consultant to contribute to a Save the Children Girls’ Education Technical Package for guiding our quality programming, policy and advocacy. The Consultant will deliver a specific MEAL and research agenda component that will contribute to the package. The Consultant will be required to review all Girls’ Education project evaluations as well as documents identified in the tools mapping of girls’ education programming, advocacy and policy influencing.

**Deadline expired** Consultancy: development of a girls education technical package, Save the Children

Application deadline: 25 October 2019.

Read the full terms of reference.

Save the Children wishes to engage a consultant to finalise the girls’ education evidence-based approach to support a Save the Children Girls Education Technical Package for guiding the organisation’s quality programming, policy and advocacy, and to ensure the Theory of Change reflects this.

*Deadline expired** Consultancy: provision of inclusive education techniques and training to teachers and facilitators – HI, Egypt

Application deadline: extended to 24 October 2019.

Read the full terms of reference.

The consultancy will:

  • Assess the content and pedagogies of the existing learning program, review and identify necessary adaptations for the needs of children with disabilities;
  • Assess the capacity of teachers and facilitators and design a capacity building plan to train them on inclusive education techniques and approaches;
  • Conduct trainings for 15 staff including project officer, teachers and facilitators on inclusive education and techniques;
  • Coach the teachers and facilitators on the use of inclusive techniques and approaches to allow mainstreaming of children with disabilities into classes and after-school learning activities.

This assignment is expected to take a maximum of 45 days of work including days for reporting.

Unicef UK – OutRight initiative, promoting young voices

2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Unicef UK is encouraging children in the UK to use this landmark moment to learn about the impact the legislation has had and to speak up on the child rights issues that matter to them. The OutRight initiative empowers children and young people to realise their own rights, and to speak out in support of the rights of all children. If you know, or are working with children and young people in the UK who would like to get involved, register online for access to all the free resources!