Right to education

The report "Equity-based budgeting in education: School funding formula" reviews the potential role and capacity of per-student funding (PSF) and other variants of needs-based funding formulae to promote equity in education. It defines and measures educational equity in the context of education financing and identifies key components to promote…

The 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted by the National Statistical Office and UNICEF found large learning gaps between different social groups, with children from non-Thai speaking households performing the lowest of all children in Thailand in foundational literacy and numeracy. Poor foundational learning causes these…

After listening to a senior student read them “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” groups of youngsters helped each other write their answers about the story they’d just heard on large sheets of paper. Once they finished, they moved on to the illustrations, drawing and colouring as well as crafting ants, grasshoppers and food out of modelling clay.…

Education is the door of opportunity. Every child strives for the best school. This was no different for me, a girl carrying a dream and having hope for a good life in the future. So this girl chose to apply to the school that she thought was the best school. However, she was rejected just because she was disabled. My name is Siribut Musikapodok.…

It's not enough for schools to simply reopen their doors after COVID-19. Students will need tailored and sustained support to help them readjust and catch-up after the pandemic. We must help schools prepare to provide that support and meet the enormous challenges of the months ahead. The time to act is now; the future of an entire generation is at…

Since 2005 UNICEF has worked with local education authorities in Mae Hong Son to develop the ‘District School’ concept. To reach at least 1,200 out-of-school children, existing and newly-opened learning centres were grouped together for administrative purposes into a single, larger ‘school’. One District School would thus be composed of multiple ‘…

“Thailand is becoming the fastest ageing society in Southeast Asia. Thailand is becoming an ageing society as fast as Japan did 25 years ago, but when Japan became an ageing society at that time, they earned five times more per capita than in Thailand,” Thomas Davin, former UNICEF Representative in Thailand who completed his term at the end of…, Child Support Grant, This cash transfer scheme was something that UNICEF has been pushing forward to the government for years, and the policy was finally approved in 2015.  “The Child Support Grant is based on the idea that children in poor families live more difficult lives, so the Thai government decided to subsidize families with children. Initially starting from…, Adolescent Pregnancy, Another success for Thailand was decreasing the number of adolescent pregnancies. “Five years ago, when I arrived in Thailand, the problem of adolescent pregnancy was of great concern. Every year, hundreds of thousands of teenagers give birth and often have to leave the education system and face various difficulties in life. Going back to school…, Children without parental care and skipped-generation families, The latest UNICEF survey with the National Statistical Office shows that 1 in 4 children aged 0-17 years in Thailand grow up without parental care. This is because their parents have to migrate for work, leaving them under their grandparent’s care. This is most common in the northeast. However, while children are developing, they need their parent…, Education Reform, Thomas said that five years ago, he found that the Thai government was very determined to reform the education system after the decrease in scores on the Programme for International Student Assessment. “This is a sign that alerts us that we have to re-design the curriculum. The curriculum must be different, and it should provide children with…, Mental Health Problems, Technology has brought new knowledge and ways of learning to children, but it has also brought on new challenges. “Young people today are going through different times, being the hope of their country… they should feel our support, they should feel safe and trusted, we should be ready to help them in their future paths.” “Youth today live in a…, Violence against children in the family and community, The 2019 survey of the situation of children and women in Thailand found that more than half of the children surveyed had been subjected to violent punishment both physically and mentally. This violence will have negative effects on children in the long term.  “But these children who have been subjected to violence have fallen out of the service…, Looking towards the future: How can we improve the quality of life for children in Thailand?, Thomas thinks that it has to start with making the development of children and youth a national priority. This must be done systematically and continuously. We must also ensure that our policies are effectively implemented and accessible to every child, especially for the most vulnerable and those who lack opportunities. “Everything that has been…

BANGKOK, 30 June 2020 – As schools nationwide are about to resume on July 1, UNICEF has ramped up support to prepare for a new school-year starting amidst the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Areas of support include delivering necessary supplies and providing health and hygiene information, as well as developing safe school…

Developed to help explain about COVID-19. The learning activities were designed for each age group ranging from preschool, primary school, middle school, high school and vocational school. In which teachers can apply or integrate the learning points or even adapt the teachings and learnings about other communicable diseases such as the hand, foot…

BANGKOK, 9 September 2019 – UNICEF and Central Food Hall and Tops launched Every Child Can Read, a campaign to promote the importance of reading and to support the development of children’s literacy skills. The campaign is nationwide in scope but also has a specific focus on disadvantaged children and schools, responding to national surveys which…

The term ‘education for the 21 st Century’ recognises that we are living through a period of rapid change in an increasingly globalised environment, to which education systems need to adapt, not just through a one-off reform, but continuously. Innovation and technological advances are constantly changing the ways we communicate, work, and live…,  , More stories in this series, Children at the early childhood development centre of Mae Jo town, Chiang Mai Province. A proposed five-point plan for children for the next Government to reflect on UNICEF believes that focusing on these five priority actions for children will yield far-reaching results and benefits throughout the whole society, and should be considered as…

The challenge, Without quality education, children face major barriers to future employment, earning potential and fulfilling their dreams. They are more likely to suffer adverse health outcomes and less likely to participate in decisions that affect them – threatening their ability to shape a better future for themselves and their societies. The past decade has…, Resources, UNICEF Thailand Education programme for 2022-2026 Key Results from the Thailand Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Mission: Recovering Education in 2021, The solutions, UNICEF strives to enable more children to complete inclusive and equitable quality basic education that equips them with relevant knowledge and 21st century skills. We focus on developing foundational learning and skills in the early years through supporting projects for mobile libraries, hill tribe schools and mother tongue-based multilingual…, Our goal: More boys and girls complete inclusive and equitable quality basic education with improved and relevant learning outcomes.