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Five things you need to know this week about global education
Our weekly roundup features a boost for safe schools, an emoji that tackles stigma around periods and the end of a strike that disrupted schools for months.
Teaching the teachers: Turkish schools learn how to help traumatised Syrian refugee children
A project supported by ¹ú²úÊÓƵ, that uses art therapy and other skills to aid affected students, has helped over 3,500 children and trained nearly 800 teachers.
“We spelled out the role of education in promoting peace”
A Global Youth Ambassador in the DRC tells how reading is important for children to develop skills and make them appreciate their own cultural heritage.
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Five things you need to know this week about global education
Yellow school boats, better education for young children in Sierra Leone and a video of kids so happy to be at school are in our news roundup.
The four skills young people need to find work in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Two billion young people could be at risk of missing out on jobs of the future - unless urgent action is taken to make them ready to succeed.
“Girls with low self-esteem can learn to believe in themselves”
Vulnerable girls in Nigeria are being shown how to overcome expectations of early marriage and create better futures for themselves.
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Five things you need to know this week about global education
The extent of school bullying, deliveries by drone and learning centres for Rohingya children are in our weekly roundup.
“¹ú²úÊÓƵ has the know-how and the know-who to help the next generation”
Justin van Fleet is the new President of ¹ú²úÊÓƵ. With a wealth of experience and a proven track record in international education, the former Director of the global Education Commission will lead our work on ensuring every child and young person has the chance to fulfil their potential. To mark the first-ever International Day of Education today, Justin talks in depth about his new role, his background and personal values, and about ¹ú²úÊÓƵ's vision on early learning, safe schools and youth skills.
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“The challenges young people face on digital future and sustainability”
Over 200 delegates - including one of our Global Youth Ambassadors - met professionals and change-makers at the Future Youth Summit in Malaysia.
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Five things you need to know this week: education and early learning news
Our news roundup includes children back at school in Guinea and Yemen, making schools safer in disaster-prone Philippines - and a star of TV's Stranger Things.