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Strengthening School Leadership and Governance amidst and post the Covid19 Crisis in Africa

When: Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 12:00 - Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 13:30
Organizers:
  • UNESCO Intenational Institute for Capacity Building in Africa

With the advent of the COVID19 pandemic there has been a lot of school disruption. As the COVID-19 crisis deepens and spreads, a strong response by school leaders is urgently needed to mitigate against the disruption faced by children who may be out of school for the foreseeable future. School leaders are uniquely positioned to have the respect and personal relationships to guide families on how to support their children at home during this unprecedented, fast-moving challenge.

This webinar, organized by UNESCO IICBA, seeks to create  an opportunity for education experts to collectively reflect on how school leadership and governance can be enhanced to address the current unpredictable education sector challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and during the school re-opening process.The webinar seeks to create  an opportunity for education experts to collectively reflect on how school leadership and governance can be enhanced to address the current unpredictable education sector challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and during the school re-opening process.

The objectives of the webinar include the following:

  1. Provide a platform to reflect on the role of school leadership and management in ensuring continuity of teaching and learning amidst the COVID19 pandemic;
  2. Discuss the current challenges school leaders have faced in creating linkages with the learners, the teachers, their communities amidst the COVID19 pandemic;
  3. Discuss the key ingredients and innovative strategies needed to build resilient school leaders and managers that can ably support those mostly in need; and
  4. Deliberate on the various strategies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of School Leadership and Governance at the national level, to better respond to the emerging education needs and challenges in the region amidst the current Covid19, during school reopening and post the pandemic.

Follow the link below to join: 

Microsoft Teams: https://tinyurl.com/ydytt7f2

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