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APPG Global Education AGM
The APPG on Global Education had its annual general meeting on 12th September 2018. Chair Stephen Twigg MP was re-eected by members, alongside Vice Chair Mike Wood MP and David Linden MP. Lord Low of Dalston was also elected as Vice Chair of the Group. Five other...
Global Learning comes to Parliament
On 21st May, young leaders from schools across the country, equipped with banners, posters and buckets of enthusiasm joined the APPG on Global Education for an event to celebrate global learning in Parliament. Students had been involved in a variety of projects,...
MPs debate Government response to education inquiry
In a Westminster Hall debate led by International Development Committee Chair Stephen Twigg last Thursday, MPs from all three major political parties discussed the Committee’s inquiry into DFID’s education programmes and the Government’s subsequent response. Stephen...
55 MPs sign-on to letter calling on the UK Government to commit to financing the Global Partnership for Education
APPG Chair Stephen Twigg MP (Labour) and Henry Smith MP (Conservative) wrote to the Secretary of State for International Development, Penny Mordaunt to request a UK pledge of US$500 million at the Global Partnership For Education Financing Conference in February. Over...
MPs ask about global education in new Secretary of State’s first round of questions
APPG Chair Stephen Twigg MP, Ellie Reeves MP and Henry Smith MP asked questions about the learning crisis and global education in this week's questions to the Department for International Development. MP for Lewisham West and Penge Ellie Reeves spoke about her recent...
International Development Committee launch report into DFID’s work on education
The International Development Committee launched its report into the Department for International Development's work on education today. The report highlighted the global learning crisis and recommended that DFID increase its share of UK aid to global education and...
APPG Panel Event with Julia Gillard & Inaugural Meeting
The APPG organised a panel event in Parliament, with Julia Gillard, Board Chair of the Global Partnership for Education, Chair of the International Development Committee Stephen Twigg, Anna French from the Department for International Development, UNICEF Goodwill...
Send My Friend to School Launch 2017 Campaign
The Send My Friend to School campaign has launched its 2017 campaign in Parliament to call on the UK government to support education for the world’s poorest children. The campaign focuses on the global financing crisis as a missing piece of the puzzle for ensuring...
UK Parliamentarians Call on Government to Develop New Global Education Strategy Following Event in Parliament
On October 1 2016 the APPG on Global Education for All joined forces with the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) UK to discuss the recently published Education Commission Financing Report here in Parliament (you can read the blog written by the Education Commission...