British Council’s Post

Encouraging children to read can be incredibly rewarding, and there are many ways to make it engaging: 1. Start With Their Interests: Find books on topics that spark their curiosity, whether it’s animals, space, superheroes, or mysteries. When they’re interested in the topic, they’re more likely to read. 2. Create a Reading-Friendly Environment: Make a cozy reading nook with good lighting and a variety of books within reach. Comfortable seating and a quiet space can make reading feel special. 3. Set an Example: Let them see you reading, and talk about the books you enjoy. When children see adults engaged in reading, they’re more likely to pick it up themselves. 4. Make Reading Part of the Routine: Set aside time daily for reading, whether it’s a bedtime story, after-school reading, or weekend trips to the library. 5. Interactive Reading: Encourage children to predict what happens next, ask questions about the story, and share their thoughts. This engages them more deeply and builds comprehension. 6. Praise and Reward: Celebrate their reading milestones, like finishing a book or reading for a set number of days. Small rewards can help build a positive association with reading. 7. Access to Books: Bring in a variety of books, from comics to novels, so they have choices. Visiting the library or bookstore and letting them choose can also give them a sense of ownership over their reading. When children see reading as enjoyable rather than a task, they’re much more likely to make it a habit.

🎁The little ones are our tomorrow. 👩🏿💼As role models in society, we must work towards motivating them to dream and achieve big in life. 📚📐📏📓Today, I spent a better part of my morning talking to pupils as well as giving prizes (scholastic materials) to best performers at New Generation Nursery and Primary School, Lira City, Uganda. 📈This will not only set a precedent for instilling love for education in addition to rewarding excellent performance, but it will also go a long way in helping their parents offset certain costs for term 3. #InspiringTomorrowsleaders #EmpoweringOurLocalCommunitiesThroughEducation #ServiceAboveSelf #RoleModels #NewGeneration

Focusing on getting the basics right is crucial for facilitating effective learning!

Knowledge sharing and Feedback sessions between teachers during the 2024 World Teacher Program. 👩🏫 👨🏫 Edukans Edukans Malawi #WorldTeacher #TeachingWithImpact #KnowledgeSharing #FeedbackSessions #basiceducation #Exchange

My Learners are Champions! I can say that over and over again! Teach For Nigeria Teach For All Olalekan Oladele #momentwithmychampions #bintatheextraordinaryteacherleader #impactfulteaching #tfnimpactstories United People Global 1 Million Teachers #upgsustainability #TeachForNigeria #1millionteachers #Education #teachforall #teaching

Social diagnosis across Tabora, Songwe and Kigoma regions using the SNE tool revealed barriers and enablers to enrollment and retention, informing the design of an evidence-based Out of School Children (OOSC) social and behaviour change (SBC) strategy. This plan guides tailored campigns, community dialogue and engagement in 21 Councils using key influencers at village level. Utilizing 10 community-based radio networks, the campaign reached over 7 million people, promoting community-collective actions, parent and teacher support, and learner-to-learner peer support to address the plight of OOSC. Hongera sana team Miki Tanae Justus Ndenzako Farida Sebarua Issack Kitururu Elisha Simon Rachel Maro Chikondi Khangamwa, Ph.D. #SBCWorks #EducationForAll #BacktoSchool #ForEveryChild #UNICEFTanzania

📚  Elimu-Soko is driving systems change by partnering with governments to identify and address critical needs in public education. In Zanzibar, the focus was on empowering teachers through coaching—and the results are incredible! In just six months, Elimu-Soko’s teacher coaching program in Zanzibar delivered remarkable results: 45% of students started meeting math standards, 34% of students started meeting reading standards, and the quality of education improved for over 20,000 students! This transformative initiative was made possible by our collaboration with TeachUNITED, Hempel Foundation, and the Zanzibar Ministry of Education and Vocational Training. 💡 Learn more about the Elimu-Soko initiative: https://lnkd.in/d8VMckpe #education #teachertraining #youth #socialimpact #educationinnovation #EducationForAll #Zanzibar #Africa  Devang Vussonji Jackson Mahenge Michael Kayemba Gathoni Kang'ethe

📚 At Elimu-Soko, we're driving systems change by partnering with governments to identify and address critical needs in public education. In Zanzibar, the focus was on empowering teachers through coaching—and the results are incredible! In just six months, Elimu-Soko’s teacher coaching program in Zanzibar delivered remarkable results: 45% of students started meeting math standards, 34% of students started meeting reading standards, and the quality of education improved for over 20,000 students! This transformative initiative was made possible by our collaboration with Axum, TeachUNITED, Hempel Foundation, and the Zanzibar Ministry of Education and Vocational Training. 💡 Learn more about the Elimu-Soko initiative: https://lnkd.in/d8VMckpe #education #teachertraining #youth #socialimpact #educationinnovation #EducationForAll #Zanzibar #Africa Devang Vussonji Jackson Mahenge Michael Kayemba Gathoni Kang'ethe

While we mostly follow the British education system in Pakistan, I am super glad that we have stuck to the roots and not get distracted with time, or it would have been a misery. Schools in England are so distracted, they dont even realise that memorising the poems should be the core reason of existence for the early age students. Hard to believe as it may be, but schools here are confusing their job with developing teamwork, resilience, and national pride, instead of enabling the children to recite humpty-dumpty verbatim. Precious school hours are wasted in sports, paintings, and plantation drives with kids as grown up as 4 years old who should rather be memorising the table of 5 (which could help them in times when technology would be rolled back, and calculators would go extinct). Now imagine if we had followed the change in system blindly, we would also incorporate sports and community engagement into our education system and end up with students who are passionate, patriotic, well-rounded, physically active, and worse, emotionally intelligent? Humans who can think, feel, and excel beyond classrooms? Yep. We have dodged the bullet! #EducationReforms #Pakistan #Satire #SportsinEducation #FutureofLearning #PakistanEducation

Live in Nigeria. Schools are first class