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By Mark Butcher mbutcherDecember 8, 2020Case Study

Our response to Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on education has been significant all around the world. In India, all educational activities came to a halt and millions of learners stopped going to schools and colleges. But…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherNovember 25, 2020Case Study

Manjula’s story – Karnataka

A version of this article first appeared on The Bastion website. How this teacher in Karnataka is driving holistic training for over 500 teachers. Manjula G.S. facilitates training sessions for 565 teachers in Karnataka’s Bagepalli…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherNovember 6, 2020Uncategorized

STiR takes part in ‘Back to Childhood’ webinar

STiR Education was delighted to be invited to take part in a webinar with United World Schools on the topic of ‘Rebuilding Education: Back to Childhood’. Modern Musiimenta Karema, our Uganda Country Director, contributed to…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherNovember 5, 2020Uncategorized

STiR named in HundrED 2021 Global Collection

STiR is delighted to announce to have been named as one of the 100 most impactful innovations in K12 (primary and secondary) education from around the world, by global education non-profit HundrED. This is the…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherOctober 16, 2020Case Study

STiR’s response to Covid-19 in Delhi

The world of education has been greatly affected by the unprecedented challenges brought by Covid-19, and the school closures have caused disruption to education for billions of children. But for the work of STiR Education…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherOctober 10, 2020Uncategorized

World Education Week

STiR Education was delighted this week to partner with the organisers of World Education Week to support the delivery of a global showcase of school-led events. 100 events were delivered to share exciting practice from schools, offering an…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherOctober 6, 2020Uncategorized

Announcing our new CEO

Please see below for a letter from our Chair Jo Owen. You can read this in PDF form here. After nine transformative years, our founding CEO Sharath Jeevan has decided to step down to…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherSeptember 18, 2020Case Study

STiR’s response to Covid-19 in Uganda

The Covid-19 crisis has presented unprecedented challenges to the education system in Uganda, with schools now closed for more than five months. STiR Education has developed an approach to leverage its expertise, capacity and networks…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherSeptember 16, 2020Uncategorized

Reimagining education systems for changing times: three questions for governments to ask

A version of this article first appeared on the AVPN website. Covid-19 presents the most significant challenge to global education in a generation. Unprecedented numbers of children are suddenly without access to schooling, while governments…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherSeptember 7, 2020Uncategorized

STiR appoints new Uganda Country Director

STiR Education is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Uganda Country Director to our leadership team. Modern Musiimenta Karema joins the organisation today to lead our work across Uganda, which is currently reaching…

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