Good government leadership is paramount during any crisis. It facilitates decisive action, open and consistent communication, and most importantly, puts the interest of the public first. But, what makes – or breaks – effective leadership? From Jordan, Burkina Faso, and Kenya, read about six key conditions for strong leadership during crisis.

Reopening schools: How to get education back on track after COVID-19

It is a ‘back to school’ season like no other: countries are beginning to reopen their school gates following weeks of enforced closures. IIEP-UNESCO's Director Suzanne Grant Lewis lays out three critical and immediate questions that governments and other stakeholders need to ask.

Burkina Faso: Making schools safe

Interested in pursuing the same IIEP-UNESCO training as Moussa Sawadogo? You can apply for our programmes online and in Paris, France, starting in September 2020.

Key ingredients to create a positive school environment in Rwanda

While school enrollment is increasing in Rwanda, dropping out of school remains a problem. This is why major national actors and partners have come together to offer innovative training to teachers and head teachers. Read more about the first results of this training.

Early Childhood Education MOOC wins award

As many as 175 million children worldwide are unable to claim their right to early childhood education. This is what motivated several thousand education professionals and policy-makers to join a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), which recently received a Quality Matters Certificate for quality online learning. Read more.

Talk with the author: Use of learning assessment data

Learning assessment data can show where and how students are learning –but only when used effectively by policy-makers and planners. IIEP-UNESCO's Ieva Raudonytė shares the latest findings from the Gambia and Guinea.

Open to all!

Can education counter disinformation, hate speech, and foster digital citizenship during the COVID-19 crisis? Tune in to UNESCO's weekly webinar on Friday, 5 June, 13:00 to 14:30 (GMT+2).

Training opportunities:

Online training in English: Country teams can apply by 15 June for the Transparency, accountability and anti-corruption measures in education course, starting on 21 September 2020.
Online training in Spanish:
- National training programme in educational planning and management for Argentina, starting on 16 June.
- Technical and vocational education and training policies, starting on 17 June.
- Crisis-sensitive educational planning, starting on 7 July 2020.

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