Deadline: 30-Jun-20
Education institutions, teachers and school leaders can now submit entries for the 2021 Commonwealth education awards for good practice.
The Commonwealth Education Awards highlight and recognise the quality and diversity of learning systems, resources and spaces in 54 Commonwealth member countries. By recognising excellence and innovation, they hope to support education and learning initiatives that are being conducted in the 54 member countries, highlight the great work of education professionals and signal the key role of education and learning in achieving sustainable development.
Objectives of the Commonwealth Education Awards
- Identify and draw attention to innovative, inspiring and good practices in education and learning that are replicable in different Commonwealth contexts.
- Acknowledge, encourage, motivate, reward and generate enthusiasm within the education sector.
- Recognise the outstanding work and achievements of education professionals that have improved the well-being of learners.
- Highlight initiatives that remove barriers, facilitate access to quality education and learning for all, and build resilience, especially for disadvantaged groups.
- Create an environment that will encourage and sustain investments in education and learning.
Categories
Exceptional educators and organisations leading cutting-edge learning and teaching projects can enter as many as six categories:
- Rethinking education for innovation
- Rethinking education for work
- Rethinking education sustainability
- Education as pathways to peace
- Education for inclusion
- Commonwealth outstanding teacher or school leader
Eligibility Criteria
Educators must be Commonwealth citizens and projects must be running in at least one of the 54 member countries.
Entries must be received from:
- A teacher or school leader who has shown outstanding leadership or contribution to improving teaching and learning; and
- A public or private organisation, including ministries, education bodies and non-profits, whose learning project has made a positive impact on learners. The project must be running for at least 12 months.
Judging Criteria
A pan-Commonwealth panel will judge the entries. Two winners for an outstanding educator and an innovative project will be shortlisted across the six categories.
The two top winners will be invited to Kenya in 2021 to receive their awards and showcase their work at the Commonwealth Conference of Education Ministers. Their work will be profiled across the Commonwealth.
Entries will be scored on their:
- relevance to the local context
- measurable impact
- sustainability and innovation
- efficiency and effectiveness
- community involvement
- ability to be replicated.
This year, the awards focus on seeking entries that have worked towards addressing barriers to providing quality education for all, including marginalised groups.
For more information, visit https://thecommonwealth.org/media/news/enter-2021-commonwealth-education-awards-good-practice