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What is educational #equity? 📚✏️🍎🎓 In this blog, we explore key topics in #education #advocacy, including the achievement gap and #publicpolicy advocacy. Read now 👇 https://hubs.li/Q02wnX8z0

The more we do disability-inclusive education, the more opportunity we have to research how to do it well. The next step is apply the lessons we learn from our research. How do we do that? In #Malawi, a wide range of educators, government representatives, parents and families, and others convened to talk about what they know and the next steps for improving how they do #InclusiveEducation in their country. Learn what happened: https://lnkd.in/eVjhA75F #CRPD24 #CRPD #SDG4 #Education #GlobalDev

🌟 Exciting Read Alert! 🌟 We're thrilled to share a thought-provoking policy blog titled "Enhancing Equity in Access to Pre-Primary Education Across Counties," authored by Christopher Mutuiri(1) and Kelins Randiek(2) from KIPPRA. This insightful piece explores crucial strategies for improving access to pre-primary education across counties, aiming to foster equitable educational opportunities for all children. Whether you're passionate about education policy or simply interested in impactful societal change, this blog is a must-read. Dive into the full article here https://lnkd.in/dfwCftvx and join the conversation on how we can collectively enhance educational equity in our communities. #EducationPolicy #EducationalEquity #KIPPRA #PrePrimaryEducation #SocialImpact #CommunityDevelopment

Parents are Key to Inclusive Education! Schools, NGOs, and governments are working together to create inclusive classrooms, but there's a crucial missing piece: parents! While there's been progress, getting parents fully involved remains a challenge. The Inclusive Education (IE) Task Team is here to help! Their latest Inclusive Education Brief No. 3 tackles these challenges and offers solutions. Would you like to read the IE briefs so far? Click here: https://lnkd.in/d-VYqBrz #InclusiveEducation #ParentsMatter #EducationForAll

🌟 Advocating for a Brighter Future in SEND Education 🌟 Recent discussions around Worcestershire's SEND provision have highlighted areas needing improvement. It's crucial to recognise the voices of families, campaigners, and leaders calling for change. Every child deserves access to the education, support, and opportunities that empower them to thrive. While challenges remain, I'm encouraged by the commitment from council and NHS leaders to make significant strides forward. With collaboration between all parties—parents, educators, and policymakers—we can ensure that no child is left behind. Let’s champion progress and accountability to create a better future for all children with special educational needs! 💪 SMART Education Recruitment #SEND #InclusiveEducation #MakingADifference #Collaboration

🚨 Big News in SEND Education! 🚨 The UK government has pledged £740 million to expand SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) provisions in mainstream schools. This funding will transform classrooms, create specialist facilities, and boost inclusive education opportunities. However, past allocations have largely focused on special schools, highlighting the need for more emphasis on mainstream inclusion. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gXmMSJff Every child deserves the opportunity to thrive, and adequate resources are key to making inclusive education a reality. Together, let's advocate for meaningful, lasting change! 🌟 #SENDSupport #InclusiveEducation #EducationFunding

Tackling the educational exclusion of children with special needs in Nigeria: A Multi - faceted Approach. Educational inclusion of children with special needs requires a multi faceted approach that addresses the root causes of exclusion while promoting awareness, advocacy and policy reform. By implementing the proposed strategies and theories of change, Nigeria can move towards a more inclusive educational landscape where every child, regardless of ability, has access to quality education. Based on the analysis conducted by the Seizure Support Foundation's Research and Development unit, several holistic solutions are proposed to address the educational exclusion of children with special needs in Nigeria Click to read full article https://lnkd.in/daDeWEdm

I Nearly Agreed with the PPTA – and then I didn’t Recently the PPTA begged parents to be far more supportive of teachers and schools re the skyrocketing rates of “stand-downs” in NZ schools ( stand downs up 18% 2023 to 22,000). I agree to a significant degree that parenting is a huge factor in the behaviours of students – or at least those turning up – in our schools. I do not believing parenting skills have declined by 18% so something else must be going on. Today the PPTA were in the news again. This time bagging David Seymour for suggesting parents might be fined for absent kids and that children with a sniffle should come to school. I happen to agree that both of those proposals have problematic aspects. But then … PPTA President Abercrombie … outlined all kinds of family based reasons for kids not attending school. The PPTA need to realise and take responsibility for their own actions: strikes. - paid union meetings. - moaning about teaching as a job. - negotiating more teacher only days. - having a nationwide collective contract that does not recognise the need to incentivize schools and regions that really struggle to staff well. they have actively worked against school choice – including pretty much putting all of their resources from 2011 – 2017 opposing 11 small Charter Schools (including spending millions of their members subs on this). Where President Abercrombie really lost the small part of my brain I allocate to the PPTA is that he neither took any responsibility for the creation of the attendance crises … nor did he propose the two most obvious effective solutions: - the improvement of teacher quality. - the improvement of school quality (including a clear purpose for being there and highly credible qualifications pathways). Knowing the NZ school system as I do … at least half of the high schools I would really struggle to recommend without caveats. At least 100 of our 460 high schools I would simply steer people away from. If they actually want to make a difference the PPTA need to have a very big look in the mirror. ps – good to see many voting with their feet – good to see that families are discovering the efficacy of online learning. (NB – no longer involved in Mt Hobson Academy (www.mthobson.school.nz/) but there fees are incredibly reasonable – as opposed to what was mentioned. They are brilliantly staffed and great curriculum). Alwyn Poole Innovative Education Consultants https://lnkd.in/gSWGwDp7 alwynpoole.substack.com https://lnkd.in/guYAjPNs www.wood2water.co.nz www.russellinfo.co.nz

Scottish Union for Education – Newsletter No67 is available to read. Newsletter Themes: the confusion created in children’s minds by overexposure to inappropriate ideas, and disaster education - part 3 #scottisheducation #scotland #education https://lnkd.in/dSdk4uRU