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10 August 2020 Research Publication United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

COVID-19: How are Countries Preparing to Mitigate the Learning Loss as Schools Reopen? Trends and emerging good practices to support the most vulnerable children

Using data from two surveys and 164 countries, this research brief describes the educational strategies countries are putting into place, or plan to, in order to mitigate learning impacts of extended school closures, particularly for the most vulnerable children. 

5 August 2020 Report Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)

Protecting the Future: Education Response During COVID-19

With schools around the world closed due to COVID-19, educators everywhere have been exploring ways to teach students, even at a distance. Education is a core activity of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), and in the midst of the current crisis, we are finding unique ways to ensure that displaced children have the opportunity to learn and thrive.

1 August 2020 Report
Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, Global Education Futures

Learning Ecosystems: An Emerging Praxis For The Future Of Education

The insights reflected in this report explore (1) the skills, knowledge, and ways of being that support life-long and self-directed learning, (2) approaches to ecosystemic learning, and (3) how educational systems can support collective flourishing, shifting our global society toward long-term resilience and thriving.

1 August 2020 Manual/Handbook/Guide United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organziation (UNESCO)

Ensuring effective distance learning during COVID-19 disruption: Guidance for teachers

This Guidance aims to help teachers understand key issues related to home-based distance learning during COVID-19 school closures and design and facilitate effective learning activities.

1 August 2020 Report United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Protecting Children from Violence in the Time of COVID-19: Disruptions in prevention and response services

As daily lives and communities are upended by COVID-19, concern is mounting that children’s exposure to violence may increase. Children with a history of abuse may find themselves even more vulnerable, both at home and online, and may experience more frequent and severe acts of violence. This publication documents what has happened to such services across the world.

1 August 2020 Manual/Handbook/Guide United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organziation (UNESCO), World Food Programme (WFP)

Guidance notes on reopening schools in the context of COVID-19 for ministries of education in Latin America and the Caribbean

These regional guidance notes aim to provide ministries of education and school management in LAC countries with recommendations and technical inputs for the planning, preparation and implementation of safe reopening of schools.

1 August 2020 Global Education Cluster

Safe Back to School: Re-opening after COVID-19 Donor Brief

National standards and regulations for reopening, whether on required WASH facilities, personal protective equipment, physical distancing or school health measures, might have a considerable impact on learning if not properly resourced. Without those resources, education providers may be faced with a hard choice.

1 August 2020 Report Global Education Cluster, Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Education in Emergencies coordination: Harnessing humanitarian and development architecture for Education 2030

This report presents learning and recommendations emerging from the Global Partners Project (GPP), an initiative to strengthen education in emergencies (EiE) coordination.

31 July 2020 Manual/Handbook/Guide Accelerated Education Working Group (AEWG)

COVID-19 Pathways for the Return to Learning: Guidance on Condensing a Curriculum

The goal of this document is to assist Ministries of Education (MoEs), district offices, curriculum developers, and implementing partners in developing a condensed curriculum for primary school or guiding practitioners to do so. 

28 July 2020 INEE Webinar Accelerated Education Working Group (AEWG), Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)

Catching Up on Lost Learning Part 1: Applying Accelerated Approaches in Response to COVID-19

In this webinar panelists provided an overview of relevant definitions related to alternative education, key recommendations in light of COVID-19, and practical examples from multiple settings.The discussion focused on education options while highlighting new guidance from the AEWG.

28 July 2020 Assessment Save the Children

COVID-19 Needs Assessments - Education Findings: Schools Closures and Distance Learning

21 needs assessment reports from 14 country offices were analysed for education-related findings. Most assessments conducted to date have been multi-sectoral, with a focus on the impact of COVID-19 on children and families. Given the scale of school closures, the impact on children’s learning and wellbeing is a common thread throughout the assessments.