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
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
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