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Marching for quality education
July 13, 2024Article, Uganda

Marching for quality education

Our Uganda team was delighted to participate today in the ‘Marching for Quality Education 2024’ conference, an annual event co-organised by Business Friends Africa and STiR Education at Mengo Secondary School. The conference was dedicated…
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What is teacher agency, and how can it improve education around the world?
April 11, 2024Article

What is teacher agency, and how can it improve education around the world?

This was originally written by Brad Olsen and John McIntosh for The Brookings Institution. Click here to read on The Brookings Institution Blog. Teacher agency and how teachers are supported within education policy decisions affect whether…
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A focus on nurses and teachers is key to transforming India’s health and education sectors. Here’s why
October 14, 2023Article, India

A focus on nurses and teachers is key to transforming India’s health and education sectors. Here’s why

This was originally written by Minha Khan, Mark Butcher and Sumbul Siddiqui for UNESCO World Education Blog. Click here to read on the World Education Blog. The COVID-19 pandemic taught us so much, including by…
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Rethinking Scaling: A Reverse Gaze Approach
September 28, 2023Article

Rethinking Scaling: A Reverse Gaze Approach

This was originally written by John McIntosh for the UKFIET – The Education and Development Forum.  The education sector has made rapid progress in recent years in understanding ‘what works’ in the scaling of educational…
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What is STiR’S impact?
August 3, 2023Article

What is STiR’S impact?

  Purpose This document summarises STiR’s impact over the past decade It starts by offering a brief summary of our learning, before breaking down our impact at different levels (children, teachers, officials, system) with the…
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How does STiR work with governments to scale and sustain?
July 25, 2023Article

How does STiR work with governments to scale and sustain?

Scaling and sustainability are core to our organisational strategy. It is key that we identify ways in which our work can be successfully embedded into the systems in which we work. This document summarises how…
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Motivating your team means letting go
July 17, 2023Article

Motivating your team means letting go

This was originally written by Jo Owen for the Financial Times.  For the past eight years, STiR Education, of which I am a co-founder, has been putting in place the conditions to help millions of…
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Our colleague published in Delhi Government’s Bi-monthly magazine
June 30, 2023Article, India

Our colleague published in Delhi Government’s Bi-monthly magazine

This was originally written by Shadab Ahmed for Delhi Government’s bi-monthly publication. You can read the original piece in Hindi here. ASER 2022 report was launched on January 18, 2023, according to it nationally the…
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Empowering school leaders to embrace their role as instructional leaders
June 16, 2023Article, Indonesia

Empowering school leaders to embrace their role as instructional leaders

The father of Indonesian national education, Ki Hadjar Dewantara, expounded upon three significant leadership philosophies:  Ing Ngarso Sung Tulodo (Leaders must serve as role models) Ing Madyo Mangun Karso (Leaders must inspire and ignite enthusiasm)…
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What we have learnt after the 80-week school closure
October 13, 2022Article

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.…
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