ONLINE ALERT N°296 22 OCTOBER 2013

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CURRICULUM CURRICULUM CONTD. AFRICA NEPAL CAMEROON Human rights to figure in school curricula Pedagogic Year Launched in Secondary Education Himalayan Times, 8 October Cameroon Tribune, 10 October "... introduction of new subjects in to the syllabus [were THAILAND announced]...." Curriculum overhaul must not be rushed, scholars say Post, 19 October KENYA Changes in Schools Syllabus Soon Classical Thai dance to not be removed from school curriculum The Star, 21 October Thailand National News Bureau, 17 October

MOZAMBIQUE EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA Bilingual Education Promoted in Sofala Mozambique , 15 October FRANCE La réforme des programmes scolaires, chantier crucial

de la refondation SOUTH AFRICA L'express, 17 octobre Strides made in improving curriculum - Motshekga Bizcommunity.com, 17 October La révolution des programmes scolaires Sud Ouest, 20 octobre ZAMBIA RTSA to introduce road safety education in schools ISRAEL postzambia.com, 20 October La droite d’Israël s’attaque aux manuels scolaires Mondialisation.ca, 22 octobre ARAB STATES ALGERIA USA Vers la création d’un Conseil national chargé des Malala inspires school curriculum programmes scolaires USA Today, 21 October Maghreb emergent, 13 octobre & THE CARIBBEAN EGYPT VENEZUELA School textbooks rewritten after regime changes Maestros iniciarán consulta del currículo bolivariano gulfnews.com, 21 October El Periodiquito, 22 de Octubre

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC EDUCATION REFORM CHINA ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Réforme du Gaokao : enseignants et élèves divisés AUSTRALIA Quotidien du Peuple, 22 octobre Abbott must make school education reform a priority Debate rages as China seeks to reduce emphasis on Morning Herald, 15 October English language education South China Morning Post, 21 October VIET NAM Adelanta Vietnam pautas de proyectada reforma INDIA educacional Revision of school curriculum okayed Prensa Latina, 19 de Octubre The New Indian Express, 9 October LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN MALAYSIA URUGUAY Road Safety Department To Expand Curriculum ¿Una nueva política en la educación? Entrevista de , 13 October VOCES a Fernando Filgueira UyPress, 20 de Octubre

EDUCATION SYSTEMS PUBLICATIONS AFRICA Principes du renforcement des capacités en planification des politiques éducatives et en gestion MAURITIUS des ressources Assises de l'éducation - Une révision du système UNESCO, 2013 d'évaluation du CPE proposée

L'express.mu, 15 octobre

REPORTS Getting to Zero: How We Can Be the Generation that INCLUSIVE EDUCATION Ends Poverty AFRICA Save the Children, 2013 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Unicef - 70 Per Cent of Children in Central African FRANCE Republic Still Not in School Pour un acte II de la vie lycéenne : vers la démocratie UN News, 18 October lycéenne Anne-Lise DUFOUR-TONINI, Ministère de l'Éducation GHANA nationale, 2013 Sensitization toward Inclusive education underway in Ho UNESCO Vibe Ghana, 10 October Case Studies on Integrating ICT into Teacher Education Curriculum in Asia ASIA AND THE PACIFIC UNESCO Bangkok, 2013 AUSTRALIA Call for Equality for Students with Disability Flexible Learning Strategies: Country Case Report Pro bono, 22 October UNESCO Bangkok, 2013

UNESCO INSTITUTE FOR STATISTICS INDIA Uso de TIC en educación en América Latina y el The special syllabus Caribe: análisis regional de la integración de las TIC The Hindu, 9 October en la educación y de la aptitud digital (e-readiness)

UIS, 2013 SINGAPORE Customised arts-based curriculum for special needs UK students Religious education: realising the potential Channel News Asia, 16 October Ofsted, October 2013

Report summary EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA USA First Nation Education Act will be ‘transformational’, High School Benchmarks 2013: National College says Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt Progression Rates Calgary Herald, 8 October National Student Clearinghouse, 15 October "...high school-to-college transition rates for graduates of public UK high schools..."

Poor children's life chances are decided in primary school, report finds MISCELLANEOUS The Guardian, 8 October (See Report below) OECD Skills Outlook 2013 First Results from the Survey of Adult Skills OECD, 2013

TEACHER EDUCATION AFRICA

NAMIBIA Many Teachers Still Underqualified New Era, 9 October

SOUTH AFRICA

Teaching the Teachers Parliament of South Africa, 15 October Courtesy of the IBE Documentation Centre ARAB STATES To subscribe or unsubscribe to the IBE Alert services UNITED ARAB EMIRATES please email: [email protected] Ministry of Education Praises New Generation of Please note: Hyperlinks to online materials imply neither responsibility for, nor approval of, the content contained in these materials on the part of UNESCO IBE. School Leaders These hyperlinks should not be construed as an endorsement by UNESCO IBE of WAM - Emirates News Agency, 12 October the validity, accuracy or views expressed therein.