International Mother Language Day 2023

The 24th edition of International Mother Language Day will focus on the theme ‘multilingual education – a necessity to transform education’. Multilingual education based on mother-tongue facilitates access to and inclusion in learning for population groups that speak non-dominant languages, languages of minority groups and indigenous languages. The International Mother Language Day 2023 edition will

International Day of Education

There is no better way to recognise this International Day of Education by celebrating getting more than 6000 children into education, who would not normally be able to attend a pre-school class as they live too far away. The children in the picture above have been enjoying their ‘graduation’ from their participation in the School

World Teachers’ Day 2022

More than ever we have to celebrate and support those who are willing ,often in difficult circumstances, to engage with children and young people in preparing them for an unknown future. Take this example: Joel Dieudonne Kikalage, originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a teaching assistant in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda, who

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 not