Last month it was quietly announced that anyone receiving research grants from the state will be banned from lobbying “government and Parliament” on either policy issues or funding. The rule is said to be aimed principally at charities, but who knows the …
Ecosystems Within Ecosystems: Digital Schools Growing Their Community
In contemplating the digital evolution of the school and the creation of the desired school ecosystem appreciate that as your school’s digital ecosystem[1] grows so too will it interact with other local, regional and national ecosystems in a virtuous circle …
BBC News: Are laptops more important than desks in Kenya’s schools?
In theory, six-year-old Kenyan pupil Kizito Wafula could soon be using a government-funded laptop, but his school in the west of the country has no desks or chairs – and, crucially, no electricity to power it. ─ Read item ─
The Express Tribune: Pakistani documentary on female education bags second nomination
“The film has already managed to bag two nominations. Towards the end of last year, it was nominated for the Asia-Pacific Childs Right Awards and most recently for the Best Documentary Award Community Portraits at the New York Festival. However, …
YouTube: Flight of the Falcons
This documentary follows the remarkable journey of one schoolteacher and three of her students in Pakistan in their individual struggles against child marriage, corporal punishment, and societal pressures, in order to achieve a collective dream: empowering girls and women ─ …
Morning Star: Teachers vs the Germ
Pearson’s is at the heart of what’s become known as the Global Education Reform Movement (less affectionately, Germ). But what is Germ?” ─ Read item ─
Maths and science are the keys to unlocking Africa’s potential
Angelina Lutambi was born into a peasant family in Tanzania’s Dodoma region, where HIV/AIDS has decimated much of the population. Her future could easily have been bleak – but Angelina had a keen aptitude for maths. She financed her own schooling …
The City School Pakistan: TCS represented at Schools Now! Conference
Headmistresses from two TCS campuses were among the 200 delegates from around the world who attended the Schools Now! Conference in Abu Dhabi from 1-2 March. Ms Saira Waseem (Model Town Link Road Campus) and Ms Kashfi Butt (Ravi Campus) …