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Planning your UKFIET 2025 conference: A walk through the programme

UKFIET @ukfiet.bsky.social · 26d

Planning your UKFIET 2025 conference: A walk through the programme
All you need to know to plan your sessions & networking for next week's #UKFIETConf!
www.ukfiet.org/2025/plannin...

If you are joining us for the UKFIET September 2025 conference, these highlights will be useful for deciding what sessions to take part in.

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International Education News (IEN) @intlednews.bsky.social · Aug 29

In #Mozambique: Locally Produced Early Childhood Development Research in Mozambique: Trends, Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions
👦 📖 🧭 www.ukfiet.org/2025/locally...
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National Foundation for Educational Research @thenfer.bsky.social · 27d

A number of our experts will be speaking at next week's
@ukfiet.bsky.social event! 🗣️

The team are looking forward to discussing how harnessing diverse global perspectives can support lasting change in education.

Find out details of each session in the image below 👇

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This page gathers blogs written about the conference theme and structure. As we approach the September conference, we aim to provide a greater insight into the details and process and provide guidance...

UKFIET @ukfiet.bsky.social · Aug 12

Will you be joining us for September's #UKFIETConf?
The convenors from all 7 conference themes are sharing highlights of sessions to watch out for. Find out more by reading their blogs:
www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...

Conference Blogs

Using SMS as a low cost means to systematically track chronic absenteeism in schools: Reflections from South Sudan and Sierra Leone

UKFIET @ukfiet.bsky.social · Jun 24

NEW BLOG - Using SMS as a low cost means to systematically track chronic absenteeism in schools: Reflections from #SouthSudan & #SierraLeone
Exploring use of no-cost & low-cost methods, using SMS, for near real-time student attendance monitoring system
www.ukfiet.org/2025/using-s...

Consistent attendance of learners is considered to be a necessary, though not sufficient, condition for improved learning outcomes. Measuring and acting on absenteeism is therefore key in our efforts…

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Correspondence from UKFIET members to UK government following announcement of education aid cuts

UKFIET @ukfiet.bsky.social · Jun 4

UKFIET letter to FCDO with concerns about further #AidCuts to education & gender, stressing UK’s global reputation esp in supporting #GirlsEducation & proven benefits of investing in education. We urge UK Government to reconsider current plans & maintain FCDO Education
www.ukfiet.org/2025/corresp...

During oral evidence to the International Development Committee on 13 May 2025, the UK Government confirmed that education and gender are likely to face significant cuts in forthcoming changes to…

Cutting aid for girls’ education isn’t just wrong – it’s economically illiterate | Larry Elliott

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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge @camedfac.bsky.social · May 23

The evidence mentioned here that £75 pays for the equivalent of two extra years of teaching for girls is from the REAL Centre, University of Cambridge. Along with a wealth of other research, it supports Larry Elliott's concerns about the need to rethink aid cuts.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This slash-and-burn approach is indefensible and would have been anathema to previous Labour governments, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

www.theguardian.com

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UKFIET @ukfiet.bsky.social · May 13

NEW BLOG Creativity, #ArtificialIntelligence and the curriculum
Work increasingly involves people operating harmoniously alongside intelligent machines. Yet schools & systems seem determined to block this vital relationship #AI
www.ukfiet.org/2025/creativ...

Creativity, Artificial Intelligence and the curriculum

The age-old question: “What do you want to do when you grow up?” is now: “What do you want to be, alongside AI, when you grow up?”. And it is no longer simply about employment but extends to self…

Learning, working, connecting: Why a new UK–EU youth mobility scheme matters

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Department of Education, University of Oxford @education.ox.ac.uk · May 6

NEW BLOG: Ahead of UK-EU talks on a youth mobility deal, Dr Maia Chankseliani reflects on the impact of cross-border work & study on lives and societies, based on a global study of 704 participants across 70 countries 🌍

Read the @ukfiet.bsky.social blog: www.ukfiet.org/2025/learnin...

Youth mobility, once taken for granted between Britain and Europe, is now the subject of cautious negotiation. On 19 May 2025, London and Brussels are set to convene a summit to discuss a youth…

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REAL Centre @realcentre.bsky.social · Apr 16

Sustaining changes in community attitudes & norms to improve #GirlsEducation outcomes
Webinar 29 April: events.tetratech.com/gec-study-7-...
Full report: intdev.tetratecheurope.com/wp-content/u...
Summary report: intdev.tetratecheurope.com/wp-content/u...
News article: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/node/65

To achieve quality education for all, disability inclusion is critical

UKFIET @ukfiet.bsky.social · Apr 14

NEW BLOG: To achieve quality education for all, disability inclusion is critical
Highlights from 5 presentations by @sightsavers.bsky.social at #CIES focusing on #disability #inclusion & digital education, incl #EarlyYears learning, #data, #GenderBasedViolence
www.ukfiet.org/2025/to-achi...

CIES Conference 2025, ‘Envisioning Education in a Digital Society’ had many examples of positive and innovative uses of digital technology – but strategies for reaching the most marginalised learners…

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REAL Centre @realcentre.bsky.social · Apr 10

NEW REPORT: #GirlsEducation projects succeed when whole communities ‘live the change’ & carry it forward
Working with young women & their communities by mobilising them as “agents of change”.
Findings from our latest evaluation of #GirlsEducationChallenge
content.educ.cam.ac.uk/node/65

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REAL Centre @realcentre.bsky.social · Apr 9

Contribute to the REAL Centre Memory Wall – Help us celebrate 10 years!
Send your short contributions: Please let us know any key takeaways, lasting memories or a defining feature of engaging with the REAL Centre over the past decade.
Fill in a short form here: forms.gle/j9vtUNRn6iPh...

Adapting classroom observation tools for play-based learning in Burundi

UKFIET @ukfiet.bsky.social · Apr 8

NEW BLOG Adapting classroom observation tools for play-based learning in #Burundi
Lessons from adapting a classroom observation tool for a play-based learning programme: context, focus, training & linking feedback to teacher development @thenfer.bsky.social
www.ukfiet.org/2025/adaptin...

In underfunded and overcrowded classrooms, structured observation tools can provide a deep understanding of teaching quality and providing actionable feedback to educators.

Educating children with disabilities: Addressing the unfinished agenda. Reflections a decade later

UKFIET @ukfiet.bsky.social · Apr 3

NEW BLOG - Educating children with disabilities: Addressing the unfinished agenda. Reflections a decade later
How can we accelerate efforts to help children with disabilities access quality education? 7 actions
www.ukfiet.org/2025/educati...

The third Global Disability Summit takes place this week in Berlin, and policymakers, educators, and civil society actors attending will reflect on the progress made in making education more inclusive...

Advancing early childhood development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ten key insights from researchers

UKFIET @ukfiet.bsky.social · Mar 31

NEW Advancing early childhood development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ten key insights from researchers
Sharing highlights from a series of blogs by African #ECD researchers @realcentre.bsky.social
www.ukfiet.org/2025/advanci...

Early Childhood Development (ECD) plays a significant role in shaping the future of individuals and societies, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where challenges like limited resources…

Lessons learnt from implementing and evaluating programmes to promote play-based learning in Ghana

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PEDAL Research Centre @pedalcam.bsky.social · Mar 26

Former PEDAL PhD student Dina Fajardo-Tovar has written a piece for @ukfiet.bsky.social about a project she worked on at Right to Play UK:

www.ukfiet.org/2025/lessons...

The piece focuses on lessons learned from implementing and evaluating programmes to promote play-based learning in Ghana.

Play-Based Learning (PBL) is a child-centred approach actively involving children and adults in creating meaningful learning experiences. It is a core component of holistic education…

UKFIET @ukfiet.bsky.social · Mar 18

⏰Countdown for submitting abstracts to #UKFIETConf - Deadline Friday 21 March!
Read our FAQs before you apply: ukfiet.org/wp-content/u...
More on the submission process: ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Expectations from convenors of themes: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...

Celebrating evidence from the Girls’ Education Challenge

UKFIET @ukfiet.bsky.social · Mar 7

📢2 weeks to go! Deadline 21 March for abstracts for #UKFIETConf
Download the Abstract Writing Pack ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Read more about the conference themes before you submit! The convenors of all 7 themes have discussed their expectations with us: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...

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UKFIET @ukfiet.bsky.social · Mar 7

NEW BLOG - As we approach #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 this blog celebrates evidence from 12 years of the #GirlsEducationChallenge
The authors highlight lessons from independent evaluation studies they led on according to 6 themes: www.ukfiet.org/2025/celebra...

In this blog, we highlight lessons from the independent evaluation studies we led on according to the six themes that were identified in the GEC research feasibility study.

Is truth important in research? Unpacking half-truths and misrepresentations in the process

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UKFIET @ukfiet.bsky.social · Mar 7

Thinking of submitting an abstract to #UKFIETConf?
Deadline 21 March
Read more about the conference themes before you submit! The convenors of all 7 themes have discussed their expectations with us: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...

UKFIET @ukfiet.bsky.social · Mar 7

NEW BLOG - Is truth important in research? Unpacking half-truths and misrepresentations in the process
Research interview process is not neutral. Does it matter whether what the participants said is true or not?
www.ukfiet.org/2025/is-trut...

Now, to the golden question: when it comes to reporting the findings, does it matter whether what the participants said is true or not?