STiR participates in Skoll World Forum Ecosystem event
We are delighted to share that our CEO Girish Menon and Chair Jo Owen were invited to an ecosystem event at the Skoll World Forum on 12 April titled, “A Pivotal moment: Founder – CEO…
How deeper connections between teachers and students can prevent school drop-outs
I am Ankita, teacher of class eight at GGSSS Khajoori Khas school, Northeast district, Delhi. Sapna (name changed for confidentiality) was one of my students. She used to be irregular in attending the school and…
Competency based curriculum – a magic bullet for skilling youths in Uganda?
This piece was written by Modern Karema Musiimenta, Country Director, Uganda. In 2020, the Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES), through the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC), announced a new competency-based curriculum for lower secondary…
Story of change in Kota Kediri, Indonesia
We were delighted to launch our programme in Indonesia in 2022 with a pilot in the Kota Kediri district in East Java, alongside our local partners Yayasan Bakti Unggul Pendidikan (YBPU). The district has an…
Kharunda Rose Khisa – a journey to the love of teaching
My name is Kharunda Rose Khisa and I am a 39-year-old teacher at Bubiita Seed Secondary School in Bududa district in the Eastern region of Uganda. I have been in this profession since 2007. I…
STiR Uganda hosts Partner Strategy Group meeting
STiR Education Uganda held its in-country Partner Strategy Group meeting on 18 January 2023 at Kololo Senior Secondary School with both online and offline presence. It was attended by officials from the Ministry of Education…
Understanding the links between teacher motivation, metacognition and stress
STiR has recently completed a research study with Microsoft Research India. This study aimed to understand the applicability and experiences of lifelong learning, as understood through teacher metacognitive capacities, motivation, the ability of teachers to…
What we have learnt after the 80-week school closure
Covid-19 has caused the greatest shock to education systems in living memory. It has affected the education of more than 90% of the world’s children, with many losing up to 18 months of learning time.…
The role of positive teaching practices in thriving classrooms
SKV Seemapuri, a school in North East Delhi, was slightly hesitant to embrace the Teacher Development Coordinator (TDC) program. There was low exposure to the program and the teachers hardly had any time for additional…
New MOU signed with Tamil Nadu government
We are pleased to share that a memorandum of understanding has been signed between Samagra Shiksha, Tamil Nadu and Schools and Teachers Innovating for Results (India) on 30th August 2022. The duration of this MOU…
