World Environment Day 2018

13 million tonnes of plastic leak into the ocean each year – just watching one of our large sea creatures vomit up a pile of plastic bags and then die -we can take action….Environmental education has been with us for decades -we now need action not just awareness. It’s World Environment Day. Another opportunity for global campaignersContinue reading “World Environment Day 2018”

Making the Case for Accelerated Education

Wasted time in education has long been a disease that could so easily be ‘cured’ through an accelerated education approach. Firstly, address the curriculum issue – reduce the content and ensure that all learners achieve basic competences. Secondly, devise accelerated programmes for all learners and do away with age defined targets as these are notContinue reading “Making the Case for Accelerated Education”

Nurturing care for early childhood development

I am not sure how long it will take before governments take the importance of ECD more seriously but there are a number of initiatives,that can help: [FRAMEWORK] Nurturing care for early childhood development WHO, UNICEF, World Bank Group The Nurturing Care Framework was created in response to strong evidence and growing recognition that theContinue reading “Nurturing care for early childhood development”