Introducing The Year of the Youth Competition!
The Commonwealth’s 56 member countries have a combined population of 2.5 billion people, of which more than 60% are under 30 years of age. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2022, leaders declared 2023 as a year dedicated to youth-led action for sustainable and inclusive development. Year of Youth was officially launched in January […]
Helga Todd Foundation Partnership with the Commonwealth Education Trust: Upskilling Teachers of Calcutta Rescue
Helga Todd Foundation Partnership with the Commonwealth Education Trust: Upskilling Teachers of Calcutta Rescue Over the past 2 years, the Helga Todd Foundation has been partnering with us, the Commonwealth Education Trust, to provide teachers in Calcutta Rescue relevant, contextualised professional development through our digital platform, Teach2030. Ananya Chatterjee, School Administrator for the Calcutta Rescue […]
Commonwealth Education Trust extends partnership with The Helga Todd Foundation to Upskill teachers in India and Africa
Commonwealth Education Trust extends partnership with The Helga Todd Foundation to Upskill teachers in India and Africa Over the last two years, with the help of The UK based Helga Todd Teachers Education Foundation, teachers at Calcutta Rescue working with children in some of Kolkata’s most impoverished neighbourhoods have successfully accessed Teach2030 courses. As a […]
Our CEO Betty Abeng delivers the 2022 Annual Gladwyn Lecture
Our CEO Betty Abeng delivers the 2022 Annual Gladwyn Lecture The Annual Gladwyn Lecture is organised by the Council for Education in the Commonwealth in honour of its former Patron, Lord Gladwyn, a distinguished diplomat, and parliamentarian. The lecture focuses on an educational topic of relevance to the Commonwealth and is delivered by an eminent […]
Raising awareness of the Global Learning Crisis at Radley College
Raising awareness of the Global Learning Crisis at Radley College The impact of teachers in the provision of quality education is life changing and in my role as Education Sustainability Consultant, I am pleased to be playing a part in this transformation work with The Commonwealth Education Trust on its mission to build in-service teacher capacity […]
I was so excited to learn different strategies – Rebecca, Teach2030 Ambassador
I was so excited to learn different strategies – Rebecca, Teach2030 Ambassador Part of our mission is to build relationships with teachers working globally within our network. The Commonwealth Education Trust is proud to collaborate with 15 Ambassadors in 13 different countries. Each month, we spotlight one Ambassador, and, this month, meet Rebecca Akinyi Migwambo, […]
The CET joins Generation Global for their Introduction to Dialogue course launch event
The CET joins Generation Global for their Introduction to Dialogue course launch event The CET was delighted to join Generation Global for the launch of their first online professional development course, ‘Introduction to Dialogue‘, designed to equip formal and non-formal educators with an understanding of dialogue skills, and the resources needed for implementing intercultural dialogue […]
Connecting UK Learners with peers in Africa
Connecting UK Learners with peers in Africa We pride ourselves on being fully flexible, and able to collaborate with any organisation to bring our Teach2030 programme and improved digital skills to their community. Through our pillar ‘Elevate Voices’, we strive to provide a platform for teachers and their learners to ensure that their voices are […]
Elevating Teachers’ Voices CET at Transforming Education Pre-Summit
Elevating Teachers’ Voices CET at Transforming Education Pre-Summit Commonwealth Education Trust CEO Betty Abeng recently visited the Transforming Education Pre-Summit I attended the Transforming Education Pre-Summit, which recently took place in Paris, where the former UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown (who is also UN Special Envoy for Global Education), in his address said, “we need […]
Our partnership work with UNIDO Liberia has extended
Our partnership work with UNIDO Liberia has extended The Commonwealth Education Trust is all about partnerships. We live for partnerships: they are how we reach global communities with our Teach2030 programme, and they are represented in every one of our four pillars (We Build, We Advise, We Elevate, We Work Together). It is therefore perhaps […]