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At the end of July, EDT and IIEP-UNESCO, with the support of UNHCR, held a highly successful knowledge workshop in Uganda – the culmination of a key research project into the management of teachers of refugees. The event brought together ministerial delegates from Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia, along with representatives from UNHCR and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD.) It offered the opportunity for delegates to learn from one another and to share experiences related to the inclusion of teachers of refugees within national education systems. 

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dan Sandhu as the new CEO of EDT, effective from September, following Dr Patrick Brazier’s decision to retire from EDT this autumn.

A series of specialist training programmes and qualifications to help careers, and advice and guidance practitioners progress in their sector.

Last month, our Building Learning Foundations (BLF) team was delighted to co-host the East Africa Learning policy Forum alongside the Rwandan Ministry of Education, welcoming officials from the Kenyan, Ugandan and Ethiopian ministries of education.

We were delighted that Laura Bell, EDT’s Director for Employability and Careers was invited to present at the UK’s latest All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Women and Work, which convened yesterday.

We were delighted to host the UK’s Special Envoy on Gender and Equality, Alicia Herbert OBE, as part of her visit to Rwanda to attend the Rwandan government-led Women Deliver summit. On the second day of her visit, Ms Herbert visited our Building Learning Foundations (BLF) Programme to observe a girls' club activity at GS Mburabuturo, a government school located in Kigali.

We know that by working together with schools and settings, we can create genuinely transformative professional development pathways.

We know that by working together with schools and settings, we can create genuinely transformative professional development pathways.

We are delighted to report that pupils and staff at St. Andrew’s School in Rochester (UK), which is owned and managed by Education Development Trust, are celebrating this week after it was revealed that their school was awarded the “Best Education Environment – Kent" in the Lux Life Independent School Awards 2023.

What are the barriers to employment for young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) or who have experience of care? What works best to support them? In partnership with the Employment Related Services Association (ERSA), our latest report draws conclusions from a survey of practitioners and young people to understand the barriers they face, what services are offered, and what is considered to work best in helping NEET young people – and especially care leavers – to progress into work.