Framework for Reopening Schools

  • A Advocacy Campaign/Project

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

Across countries leaders are grappling with difficult and uncertain trade-offs as they consider easing lockdowns. This framework serves to inform the decision-making process on when to reopen schools, support national preparations and guide the implementation process, as part of the overall public health and education planning processes. Contextualization and continuous adaptation are necessary in order to respond to local conditions and meet each child’s learning, health and safety needs.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Global

Activity URL

https://www.unicef.org/media/71366/file/Framework-for-reopening-schools-2020.pdf

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2020 -

Partner(s)

UNHCR

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

New for COVID-19

Geographic Scope

Global / regional

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary enrollment
  • Secondary Enrollment

Other

  • Remote Learning

Quality

  • School facilities
  • School quality
  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • COVID-19 Response
  • Emergencies and protracted crises
  • Gender equality
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

5 - 18

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Community-based monitoring (e.g. school report cards)
  • Community mobilization
  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of classrooms

Life skills education

  • Gender, rights and power

Menstrual hygiene management

  • Sanitary product distribution

Other

  • Informational interventions (e.g. returns to education)

Policy/legal environment

  • Advocating changes to existing laws/policies
  • Developing/promoting new laws/policies
  • System-wide review and reform

School-related gender-based violence

  • Safe and welcoming schools
  • Support in and around schools (e.g. peer counseling, adult-to-student counseling)
  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)

Social/gender norms change

  • Work with community leaders

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general

Water and sanitation

  • Improved water access

Women's empowerment programs

  • Advocacy/action

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Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased enrolment in primary school
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Reduced absenteeism

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other