Most secondary schools don’t have to teach the national curriculum. It should be revised and restored – or discarded: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Each year, when new PGCE students arrive at the University of Bristol to start their journey towards becoming English teachers, I ask them to study the national curriculum. This is the statutory document prescribing what …
6 priorities to get Kenya’s curriculum back on track – or risk excluding many children from education: Getty Images Kenya’s education curriculum was reformed in 2017 to improve its quality – but now many Kenyans are calling for change again. Public disillusionment with the competency-based curriculum has forced a government review. Frustrations with the curriculum …
South Africa in the news: Dubai: New affordable British curriculum school opens at Rashidiya: A new affordable British curriculum school has opened at Rashidiya in Dubai.The PACE Modern British School (PMBS) was established on a previous school site after it underwent extensive renovations, …: “South Africa” – BingNews WATCH: He’s a beast on the field …
South Africa in the news: UK schools becoming centre of culture wars as curriculum watered down: ‘What’s the point!’: UK SCHOOLS risk becoming hotbeds of wokeism and the centre of the culture wars as education and curriculum is “watered down”, creating a “vacuum” where politics takes precedent, Express.co.uk was told …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
A nice Paternoster image: “Voices Against Violence” curriculum training in New York Image by UN Women Gallery Scenes from the Training of Trainers workshop for UN Women’s Voices against Violence project, in partnership with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and with the support of Zonta International. From 18-22 October in …
Curriculum for the Culture Conversations: Education as Activism – a Culture interest event taking place on 2019-05-23 18:00:00 in United States Join us for the closing panel of the Curriculum for the Culture Event Series, featuring Aaron Maybin, Brittany Young, and Kyle Pompey. These innovative educators will be discussing their work as education activists both …
Trinity: Best Practices for Planning Curriculum for Young Children: Family Partnerships and Culture Guide” – a Culture interest event taking place on 2018-05-07 13:00:00 in United States This new CPIN training will focus on ideas for building your cultural competence, ways to commucate with families, ideas for self-relfection adn ideas for planning with cultural reflection. …
Plumas: Best Practices for Planning Curriculum for Young Children: Family Partnerships and Culture Guide – a Culture interest event taking place on 2018-05-03 12:45:00 in United States This new CPIN training will focus on ideas for building your cultural competence, ways to communicate with families, ideas for self-reflection and ideas for planning with cultural reflection. …
Siskiyou: Best Practices for Planning Curriculum for Young Children: Family Partnerships and Culture Guide – a Culture interest event taking place on 2018-03-03 09:00:00 in United States This new CPIN training will focus on ideas for building your cultural competence, ways to communicate with families, ideas for self-reflection and ideas for planning with cultural reflection. …
Decolonising the curriculum: it’s in the detail, not just in the definition: The "de-" in decolonisation is a chance to break away from colonial ways of doing things. Shutterstock In the two years since student protests kicked off at South Africa’s universities, people have become increasingly interested in what decolonisation means. This stems from students’ …
South Africa in the news: South Africa to include driving lessons in high school curriculum: Have you ever wished you learned something practical in school? Something you can use in your adult life? Well, South Africa will be taking that approach by including driving lessons in high school curriculums. WATCH: Caught on camera: Driving instructor …
Decolonising the curriculum: the only way through the process is together: Police guard a building at the University of Cape Town – from whom, since knowledge is not really owned by anyone. Reuters/Mike Hutchings As a young black undergraduate studying in the UK more than 15 years ago, I can remember the first time I …
The school science curriculum needs input from real, working scientists: Science teaching needs to engage all pupils, whether they're future scientists or not. Shutterstock School science education is important for those who want to pursue a career in the sciences – and for those who don’t. Sadly, the first category seems to have been the …
Transforming higher education: first comes knowledge, then curriculum: Ancient fermentation techniques are an example of African chemistry in action. James Akena/Reuters If you want to learn about Africa, there’s no need to go to Algeria, Mali, Zambia or anywhere else on the continent. Instead, you’ll need to visit – at great cost – institutions in …
Decolonising the curriculum: it’s time for a strategy: Students cheer as a statue of Cecil John Rhodes is removed from the University of Cape Town in April 2015. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham In April 2015 a statue of colonialist Cecil John Rhodes was removed from the University of Cape Town’s campus in South Africa. The statue was …