Education

The purpose of this booklet is to assist UNICEF staff and our partners to understand why data on disabled children are currently inadequate, the difficulties that surround the gathering of high-quality data on disabled children, and why there is a real need to improve the collection, analysis, dissemination and use of disability data. How a lack…

The purpose of this booklet is to assist UNICEF staff and our partners to understand basic concepts of financing inclusive education, with an emphasis on children with disabilities, and recommendations on what financing models and strategies support a rights-based approach to inclusive education. Why funding is important to inclusive education.…

The purpose of this booklet is to assist UNICEF staff and our partners to understand the basic concepts of inclusive preschool programs, with an emphasis on children with disabilities. Why inclusive pre-schools are important. How early identification and intervention can impact children’s readiness for school. Key characteristics of high-quality…

A new approach to education for all, UNESCO defines inclusive education as the “process of addressing and responding to the diversity of needs of all children, youth and adults through increasing participation in learning, cultures and communities, and reducing and eliminating exclusion within and from education. It involves changes and modifications in content, approaches,…, Commit to changing mindsets, Growing up with a hearing disability, Thobias 13-year-old 6th grader (with the ball) is no stranger to different forms of discrimination as a child. His parents initially enrolled him in a “special” school for deaf students. However, he found the environment to be challenging. The use of sign language was banned in the school and Thobias and his…, "Changing the education system to adapt to students, instead of trying to change students to adapt to the system.", Advantages of the inclusive education, 1st grade students learning sign-language through an Accessible Digital Textbook (ADT) in a inclusive classroom of the school Escuela Básica Medalla Milagrosa, located in Limpio, Paraguay during the 1st pilot of ADT in the country. When teachers are trained to include children and adolescents with disabilities or with special educational needs,…, Integration of various components, Integration of various components, Explore our resources

PANAMA CITY/SANTIAGO/WASHINGTON D.C., 2 June 2022 – The significant loss of learning during COVID-19 school closures in Latin America and the Caribbean is now putting millions of children at risk of dropping out of school, the World Bank, the Inter-American Dialogue, UNESCO and UNICEF warned today during an event streamed live worldwide.  The…

Multimedia available to download here . PORT-AU-PRINCE, 5 May 2022 – In Haiti, 500,000 children have lost access to education due to gang-related violence. Almost 1,700 schools are currently closed in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince as clashes between rival gangs flared since the end of April. In Haiti, children’s future is threatened by…

It is 5 a.m. and Romina’s (14) alarm o’clock rings to start her daily routine. In what has been her room for the last few months there are clothes, some personal belongings, and notebooks which show her willingness to resume her studies after two long years without stepping foot in a classroom. Romina’s mornings are different now. She has…

Teaching can often be a highly stressful career, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are steps you can take to help cope with the pressures of the job and manage stress levels. As a teacher, you might be afraid, nervous or anxious returning to the classroom, especially if you feel COVID-19 precautions are not being fully…, Ways to cope, While people react differently to stress, people often do better over the long-term if they: Feel safe, connected to others, calm and hopeful Have access to social, physical and emotional support Regain a sense of control by being able to help themselves If you recognize signs of stress and how they affect different aspects of your well-being, you…, What is self-care?, The World Health Organization defines self-care as “the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and to cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a healthcare provider.” Self-care is any activity that we do intentionally in order to take care of our mental,…, What is burnout?, One of the negative consequences of accumulated stress is burnout. Burnout is a state of physical, emotional and mental exhaustion that results from prolonged exposure to job stressors or work situations that are emotionally demanding. It is emotional exhaustion and can result in a sense of reduced personal accomplishment. Burnout includes many…, Making time for self-care as teachers, Too many people work until they can't go on or they view rest and sleep as something which is not important. It is important to view rest as an essential tool for maintaining well-being. Resting can be as simple as just turning off the lights in your classroom for a few minutes after your students have left. Or try and limit the time you spend…, Hope and well-being, It is important to remind yourself and your students that you have control over different aspects of your life and that you can bring about change. When you are facing challenging times, it can be difficult to feel hopeful that things can improve. When we feel hopeful, it helps us to focus on change, look to the future, and actively look for…

Two years into the COVID-19 global pandemic, education has been seriously disrupted. In response to this crisis, the global priority remains to ensure every child is supported so they can return to school and catch up on lost learning. Recognizing the need to accelerate  education recovery with urgent, at-scale action , this joint report by UNICEF…

NEW YORK, 30 March 2022 – As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, 23 countries – home to around 405 million schoolchildren – are yet to fully open schools, with many schoolchildren at risk of dropping out, according to a new UNICEF reported released today. Are children really learning? features country-level data on the impact of the COVID…

NEW YORK/PARIS/WASHINGTON D.C., 30 March 2022 - “More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, we are witnessing a colossal loss to children’s learning. Less than half of countries are implementing learning recovery strategies at scale to help children catch up. Unless all countries implement and expand programs in the coming months, they risk…

When we at UNICEF talk about creating inclusive learning spaces, we refer to the educational solutions that each school can propose (methodologies, teachers, accessibility of learning spaces and appropriate educational materials). Such approaches seek to avoid the creation of greater barriers in order to promote that wonderful process of skills,…