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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.
*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.
Read the full terms of reference.
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!
**Deadline expired** Consultant, final evaluation ‘Empowerment of Children with Disabilities through Right to Quality in Education of ChildFund Cambodia’
Application deadline: 22 October 2019.
Read the full terms of reference.
ChildFund Australia is a member of the ChildFund Alliance – a global network of 11 organizations which assists more than 13 million children and their families in over 60 countries. ChildFund Australia is a registered charity, a member of the Australian Council for International Development, and fully accredited by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which manages the Australian Government’s overseas aid program.
ChildFund began working in Cambodia in 2007, and works in partnership with children, their communities and local institutions to create lasting change, respond to humanitarian emergencies and promote children’s right. Projects are implemented in the rural provinces of Svay Rieng, Kratie, Battambang, Prey Veng, as well as urban Phnom Penh, focused on improving living standards for excluded or marginalized communities.
ChildFund Cambodia is looking for a qualified, experienced, and talented technical consultant to conduct Final Evaluation of “Empowerment of Children with Disabilities through Right to Quality In Education of ChildFund Cambodia”.
Interested applicants should submit their CVs and expression of interests (including proposal) to ChildFund Cambodia office or via email careers@childfund.org.kh no later than 17:00 on 22 Oct 2019.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
All employees and consultants are required to abide by ChildFund’s Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct.
ChildFund Cambodia: #30, Street 228, Sangkat Chaktomuk, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh
* New EENET blog post * Mental health and inclusive education
For World Mental Health Day (10 October), EENET has published a new blog post – mental health and inclusive education – challenging and discussing some of the false assumptions that we have come across over the years relating to mental health and education. Please have a read. Discuss the issues raised or tell us about relevant issues that we have missed. Share experiences with EENET’s global network. Let’s talk much more openly about the mental health needs of education stakeholders, so that our education systems and programmes can become more inclusive and supportive of everyone’s mental wellbeing.