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News Archive

To view all the news articles that appeared in a particular year or month, click on a year below.

 


Commonwealth Secretariat and UNESCO agree to work together towards achieving education goals
Released:  2 November 2009
Agreement reflects our commitment to partnerships, says Deputy Secretary-General Ransford Smith

Uniting teachers in aid of universal primary education
Released:  7 October 2009
Secretariat hosts charity website launch uniting teachers globally in support of achieving universal primary education

Message from the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth on World Teachers Day 2009
Released:  5 October 2009
As the Commonwealth celebrates World Teachers Day in 2009, it also celebrates its own 60th anniversary, and 50 years of Commonwealth co-operation in education.

Commonwealth’s teacher recruitment guidelines cited as ‘excellent model’ for USA to consider
Released:  24 September 2009
Influential report urges America to develop national ethical standards for hiring migrant teachers

Experts call for stronger links between government and civil society on education
Released:  16 September 2009
Important role of Commonwealth civil society discussed at top education conference

Keeping kids at school: Millennium Development Goal ‘at risk’
Released:  15 September 2009
Study launched at major conference on education and development

Secretariat and Commonwealth of Learning sign historic document
Released:  9 September 2009
Memorandum focuses on four key areas of collaboration over the next three years

Oxford Education Conference: 50 years on
Released:  15 July 2009
July 1959: Education ministers establish Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan

University students win prestigious Commonwealth Awards
Released:  1 July 2009
Six students from UK universities have been selected for the prestigious Round Table Commonwealth Awards for Young Scholars

Around the Commonwealth: New scholarships fund to widen education access
Released:  24 June 2009
The Association of Commonwealth Universities is to manage a new fund to help graduates study in other Commonwealth countries