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COVID-19: do we need to redefine the priorities for school inspections?
The disruption to schooling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic during the spring and summer in the northern hemisphere has necessitated changes in all aspects of school policy and practice,...
Homeschooling: What was it like for you?
Due to Corona protection measures, schools were closed for several months this spring. Just before the Summer holidays schools re-opened for part of the time. Parents took over the role of teacher...
Catch-up programmes to repair learning loss in the Netherlands: overview of interventions and a literature review of their effectiveness
As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, students were no longer able to attend school physically from mid-way through the school year, and teaching was mainly provided online. Any learning losses...
Webinars on August 14 and August 21
School closure to minimize the spread of COVID-19 is expected to result in learning loss and study delay. The ministry of Education (OC&W) therefore subsidizes programs aiming at minimizing or...
COVID-19: do we need to reimagine the purpose of school inspections?
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis that has presented significant challenges to education systems. These have included whole system shutdown of schools, the cancelling of national...
How to repair learning loss from school closures during COVID-19 pandemic: which interventions and programmes are effective?
As many countries are slowly reopening their schools, governments are considering ways in which to remediate the learning lost over the period of school closure. In the Netherlands, the Ministry of...
Communication with parents and other stakeholders
Communication in times of crisis is a key factor in managing rising challenges. In a webinar, McKinsey gave valuable insights into how to communicate, with whom, and what. International and national...
Models and decision criteria for reopening of schools
Now that countries are reopening schools there are various models being implemented across countries: Part-time for all grades supported by blended learning Only final years or transition grades...
Models for combining home education and school education
As schools in the Netherlands have reopened to teach students in smaller groups, they have to combine in-school teaching and home-schooling. The guidelines of the Ministry of Education and the...
COVID-19 and considerations for reopening schools
China, Denmark, Japan, and Norway have recently reopened their schools, while other countries, such as the Netherlands are planning to do so over the next couple of weeks. On April 23rd McKinsey...