Commonwealth Education Awards for Good Practice 2021 (Get sponsorship to attend the 21st CCEM in Kenya): (Deadline 30 June 2020)

Apply for the Commonwealth Education Awards for Good Practice 2021. The deadline for the application is 30th June 2020.

Commonwealth Education Awards 2021

The Commonwealth Education Awards 2021 will reflect the theme and sub-themes of the 21CCEM. Furthermore, by recognizing excellence and innovation, it hopes to support member countries in their endeavors, highlight the outstanding work of education professionals and signal the key role that education and learning play in the achievement of Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Additionally, it especially encourages entries that reflect creative and effective ways deployed by education systems in preparedness or response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives 

1. Identify and draw attention to innovative, inspiring, and good practices in education and learning that are replicable in different Commonwealth contexts.
2. Additionally, acknowledge, encourage, motivate, reward, and generate enthusiasm within the education sector.
3. Also, recognize the outstanding work and achievements of education professionals that have improved the well-being of learners.
4. Likewise, highlight initiatives that remove barriers, facilitate access to quality education and learning for all, and build resilience, especially for disadvantaged groups.
5. Furthermore, create an environment that will encourage and sustain investments in education and learning.

Eligibility

The Awards will go to:

• A project that represents promising achievements in primary or secondary levels of education.
• An individual who has gone beyond and above, to transform learning, creating a lasting value of learning for the pupils, students, schools, or communities*.

Nominees must be:

• A project leads to an institution or organization delivering teaching and learning.
• Also, a teacher or school leader.

Areas and categories

The areas and categories for 2021 will be the following:

1) Rethinking Education for Innovation

2) Rethinking Education for Work

3) Rethinking Education for Sustainability