Search

Edt’s flagship Schools Partnership Programme (SPP) is marking its tenth birthday this year by building upon its successful collaboration with GwE – a school effectiveness and improvement service that works alongside and on behalf of local authorities in North Wales.

By increasing environmental awareness and knowledge, education can play an important role in tackling climate change. However, the delivery of education is itself also vulnerable to climate exposure, with all types of extreme weather leading to learners and teachers missing school.

Over the past ten years, the world’s poorest countries have experienced nearly eight times as many natural disasters compared to three decades ago. This report considers the impacts of the global climate emergency on school education in low-income countries, and explores how to address the negative consequences it has on learning.

Edt is continuing to expand its skills delivery by being part of the launch of the Mayor of London’s Skills Bootcamps for Londoners. The sector-based skills course, which is free to learners, will help Londoners progress their careers into key sectors with high demand for employees.

There is currently a focus in the UK on work-related skills, and our investment into equipping people with appropriate skills for life and work is vital. Our expert guests on episode 11 of Brighter Futures have an excellent perspective on the area of adult skills and how it can evolve for the better. This episode, we are joined by WEA's Director of External Relationships, Chris Morgan, and edt's Deputy Director for Skills, Kiri Baxter.

It is well established that continuous professional development (CPD) is a key component in developing and improving professional practice, writes early childhood education specialist Jan Dubiel. But what makes CPD so effective, and why is it so important in early childhood education (ECE)?

We are delighted to announce that edt will be providing its expertise on INSPIRED, a three-year UK-funded programme that aims to improve foundational learning skills for 200,000 children in Kenya. Our support on the programme will include 100,000 of the most marginalised and vulnerable children in the country’s arid and semi-arid lands, specifically in the northern counties of Wajir and Mandera.