Building the Foundations of Teaching

So many different types of learners, so many different settings - how can we offer teachers the support they need? Save the Children is using a collection of open-source, blended learning modules in our Teacher Professional... [ view full abstract ]

So many different types of learners, so many different settings - how can we offer teachers the support they need? Save the Children is using a collection of open-source, blended learning modules in our Teacher Professional Development programmes. The modules promote the development of globally-recognised foundational competencies that all teachers should have. They can be adapted and used by anyone involved in TPD. How can we confidently assert these address ‘foundational’ competencies? If the required competencies differ depending on context, how can any one professional development approach be useful at scale? This session explores how Save the Children is navigating the tension between the scale of the learning crisis and the need for locally-relevant responses.