Education

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The Education Section works closely with Commonwealth member governments by conducting studies on emerging education issues, disseminating information on trends in Commonwealth education, developing tools for education professionals, and sharing best practices on innovative strategies.

It works alongside global and regional education networks and partners, thereby maximising the impact of its work. These include the United Nations Girls' Education Initiative, the School Fee Abolition Initiative, and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA).

The Section also works closely with other Commonwealth bodies including the Commonwealth of Learning, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Commonwealth Teachers Grouping and the Commonwealth Consortium for Education.

In collaboration with ADEA, the Education Section has developed comprehensive teaching materials to support multi-grade teaching, where one teacher teaches a number of classes simultaneously. This has been disseminated within Africa and also, at the request of governments, within the Pacific. The materials aim to improve the quality of teaching in remote and difficult circumstances.

The section champions initiatives to promote gender responsive budgeting in education and produces publications to support gender mainstreaming in education policies.

At the request of Commonwealth Education Ministers, the Section developed the 2004 Commonwealth Teacher Recruitment Protocol to balance the right of teachers to migrate with the need to protect the integrity of national education systems. This instrument on ethical recruitment and migration has been recognised by UNESCO, the ILO, the Organization of American States, the African Union and Commonwealth Heads of Government.

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