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**Deadline expired** [Webinar]: Breaking down barriers towards disability-inclusive education (June 30th)

Global Webinar on Inclusive Education

Date: Thursday 30 June 2022

Time: 13.00 CET

Join a webinar ‘Breaking down barriers towards disability-inclusive education’ to discuss evidence based inclusive education practices as observed across Cameroon, Sierra Leone and Zambia.

Highlights from inclusive education research outcomes shall be shared by Dr. Willem Elbers, senior researcher and acting programme director of AMID at Radboud University Nijmegen (the Netherlands), and Dr. Thomas Mtonga, disability rights activist, consultant, advocate and visually impaired lecturer at the University of Zambia.

The webinar will be hosted by Dr. Sara Kinsbergen, assistant professor at the department of Anthropology and Development studies of the Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

See the website for more details on how to register for the event. 

[Toolkit]: Education in Emergencies Advocacy Toolkit

INEE launches a new tool entitled Creating Change: Advocacy Toolkit for Education in Emergencies.

The INEE Advocacy Toolkit aims to make it easier and faster for INEE members to find the tools they need to strengthen their vital work. It pulls together resources from across the education, humanitarian, and development sectors and presents them as clear, concise lists.

The resource can be used by anyone who wants to advocate for — EiE at a local, regional, or global level. It provide extensive options, ideas, and inspiration for impactful, sustainable, advocacy that can help to ensure a quality, safe, and relevant education for all who live in emergency and crisis contexts.

This resource is available in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish, with Portuguese coming soon.

**Deadline expired** [Webinar]: INEE impact of COVID-19 school closures in Lebanon, Colombia and DRC – 21 June 2022

Study: Impact of COVID-19 School Closures on Child Protection and Education Inequalities in Humanitarian Settings

Date: 21 June 2022

Time: 16.30 CEST

In 2020, schools around the world closed their doors to students in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. For children living in humanitarian contexts around the world, evidence suggests that the impact of prolonged closures and remote learning has been devastating.

Throughout 2021, child-centred, participatory research was conducted by national research teams in Colombia, Lebanon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The goal of the study was to better understand the impact of school closures on children’s wellbeing, protection, and education inequalities.

During the panel, participants will explore how to best take these recommendations forward to ensure that children and their holistic well-being are at the centre of decision-making and planning processes in both the current and future infectious disease outbreaks.

Register for this online event with INEE to hear from the research team as they share key findings and recommendations from the study. 

*Please note that this event is part of the Alliance Annual Meeting for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action taking place from June 20 – 22. 

Save the date: UKFIET workshop on SDG4 and girls education

UKFIET workshop: ‘Realising SDG4: What more should we be doing for girls’ education?’

Date: Wednesday 07 September

Time: 10:00 – 17:00 (UK time)

Place: Oxford, UK

UKFIET is hosting a 1-day workshop that aims to bring together the diverse range of actors committed to girls’ education by facilitating productive discussions around four thematic areas:

  1. Ambition
  2. Gaps
  3. Linkages
  4. Solutions/Actions.

This workshop will explore each focus area with a panel of speakers and bring in the views of all participants into the discussion. Although each thematic discussion will prompt debate, the aim will be to come to a consensus on key priorities for moving forward. These priorities will form the basis of a collective Think Piece regarding girls’ education and the achievement of SDG4. This Think Piece will feed into the global Transform Education Summit, which aims to revitalise national and global efforts around SDG4.

Stay tuned for more information on how to register!

**Deadline expired** [Webinar]: INEE present findings of anti-racism review – 16 June 2022

[Webinar]: INEE Minimum Standards Anti-racism and Decolonisation Thematic Review Findings

Date: 16 June 2022

Time: 14.00 – 15.00  UTC

The INEE Minimum Standards update team is holding a webinar to present the findings, recommendations and topics of the recently finished INEE Minimum Standards anti-racism and decolonisation thematic review.

Check out their website for more information and to register for the event.

(After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the web event.)

N.B. This web event will be conducted in English with closed captioning in English

**Deadline expired** [Webinar]: Achieving fair and responsive school place planning in the UK – 14 July 2022

Webinar: Achieving fair and responsive school place planning: reviewing the National Framework and empowering Local Authorities

Date: 14 July 2022

According to government figures, 418,000 secondary school places will be needed in England alone by 2027 in order to meet the 14.7% rise in pupil population.

The responsibility for ensuring that there are sufficient school places in each area falls to the relevant local authority, however councils have no powers to open new maintained schools or to compel academies or free schools to expand to meet demand.  As shown by the Education Policy Institute’s analysis of admissions data in 2019, there are noticeable disparities in first choice offers, not only across the country, but also between white British families and black, Asian and minority ethnic families, the former being more likely to receive an offer from their first choice school.

This symposium provides policymakers, local authorities, education professionals and other key stakeholders with a unique opportunity to understand changing demand for school places and to develop strategies for national and local school place planning. The event will enable stakeholders to generate a collaborative approach to ensuring every child receives a quality education.

Please visit the website to register for the symposium.

AHRC Funding opportunity: the impact of arts and humanities on disability-inclusion (closes Sept 22)

Pre-announcement: international networks for disability-inclusive global development

Opening Date: 13 June 2022
Closing Date: 22 September 2022 16:00 UK time

Apply for funding to explore the impact of arts and humanities research on disability-inclusive sustainable global development.

This is a highlight notice for the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Research Networking scheme (Arts and Humanities Perspectives and Shared Learning: Disability Inclusive Sustainable Global Development). The principal investigator must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. You will need to establish international research networks.

The full economic cost of your project can be up to £100,000. AHRC will fund:

80% of the full economic cost for UK researchers

100% of the full economic cost for some international costs.

**Deadline expired** [Job]: Network Manager (based in Kenya or Uganda) – Able Child Africa

Able Child Africa is looking for a new Network Manager based in Kenya or Uganda.

This role will lead on building a new network of organisations supporting children with disabilities in Africa. The new Network Manager will play a key role in defining how the network operates.

Over the first year, the Network Manager will build the network in Africa identifying, recruiting, and managing new members. Based on a detailed understanding of civil society, they will support and strengthen the network, developing bespoke toolkits, guides and trainings that advance the work of the network members.

Please see the job description for more information.

Please feel free to contact lauren@ablechidlafrica.org.uk for questions about the role.