QEP
An Exciting Week in the Life of the EducAid Education Team
The EducAid Education Team is a group of passionate educators who are dedicated to improving teaching and learning in the EducAid schools and contribute to national educational development. Come and see what we’ve been up to this week: EducAid Schools: We are always reflecting on our own teaching strategies to make sure that we achieve…
Read MoreWhat’s the evidence?
25 years! EducAid has spent 25 years learning, working, striving to improve and finding out what works to improve the quality of the education it offers the young Sierra Leoneans it works with. After 25 years, we are now leading the education improvement conversation and action with others in Sierra Leone as part of the…
Read MoreTowards respectful relationships & ensuring schools are safe places for children
The beautiful country of Sierra Leone is one of many countries that have still not banned the use of corporal punishment in schools. The Sierra Leonean Teachers’ Code of Conduct (MEST, 2009) outlaws the cane but the constitution does not forbid its use and the cane is in popular use in schools (Global Initiative to…
Read MoreMiriam’s First Academic Article Published!
As many of you may know, our Country Director, Miriam Mason is working towards her PhD at the University of Durham. Unsurprisingly, her research relates to training teachers in Sierra Leone, a topic close to all of our hearts. As Miriam’s research has progressed, there are a number of academic articles relating to her work…
Read MoreOpening of the New QEP4E Buildings
We started working with EU in April 2016, this relationship has enabled us to significantly scale up our teacher training outreach programme as well as getting support for some construction. The EU has created a big impact in supporting EducAid and in educating vulnerable Sierra Leoneans. The opening of the QEP buildings commenced on Tuesday…
Read MoreWhat is the QEP?
As a follower of EducAid you may have heard about the QEP, our Quality Enhancement Programme, but you may not know exactly what it encompasses. In this blog post I hope to give you an introduction to what is our biggest reaching programme yet. Fundamentally, the QEP works with schools around the country to train…
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