Archive of FRESH Partner Announcements and Updates
This page lists items previously posted on the FRESH Partners web site welcome page. Follow the links for more information.
This page lists items previously posted on the FRESH Partners web site welcome page. Follow the links for more information.
- The second of a series of webinars on topics related to Monitoring, Reporting, Evaluating and Improving (MREI) policies and programs was held September 7th, 2021. This session discussed the use of education data systems (EMIS). The previous session on June 1st, 2021 learned about different methods (school accreditation and surveys) to monitor and report on the status of policies and programs. A list of MREI topics has been developed and will be subjects of several FRESH webinars in 2021-22. See the FRESH Webinars page for details.
- Several FRESH Partners are cooperating in a global Fact-Finding Survey and Policy/Curriculum Document Analysis. A FRESH open web meeting on July 6th reviewed several related efforts to review and renew global approaches to promoting educational success, health and development through schools. These include the Global Education Monitoring report on Inclusion, finalization of the indicators for the education goal (#4) of the UN SDGs, the WHO survey on Maternal, child & adolescent health and others. See the FRESH Webinars page for details.
- A commissioner and staff member from the UNESCO Futures of Education Commission joined FRESH Partners in April 2021 to invite input in that review of schooling post-Covid and leading into 2050. Subsequently, FRESH partners have asked several global organizations representing teachers, principals, school district administrators, senior school leaders, guidance counsellors and school psychologists to prepare a consensus statement. The process is being led by FRESH Partner, the Global Network of Deans of Education.
- FRESH Partners and others discussed Health & Life Skills education at its last open web meeting on 02 February 2021. Shared concern was focused on the UN agency apparent reluctance to monitor H&LS as part of Target 4.7 of the UN 2030 Goals. See the meeting recording and documents on the FRESH webinars page.
- Several organizations and experts will be organizing a series of webinars and other activities to support the recommendations of the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report on Inclusion. See updates on this Inclusion Working Group page.
- FRESH Partners have invited others to join in their round table discussions on selected topics as part of their regular meetings. These sessions have included Covid 19, life skills/social emotional learning, the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report and Bullying Prevention. See our webinars page for the schedule, recordings and presenter slides
- The FRESH series of webinars on low resource countries is continuing. The next session is on 15 July 2020. See our webinars page for our updated schedule and list of recorded sessions.
- The FRESH Working Group on Health Literacy, Life Skills & Social Inclusion has also conducting its deliberations in its series of open web meetings. Go to the webinars page to access these meetings. Review the recorded web meetings and materials on the web page maintained for that WG.
- FRESH Partner Statement on Low Resource Countries
Building on its series of webinars/discussions on issues and programs in low resource countries, the FRESH Partners have published a consensus statement to focus the attention of policy-makers, practitioners and researchers on a key context for promoting educational success, health & development. - Updates on Global Events & Initiatives
Read our monthly updates posted on this web page.