Policy Dialogue Tool: Inclusion of Refugees in National Education Systems

Global Partnership for Education. Available from: World Bank, MSN P6-600, 1818 H Street NW, Washington D.C., 20433. Tel: 202-458-0825; Fax: 202-522-3923; e-mail: information@globalpartnership.org; Web site: http://www.globalpartnership.org

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Refugees; Inclusion; Partnerships in Education; Access to Education; Educational Quality; Educational Planning; Holistic Approach; Global Education; Educational Change; International Organizations; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Guidelines; Institutional Characteristics; Language of Instruction; Educational Finance; Social Systems; Teacher Characteristics; National Curriculum; Financial Support; Grants; Sex Fairness; Learning Analytics; Educational Practices; International Law; Gender Differences; Out of School Youth; Foreign Countries; Child Safety; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Barriers; Educational Benefits

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has made a commitment to support the multistakeholder pledge made at the second Global Refugee Forum to ensure every child living as a refugee realizes their right to a quality education and is included in national education systems that are adequately supported to cater to the needs of every child, both from the host community and those living as refugees. A holistic approach is needed to transform education systems to be truly inclusive for those children. UNICEF Innocenti (2023) highlights areas of policy and practice which are especially relevant for their inclusion within education systems, irrespective of their gender, nationality or disability status. Within this framework, there are 10 dimensions that affect the level of inclusion within an education system, including legal frameworks, type of school, system financing, social protection, school infrastructure, teachers, curriculum, language of instruction, assessment and certification, and education data systems. This tool--which is intended to be used by GPE Secretariat country teams and partner countries--highlights ways to address dimensions of the above framework within the policy dialogue on partnership compacts (which identify partner countries' priority reforms), GPE-funded grants and broader education sector dialogue. This document is organized by selected priority areas drawn from the GPE 2025 strategy, preceded by one overarching consideration. The areas are: (1) Policies and financing; (2) Data systems; (3) Access; (4) Learning, including early learning; and (5) Quality teaching. Gender equality and intersecting vulnerabilities are considered throughout.

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ED660724