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Breaking the cycle: empowering students through growth mindset

Breaking the cycle: empowering students through growth mindset

Edwin is a Mathematics and Physics teacher and a Director of Studies (DOS) at Bufunjo Seed Secondary School in Kyenjojo District, Rwenzori sub region in Uganda. His school, like many others, had normalised underperformance in…
STiR announces CEO transition

STiR announces CEO transition

We are sad to announce the departure of our CEO Girish Menon, who has decided to step down after nearly 3.5 years in order to make way for new leadership to steer our future direction…
South Central Timor district joins our Indonesia programme

South Central Timor district joins our Indonesia programme

South Central Timor, 23 April 2024 – a new MOU has been inked today to strengthen education and training in South Central Timor, East Nusa Tenggara. Bakti Barito Foundation through Yayasan Bakti Pendidikan Unggul (YBPU)…
STIR Launches Ethiopia Programme to Boost Intrinsic Motivation in Education

STIR Launches Ethiopia Programme to Boost Intrinsic Motivation in Education

October 19, 2023: STiR Education marked a significant milestone on October 19, 2023, with the official launch of its Ethiopia programme. Hosted in Addis Ababa, the launch brought together representatives from the Ministry of Education,…
A focus on nurses and teachers is key to transforming India’s health and education sectors. Here’s why

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…
Rethinking Scaling: A Reverse Gaze Approach

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…
STiR Education signs new MoU with the Indonesian Ministry of Education

STiR Education signs new MoU with the Indonesian Ministry of Education

Bakti Barito, STIR Education in collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology to support competency development of teachers and students. [/nectar_highlighted_text][vc_column_text]Jakarta, 14 August 2023 – Bakti Barito Foundation through Yayasan Bakti…
What is STiR’S impact?

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…
How does STiR work with governments to scale and sustain?

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…
Motivating your team means letting go

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…