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By Mark Butcher mbutcherJanuary 21, 2020Uncategorized

STiR hosts visit from National Commissioner

STiR was delighted to host a visit today to our work in Kiboga district in Uganda from the National Commissioner for Basic and Primary Education, Dr. Cleophus Mugenyi. The Commissioner attended one of our training…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherJanuary 8, 2020Uncategorized

Minister attends STiR national institute

STiR was very pleased to welcome the State Minister for Primary Education, Hon. Rosemary Seninde, to open our national institute in Kampala today, delivered in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Sports. This annual…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherJanuary 8, 2020Uncategorized

The role of intrinsic motivation in education system reform

Motivation is a critical dimension of education systems across the world. Extensive research and policy efforts have attempted to identify some of the key drivers, particularly given that motivation levels are low and can be…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherDecember 19, 2019Uncategorized

December newsletter

In this month’s newsletter, STiR CEO Sharath Jeevan reflects on at our big three highlights from 2019, and introduces our theme for 2020: sustainability. You can read the newsletter in full here. You can also…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherNovember 28, 2019Case Study

Shifting mindsets in North East Delhi

North East district is one of the most populated areas of Delhi, and in 2015, it was considered to be the most challenging district. So STiR selected the district for our first intervention in government…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherNovember 6, 2019Uncategorized

STiR named in HundrED 2020 Global Collection

STiR Education is delighted to have been named as one of the 100 brightest innovations in K12 (primary and secondary) education from around the world, at the HundrED Innovation Summit in Helsinki today. Shortlisted by…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherOctober 31, 2019Case Study

Building system capacity in Mirzapur, UP

Mirzapur district is located in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. STiR started work in Mirzapur in 2017 in a small number of clusters, and we then scaled up our programme in 2018 as part…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherOctober 2, 2019Case Study

Increasing system synchronisation in South West B, Delhi

South West B is one of the largest districts of Delhi National Capital Territory. When STiR starting working in the district in 2017, the Delhi government was making a significant investment in infrastructural upgrades to…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherSeptember 23, 2019Uncategorized

Education Commission report launched

STiR welcomes the release of a new report by the Education Commission – ‘Transforming the Education Workforce: Learning Teams for a Learning Generation’ – which makes the case for teamwork as a key to educating…

By Mark Butcher mbutcherSeptember 21, 2019Uncategorized

VVOB visit to Karnataka

We have been delighted to host colleagues from VVOB Rwanda to visit our programme in Karnataka. VVOB is an organisation with more than 35 years of experience in sustainably improving the quality of education systems,…

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