The International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI) has launched a YouTube channel to share videos showing ideas for making maths teaching accessible for blind learners. There is also a comprehensive manual.
Equality and Inclusion Conference, 28-29 November, Utrecht
Dates: 28-29 November 2019.
Venue: Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
The leading question for the conference is how education practice, professional competences, local and national governance approaches, and systems of services can be improved to give all children a head start. The conference aims to provide up-to-date knowledge and facilitate exchange among professionals, policy makers and researchers, drawing upon the expertise and innovative ideas of all participants.
Visit the conference website for more details.
* New publication * Leave No Child Behind
Light for the World with its partners, supported by the Early Childhood Program of the Open Society Foundations, has launched the summary report from its recent study ‘Leave No Child Behind. Invest in the early years’. The study uncovers trends and strategic commitments in aid for inclusive early childhood development.
The full report and accompanying advocacy materials will be available soon.
EENET inclusive ECE video project – progress update 5
Filming for our new inclusive early childhood education videos is now well underway in Swaziland. One of the exciting aspects of this film-making project is that we are not just documenting good ideas to help early years educators become more inclusive. We are also working with youth from local secondary schools. We are building on the lessons learned in our Listening to Young Voices project, and now older learners in Swaziland are working with pre-school learners to help them talk about their experiences of education.
This approach to facilitation works well at stimulating young children to express themselves, and it helps the older learners develop different skills. It is very important to us that when we are filming we are not just taking away footage, but are offering learning opportunities at the same time.
GEM survey – your views on inclusive education
A new survey has been released by UNESCO to gather sentiments and quotes from parents, teachers and students on inclusion and education – the theme of the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report. These quotes will bring to life some of the research in the Report.
The survey is available in English, French, Spanish and Chinese.
UNESCO inclusion and education photo contest
Every year, the Global Education Monitoring Report holds an international photo contest to find new and original images to complement its innovative findings and analysis. A selection of the best photos feature in the Report and associated communications products.
Visit UNESCO’s website for details of how to enter the competition. Deadline for entries: 2 October 2019.
**Deadline expired** Evaluation Consultant, PEAK Project, HI, Sierra Leone
Application deadline: 22 September 2019.
Read the full Terms of Reference.
Handicap International / Humanity and Inclusion is seeking a consultant to conduct a final evaluation of the Promoting Education For All in Kono (PEAK) project in Sierra Leona.
PEAK is a project that aims to contribute to a universal and sustainable strategy for the access to quality education for all children in Sierra Leone, including vulnerable girls, children with disabilities and special education needs, out-of-school children and Ebola-affected children in Kono district.
The evaluation is scheduled to take place during October 2019.
Please read the Terms of Reference for full details of the consultancy assignment and how to apply.
Annual International Inclusive Education Conference, October 2019, Bulgaria
Dates: 5-6 October 2019.
Venue: Festa Via Pontica Hotel, Pomorie town, Bulgaria.
The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Social Emotional Learning’.
See the conference website for more details.
UKFIET, Oxford 17-19 September 2019
Registration is still open for this important inclusive education conference (deadline 11 September). This year’s theme is ‘Inclusive Education Systems: futures, fallacies and finance’. EENET will be running a workshop focusing on teacher education on Wednesday 18 September (participant numbers will be limited). We will also have a stall for the duration of the conference, so if you are attending please come and say hello and find out more about our work.
Teachers in Crisis Contexts Roundtable, 4-5 November, Beirut – call for case studies
Education in emergencies practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and teachers are invited to submit case studies about teacher programming and policies in conflict, crisis, and displacement contexts for the Teachers in Crisis Contexts (TiCC) Roundtable, 4-5 November 2019 in Beirut, Lebanon. The event organisers are also looking for teachers’ stories.
To find out more about the event and how to submit a case study or teacher’s story, visit the INEE website. Information about registration for the event is coming soon.