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**Deadline expired** [Webinar]: INEE School leadership and governance crisis contexts

Date: Wednesday 13 April 2022
Time: 10am UTC-5 (Bogota) | 3pm UTC (Dakar) | 8pm UTC+5 (Islamabad)

The INEE Teachers in Crisis Contexts (TiCC) Collaborative comes together with the LEGO Foundation, Education International, Oxfam, and the UNESCO International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 to support a Call to Action to transform sector-wide support to teachers in crisis contexts.

INEE invite participants to join a webinar on ‘School Leadership and Governance in Crisis Contexts: Sharing good practice, lessons learned and opportunities for change’

This webinar is the fourth and final in a series to contribute to a growing evidence base on how to improve the ways that we support teachers through prioritizing school leadership policies and practices. School leaders are a vital part of the school ecology. They are key to providing quality, equitable education and improving the school climate for all teachers and students so children and youth are better able to learn.

To register please the website.

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

**Deadline expired** [Webinar]: Building resilience in conflict through education – 06 April 2022

Date: 06 April 2022

Time: 2.00pm – 3.00pm UTC

The Accelerated Education Working Group (AEWG) invites participants to a webinar:

‘Accelerated Education: Lessons Learned from South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo’

The webinar focuses on findings from a study that the Accelerated Education Working Group (AEWG) conducted in DRC, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, where multi-year education projects are being funded by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (INTPA) under its Building Resilience in Conflict through Education (BRICE) initiative.

The webinar will discuss key findings from the study, as well as innovative interventions in South Sudan, include with secondary schools and pastoralist communities.

Please see the website to register.

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

INEE Launch: ‘Teacher Wellbeing’ mapping report in Arabic, French, Spanish

INEE have recently launched their Teacher Wellbeing Tools & Resources Mapping and an accompanying gap analysis report in Arabic, French, and Spanish.

These two publications are part of a larger project, funded by Education Cannot Wait, to develop a Teacher Wellbeing Toolkit in order to support EiE practitioners to meet the needs of teachers in their local context. Building on the previous work of the INEE Teachers in Crisis Context Collaborative and the Psychosocial Support and Social and Emotional Learning Collaborative, the mapping and gap analysis report highlight extant tools and resources that support teacher wellbeing, while providing a set of recommendations for future tool and resource development.

These resources are now available in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish. Portuguese will be coming soon.

* FREE * Short online courses from EENET

EENET has released 4 short online inclusive education courses based on our Inclusive Beginnings videos.

Two courses will help you learn about ‘inclusive practice in early childhood education’ and ‘inclusive transitions’. Two other courses provide some advice on how to use videos effectively in training and advocacy events.

The courses are available to everyone, anytime, free of charge. Everyone who finishes a course will get a certificate. There are also some WhatsApp groups for course participants to share ideas and experiences.

Snapshot of the 4 courses listed on the LearnLink home page.

**Deadline expired** Young Writers’ Competition: Deadline 31st March 2022

Deadline: 31st March 2022

The Southern Africa Federation of the Disabled (SAFOD) and UNICEF have launched an advocacy project dubbed #Inclusive Young Voices (#IYV).  Part of it is the ‘Become An Agent of Change Young Writers Competition’ which provides an opportunity for children and youths with disabilities to use their writing talents to highlight and discuss issues that matter to them.

It’s not too late to enter the competition if you’re aged between 15 and 24 years in any of the 16 SADC countries and have any form of disability. Find out more on the SAFOD website.

All winning entries will also be published in an e-book anthology and promoted on  social media.

Email your entry to: youngvoices@safod.net

 

 

Deaf Child Worldwide: ‘Deaf students speak out’ study

Deaf Child Worldwide wanted to find out more about the many ways that the pandemic has impacted on the education and lives of deaf young people in secondary schools in West Bengal during the COVID-19 pandemic

“Even before the pandemic, we knew that deaf children in developing countries can experience a delay of up to ten years in developing their first language.”

Read (and watch a video) all about their study with recommendations which includes case studies from deaf young people themselves offering their own reflections and opinions.

 

[NEW Podcast]: Reimagining Education: Distance Education in Humanitarian Settings

Reimagining Education: Distance Education in Humanitarian Settings is an INEE interview series featuring a range of perspectives on distance education in crisis-affected contexts, as presented by teachers, implementing actors, donors, and academics delivering distance education interventions in crisis contexts. Some episodes present real-life examples and solutions, while others focus on theoretical concepts about distance education in humanitarian settings.

Each episode is hosted by a different member of the INEE Distance Education Reference Group (DERG). Please see the website for more information about the INEE DERG.

Reimagining Education: Distance Education in Humanitarian Settings is available on AppleGoogleSpotifyAudibleand wherever you get your podcasts.

INEE stand in solidarity with Ukraine

INEE shares concern for the Ukrainian people during the current conflict, and  hope for the safety of it’s members, colleagues, and all others in Ukraine.

Until the violence ends, INEE advocates for the continuity of education for those inside Ukraine and the protection of schools and education institutions against attack.

The INEE Secretariat is in close contact with partners, including UNHCR, the Global Education Cluster, the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, and others, to support a streamlined response and sharing of information and resources related to education in emergencies in the Ukraine context.

For general information and news on the conflict in Ukraine, please visit ReliefWeb.

**Deadline expired** Call for papers – 6th international conference on equity and inclusion in education

The Asian Centre for Inclusive Education (ACIE), Bangladesh have opened the call for papers for the 6th International Conference on Equity and Inclusion in Education to be held on 19-21 May 2022.

The theme of submissions is “a system without discrimination: redefining education in the context of 21 century”. The deadline for submission of all abstracts is 31 March 2022.

Please find more details on the conference website. 

Poster advertising the 6th International conference on equity and inclusion in education on 19thMay 2022