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Hear what teachers think about Teach2030 on our visit to Kenya
One of the joys of what we do is seeing the effect Teach2030 courses have in schools around the world. Our Head of Education, Eleanor Sykes, was fortunate enough to be hosted by our partner, Kenya Connect, visiting three of their schools in rural Machakos County, south-east of Nairobi – Ngangani, Kisola and Maanzoni primary schools. Eleanor chatted to teachers, hearing …
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Teach2030 visits Nayamba school in Zambia
Nayamba school in Central Province, Zambia has been one of our partner schools right from the start of our Teach2030 programme. In fact, you will probably recognise many of their team; Sera Inambao is the head teacher and is our unofficial ‘face’ of Teach2030, Jason and Elizabeth feature discussing why they find working with learning partners so effective, and Precious Kachenga has allowed …
Teach2030 Workshops: Our Learning
We (the Teach2030 team) are learners too! All too often, initiatives that begin with the best intentions fail because a team doesn’t spend enough time talking to and learning from the community that they are trying to support. We won’t make the same mistake! Here at the Commonwealth Education Trust, we are continually looking for …
Teach2030 and UNIDO: Upskilling Teachers in Liberia
Teach2030 helping upskill TVET Teachers in Liberia The Government of Liberia, with funding from the European Union in Liberia and the Government of Sweden for the Youth Rising Project, is working to strengthen the national system for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in order to ensure social-economic empowerment of youth. The Youth Rising …
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Teach2030 Workshops: A Worldwide Community Impact
Since April, Teach2030 has been hosting live 15 minute workshops. In all, over 1500 people from all over our global community have subscribed, including those from Jamaica, Zambia, Pakistan, Liberia, the UK and Nigeria. Last month, in our August workshop, we covered how to identify the key purpose of a lesson objective; construct objectives; and measure the success of …
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Teach 2030: Bringing Teachers, Learners and the Community Together for the Best in Education
Today, I was delighted to talk to Sera Inambao, a headteacher from Nayamba Community School, Chisamba. You might recognise her as one of the main faces of Teach2030. She discussed the impact of Teach2030 in her school. How has Teach2030 improved your whole school morale? ‘Teachers used to think they knew it all. There was …
Our First Partnership in India with Calcutta Rescue
We learned about the fantastic work Calcutta Rescue are doing during a call with the head teacher Ananya Chatterjee in August. Calcutta Rescue helps thousands of people living in Kolkata’s poorest settings, focusing on healthcare, education and living standards. The UK based Helga Todd Teachers Education Foundation contacted CET to discover how our Teach2030 programme …
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Our Teach2030 Live and Interactive Workshops: Update
In April, Teach2030 began hosting its very first, live 15 minute workshops. In all, over 1500 people from all over our global community have subscribed, including those from Jamaica, Zambia, Pakistan, Liberia, India, Indonesia, the UK and Nigeria. More recently, Education Lead, Eleanor Sykes, and Education Advisor, Alex Starr, have built a six month block that focuses …
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The Teach2030 Growth Mindset Course: Upskilling My Teaching Practice
This month, we speak to Oliver Omotto, a teacher from Kenya, who has used his summer break productively and focused on the language he uses in his classroom. Our Teach2030 Growth Mindset course aims to create a classroom culture where students are encouraged to work cooperatively and collaboratively. Here at Teach2030, we believe students should be …
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Scaling Up Our Workshops: Doubling Our Sessions With A Long Term Plan
Throughout June and July, the Commonwealth Education Trust has been hosting a Teach2030 workshop based on how to reflect on the language used when giving verbal feedback to ensure teachers extend and include all learners. Within the workshop, Education Lead, Eleanor Sykes outlined the differences between verbal, non-verbal and written feedback, before highlighting the importance …
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Teach2030 Connects with KenyaConnect Leadership
In June 2021, Teach2030 announced in our blog ‘Scaling Teach2030’ that we had joined forces with KenyaConnect, a charity whose mission is ‘to engage and empower students and teachers in rural Kenya to succeed in the 21st Century.’ Today, James Musyoka, Executive Director of KenyaConnect and Patrick Munguti, Director of Technology Education and IT recall …
Fresh Thinking for Natukunda Phionah’s Classroom
Our ‘Fresh Thinking’ course asks learners to examine their own experiences of education and consider how these shaped them as teachers. This month, we spotlight Natukunda Phionah, who undertook this course and explains the impact the strategies are having in her classroom. I enjoyed the part thinking about good teaching practices. I actually noticed that …
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Reflect and Prepare: Time to Upskill
It’s June, and almost the end of yet another school year in some parts of the world! In addition, many teachers are heading into yet another Covid-19 lockdown. So how can we use this time to reflect on this academic year or what we have achieved despite school closures, and consider how to prepare for …
Teacher Professional Development with Teach2030: Encouraging Growth in Your Learners
News and Thoughts / By Alexandra Starr On Saturday 29th May, Teach2030 hosted its second, short, snappy 15 minute, free workshop with education professionals attending from all over the world, including India, Nigeria, Somalia, Pakistan, UAE and Turkey. The focus of this month’s event was how to give effective feedback and encourage a growth mindset in learners. The session (led …
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Scaling Teach2030 through a new partnership with Kenya Connect
Covid-19 has resulted in an explosion of webinars; some useful and some not as we are sure you have all found too! However, we were delighted to virtually attend a productive event in February organised by HundrED where we met Sharon Runge, the Executive Director of the NGO Kenya Connect. We are now even more …
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Hear what Martin from Zambia thought of our first live micro-workshop!
After our first live workshop, we sent out a feedback survey to all attendees – it’s important that we practise what we preach, and so we are constantly looking for ways to improve what we do. We were delighted with the responses! Feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive, with 100% saying the workshop provided opportunities …
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Teacher Professional Development with Teach2030 First Live and Interactive Workshop
On Saturday 24th April, Teach2030 hosted its very first, live 15 minute workshop. Over 550 people from all over our global community subscribed, including those from Jamaica, Zambia, Pakistan, Liberia, the UK and India. The short, snappy seminar’s objective was to introduce two formative assessment strategies to use at the start of the lesson to …
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Our Growing Worldwide Community: The Global Impact of Teach2030
Teach2030’s worldwide community is ever-expanding. Despite Covid stopping many travel plans, this month, we journey on a whistle-stop tour around the globe, interviewing 4 different class teachers from 3 different countries. They discuss the impact of Teach2030 courses in their classroom. First stop, Zambia, where Hope Chiundira is boosting learners’ engagement by implementing knowledge and …
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How School Owners Improve Professional Development With Teach2030
This month, we talk to Mercy Ehimika, the owner of ‘Unique Rhema International School,’ a low-cost private school located in Abuja, Nigeria. So, tell us how a school owner heard about Teach2030? I got to know about Teach2030 in a WhatsApp group with Joyce (one of our Teach2030 Ambassadors, based in Nigeria). I had never …
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Webinar for Guidance Counsellors, Principals and Teachers in Jamaica
On Friday 19th February, we hosted over 100 education professionals from Jamaica in a Zoom webinar. From primary to secondary school teachers to headteachers and school counsellors, a whole range of roles from the teaching community joined our Teach2030 Webinar about how to upskill themselves and improve the education of the their learners. The event …
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