Getting every child into school and learning; why wait?

Sir Michael Barber (Chief Education Advisor, Pearson) is a leading authority on education systems and education reform. He will deliver a Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture on Getting every child into school and learning; why wait? on Tuesday 29^th April 2014.

Barber is the Founder of the EDI. He previously served the UK government as Head of the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit (from 2001-2005) and as Chief Adviser to the Secretary of State for Education on School Standards (from 1997-2001).

The lecture will examine the task of getting all the worlds primary age children into school and learning. At the moment 57 million children, mostly girls, are not in school and another 250 million or so are in school but not learning anything. A recent UNESCO report said that at present rates it would take decades more to achieve universal education.

Using the example of a bold reform in Punjab Pakistan, the lecture will argue that if we had the will and a systematic approach to implementation, universal education could be achieved within a decade. Speeches at the UN and reports are not enough ... 

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