Category Archives: Inclusion

Announcing a new GEM Report Fellowship Programme

Posted on 30 July 2018 by GEM Report

A new GEM Report Fellowship programme has just been launched thanks to the support of the Open Society Foundations. The Fellowship aims to strengthen the evidence base on comparative education. The first call for fellowships has just been put online … Continue reading →

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Radwan: “My school said ‘We don’t want wheelchairs any more’”

Posted on 26 July 2018 by GEM Report

Almost every country around the world has ratified the right to education, but yet many schools either refuse to enrol children with disabilities or are ill-equipped to cope with their needs. A recent report by Human Rights Watch which looked … Continue reading →

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‘I feel left behind’ says Fred, a blind student from Malawi

Posted on 23 July 2018 by GEM Report

Fred is a thirteen year old boy attending a primary school in Malawi, which is supported by Save the Children. His story is one of many who are living with a disability and are coping with the challenges that this … Continue reading →

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10 messages and 10 recommendations on disability and education

Posted on 20 July 2018 by GEM Report

Timed to coincide with next week’s Global Disability Summit co-hosted by United Kingdom Department for International Development, the Government of Kenya and the International Disability Alliance, we have produced a summary of content related to disability and education from our … Continue reading →

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Join the online consultation for the 2020 GEM Report on inclusion and education

Posted on 18 July 2018 by GEM Report

Following previous GEM reports on education and the other SDGs (2016), accountability (2017/8), and migration and displacement (2019), the 2020 GEM Report will focus on inclusion. An online consultation opened this morning for the Report and will run for eight … Continue reading →

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Learning InEquality: An equality law approach to Education for All

Posted on 26 March 2018 by GEM Report

Camilla Alonzo, Legal and Programmes Officer, Equal Rights Trust, an independent international organisation whose objective is to combat discrimination and advance equality as a fundamental human rights and a basic principle of social justice The statistics regarding the number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Inclusion, right to education, Sustainable development, Uncategorized | Tagged access, equality, Inclusion, inequality | 2 Comments

Having a disability shouldn’t affect your access to education

Posted on 1 December 2017 by GEM Report

Everyone has the right to education but for some people accessing this education is far harder than it should be. Marking December 3, which is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are focusing on some of the barriers … Continue reading →

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New GEM Report says ‘Don’t just blame the teacher when the system is at fault’

Posted on 24 October 2017 by GEM Report

The 2017/8 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report was released today at global events in Maputo, Mozambique, Brasilia, Brazil and in London, UK. It stresses that accountability is indispensable in achieving SDG 4. The Report highlights the responsibility of governments to … Continue reading →

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The 2020 GEM Report will be on Inclusion and Education

Posted on 12 June 2017 by GEM Report

At the end of last week, the GEM Report’s Advisory Board met in Paris to discuss the success of the 2016 GEM Report, hear about the plans for the 2017/8 and 2019 GEM Reports, and decide on the future theme … Continue reading →