Category Archives: sdg

Good news: Chile is going to cover climate change in its curriculum

Posted on 2 August 2017 by GEM Report

At the end of last month, the Chilean president, Michelle Bachelet, said that climate change would become an obligatory subject for students to learn in the third and fourth grades of secondary school in history and science classes. The President … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizenship, Climate change, curriculum, Environment, sdg, sdgs, Sustainable development, Uncategorized | Tagged Chile, climate change, curriculum, Environment, sustainable development | 3 Comments

It’s important for regional organisations to support peer learning to help reach SDG4

Posted on 29 June 2017 by GEM Report

There are multiple indicators that have been set to help monitor progress towards SDG 4. Most of these focus on results, such as completion rates, or learning outcomes. But such numbers do not tell the whole story, and to think … Continue reading →

Posted in monitoring, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged monitoring, peer learning, SDG4, sdg4 steering committee | 3 Comments

The urgent need for investment in pre-primary education

Posted on 26 June 2017 by GEM Report

By Pauline Rose and Ben Hewitt A child’s most important steps happen before they set foot in a primary school. Early childhood, from birth to age five, is the most critical developmental stage in a person’s life. By their fifth … Continue reading →

Posted in Early childhood care and education, Pre-primary education, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged early childhood care and education, pre-primary education, SDG4, target 4.2 | 4 Comments

Literacy assessments: the importance of reading with understanding

Posted on 16 June 2017 by GEM Report

By Peter-Sam Hill, Education Consultant, Oxford Policy Management “Literacy stands at heart of the 2030 Agenda. It is a foundation for human rights, gender equality, and sustainable societies. It is essential to all our efforts to end extreme poverty and … Continue reading →

Posted in Literacy, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged assessment, assessments, literacy, numeracy, SDG4, SDG4.6, SDGs, target 4.6 | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Inclusion, Report, sdg, sdgs, Sustainable development, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, 2020 GEM Report, disability, inclusive education, Report | 45 Comments

And the winners of our youth photo competition are…

Posted on 10 May 2017 by GEM Report

We’re delighted to announce the three winners of the youth photo competition we launched just over a month ago around the themes of Target 4.7 in the new global education goal. Selected from a huge amount of talented submissions, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizenship, Climate change, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized, Youth | Tagged global citizenship, SDG, sdg 4.7, sustainable development, Target 4.4 | 6 Comments

Countries, Experts and Agencies Meet to Measure Progress toward Education 2030

Posted on 9 May 2017 by GEM Report

By Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics Given the time it can take to mobilize around development goals and establish effective monitoring systems to track progress, the 2030 deadline for the achievement of the global goal on … Continue reading →

Posted in sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged monitoring, SDG, SDG4 | 2 Comments

Time to deliver: governments must make good on their commitments and Stand Up for Education

Posted on 28 April 2017 by GEM Report

Global Action Week for Education, 23-29 April 2017 By Camilla Croso, President, Global Campaign for Education In 2015, the world committed to a Sustainable Development Goal to achieve equitable, inclusive and free quality education and lifelong learning for all. This … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Governance, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged accountability, governance, SDGs, target 4.2 | Leave a comment

Join our youth photo competition

Posted on 7 March 2017 by GEM Report

In September 2015, the member states of the United Nations agreed on a new sustainable development agenda with 17 goals to be achieved by 2030. These Sustainable Development Goals are the collective vision of the international community. They merge the … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizenship, sdg, sdgs, Sustainable development, Uncategorized | Tagged gender. equality, global citizenship, peace, sustainable development, Target 4.4, target 4.7 | 1 Comment

The challenge of Target 4.7 in fragile and low-resource contexts

Posted on 28 February 2017 by GEM Report

By Margaret Sinclair (Technical Adviser, Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict Programme, Education Above All Foundation) and Jean Bernard (Senior Partner, Spectacle Learning Media) Given current challenges of conflict, insecurity and environmental collapse, we must put maximum effort into Sustainable … Continue reading →