What does it take to end violence against children in and through schools?

New blog by Jo Bourne Global Partnership for Education, LeAnna Marr, Judith Herbertson, Susannah Hares, Dipak Naker Coalition for Good Schools + myself explores how and why this must be a top priority.

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'In Rafah I saw new graveyards fill with children . . . Can it get any worse? It always seems to'

Gaza is a “a graveyard for children” - heartbreaking.

James Elder of UNICEF for the Guardian Opinion h/t Sudhanshu Handa

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Over the moon to get an “all clear” on my 2 year cancer scan yesterday. Or, as the NHS underwhelmingly says, “I see nothing to alarm me that your cancer has returned”

The anxiety ahead of scans is *unreal* and I’m relieved this is done for now. Now celebrating with a bout of flu

It’s essential that the World Bank and other donors debar NewGlobe* from any new work. They’ve shown time and time again that they put their commercial interests over children’s safety and wellbeing.

Children cannot learn if they do not feel safe.

Addressing violence in and around schools must be a priority for the education sector.

Find out what needs to be done to make schools places where all children are #SafeToLearn 👇

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Seems from polling this week that relentlessly bullying outgroups is not quite the winning electoral strategy the Tories seem to think it is.

New paper: An End to Extreme Poverty? (Or at Least the Extreme Poverty Line).

The $1 a day (now $2.15 a day) line was a fantastic bit of marketing backed by a really impressive intellectual and data gathering exercise... but maybe its time to move on?

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No child, no matter their background, should ever have to go to school hungry.

That's why #Canada 🇨🇦 will invest $𝟭𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 over 5 years in #SchoolMeals !

School meals are essential to ensuring every child can stay focused on their education. ✏️📚🍎🥦

PM Justin Trudeau ⤵️

The Gambia could reverse its ban on female circumcision (also known as FGM/C)—posing a major threat to girls' safety & access to education.

Center for Global Development experts explore links b/t FGM/C and girls’ education, stressing why this rollback should alarm advocates:
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This International Day to End Corporal Punishment, hear from experts on the crucial role of the the education sector in creating a safe environment for students.

W/ Judith Herbertson, Dennis Sinyolo, Shamah B & United Nations SRSG on Violence against Children, FCDO Girls’ Education, Wilton Park, Coalition for Good Schools.

In a new Center for Global Development Global Partnership for Education blog, I co-author with other education sector leaders from FCDO, USAID, UNICEF, GPE & Coalition for Good Schools to highlight the urgent need to make schools safe for children, everywhere

LeAnna Marr Judith Herbertson Robert Jenkins

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Horrible, horrible example (from the UK) of why legislation against corporal punishment is not enough

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-688973…

Corporal punishment in schools leads to increased school drop-out and has negative impacts on learning. 
 
Judith Herbertson & Center for Global Development have released a blog today explaining why we must #EndCorporalPunishment now so that every child is #SafeToLearn 👇

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The education sector must do much more to abolish corporal punishment

New Center for Global Development research with Gabriela Smarrelli DongYi Wu, with a foreword by Judith Herbertson Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

#EndCorporalPunishment End Corporal Punishment

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