National Education Cluster meeting Tuesday 6 th August Skype – hat_kajsis Skype – dominik.koppl Skype – KatyNoble.HST Skype – Samirizzat

Introduction from both MoE

Previous Meeting Action Points Action PointResponsibleStatus Meeting between both MoE to discuss joint planning and responsibilities of both MoEs. CC Meeting request sent to MoE Federal. Date to be decided Partners to reach out to donors to see how they can access the Mosul Preparedness money for fast pre-positioning of stocks. Partners UNICEF provide CC with the Federal MoE ALPs curriculum and ALPs Teacher Training UNICEF TdH & NRC to share their PSS teacher training packages with CCTdH / NRC Cluster has these, partners can ask for them CC to organise a Mine Risk Education training for Education partners to attend so they are prepared to train teachers on MRE. CC Let’s agree on a date today for Erbil-based training, & then Sub-National trainings can be arranged also Erbil and Dahuk Cluster Focal Points to speak with their DoEs to ask what support is needed to get students enroled Erbil FP Dahuk FP Partners to speak with Cluster IM to discuss any recent assessments Al Mortaqa, ZOA, INTERSOS, REACH Ongoing! Reviewed draft of Cluster Assessment Tool shared with wider Cluster partners for feedback CC and Assessment Taskforce Being launched today!

IHPF The IHPF process has been halted! OCHA have agreed to write and publish a full Allocation Guidance paper, which will clearly inform partners on what the fund is for – geographical priorities, project durations, activity parameters, etc. Full Allocation Guidance paper will be released between 8 th and 12 th September (and then partners will have 10 days – 2 weeks to re-write and re-submit onto GMS) GMS is now closed, and will only be re-opened when this full Allocation Paper is published to partners

IHPF What we expect to see in this full Allocation Guidance paper: The fund it only for Mosul EiE PREPAREDNESS activities, with a probable 3-month duration Few partners will be allowed to apply for EiE RESPONSE activities, but only for areas recently affected by military operations / high priority HRP locations (with 10-month duration) Previous ‘Quadrant’ mapping / concept has changed - new camps in Kirkuk, Diyala and Sulaymaniah are now included (see the paper map circulating, I will it to you all as soon as it’s signed off by Cabinet!) Very few projects will be approved in Quadrant 1b – Government are only allowing 2 Mosul-IDP camps to be located in Q1b.

EiE Preparedness ideas: Procurement – TLS tents, heaters, School in a Box, teaching & learning supplies, mobile unit vans, Play kits, etc Training – of key staff / teachers in EiE, PSS/PFA, MRE, MRM, ALPs, CP referrals, etc Printing – curricula material (e.g. ALPs, SLM, NFE), MRE messages / posters, etc Warehousing if needed

ALP / SLM ALPs: CD Rom of ALP curriculum received today! ALP is a formal curriculum with the expectation of mainstreaming into formal school system at some stage. 6 years of learning condensed into 3. Can only be delivered and taught by MoE trained teachers. – NGO/UN support to ALPs = Quick identification of MoE teachers among the displaced communities to deliver ALPs; Training of MoE teachers on how to deliver ALPs (there is a MoE Teacher Training package); Printing of ALPs curricula.

ALP / SLM SLM: Supplementary Learning Material is an MoE programmed based on the Iraqi curriculum and can be used for NFE. UNICEF trained partners on this last year and have all the materials Originally designed for catch-up activities & can be used by families or students themselves to continue learning in absence of formal schooling. SLM is self-directed & already packaged to contain all curriculum materials that correspond with the respective grades. Parents or any assistant can engage to help the children. MOE has no designated facilitators for SLM. Copies of SLM requested from the MoE Federal. – NGO/UN support to SLM = Quick identification of teachers / education facilitators / volunteers / parents among the displaced communities to deliver SLM; Printing of SLM materials.

9 The most grave violations in times of conflict, including attacks on schools and protected personnel, i.e. education staff and students. MRM aims to understand the impact of conflict on children to better respond. MRM is evidence-based to be able to address these issues on a higher level (including Security Council, Government, etc), but also programmatically across relevant sectors, including education. What is MRM?

10 Education Cluster & MRM Training / workshop held for Education Cluster partners in Erbil on 5 th May Purpose of this was to coordinate and complement rather than duplicate efforts to improve access to safe learning for children in Iraq. Agreed on modalities to strengthen link between Education Cluster and the MRM. Outcome was development of Education Cluster reporting format and information-sharing protocol (printed on your tables!). Tools endorsed by the Cluster and circulated.

11 How can this look? Safe and secure schools, for instance during reconstruction, to prevent attacks on schools, protect students and staff – to and from school Preparation for attacks/military use of schools, in terms of roles/responsibilities of staff, medical training/equipment, emergency procedures, etc. Potentially use teachers and curriculums to raise awareness and sensitize vulnerable/at risk children, children/families returning, etc. Message delivery (mine, UXO, IED RE, etc.), peace-building, etc. Education as an important element in reintegration of children who have returned from armed actors, as well as prevention of recruitment and use.

12 Coordinate with the MRM Technical Working Group to identify partners who can be trained to monitor, report and respond - Information gathering and mutual benefit; Mainstream MRM-related issues in education programming and advocacy through the Cluster; Use of MRM information in Education strategies, including advocacy and fund-raising; Strengthen advocacy with relevant gov’t stakeholders and armed actors regarding schools as safe zones and places of learning. Our networks, your network. How can this look?

MAG Iraq Briefing – Education Cluster September 2016

WHY?

COORDINATION Two Mine Action Authorities in the country: Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA) in the KRI and the Directorate of Mine Action (DMA) in Baghdad. These organisations task and Accredit all Mine Action implementers. Mine-action sub-cluster – hosted by UNMAS – includes a new Risk Education Officer Implementing partners Mines Advisory Group (MAG), Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA), Danish Demining Group (DDG), Handicap International (HI), Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD).

RESPONSE Community Liaison Teams Risk education for vulnerable populations - men, women and children – with targeted children’s sessions Training for NGO staff, teachers and community focal points. Data collection – scale and types of contamination, reports of victims and accident information. Community Liaison Teams Risk education for vulnerable populations - men, women and children – with targeted children’s sessions Training for NGO staff, teachers and community focal points. Data collection – scale and types of contamination, reports of victims and accident information. Clearance Teams Integrated clearance of contamination including, manual teams, mechanical assets and mine detection dogs. Clearance of contamination from previous conflicts (conventional items) Clearance from the current conflict (conventional and improvised items) Clearance of: - Camps - Buildings (houses, schools, clinics etc.) - Farmland - Infrastructure (roads, canals, bridges etc.) Clearance Teams Integrated clearance of contamination including, manual teams, mechanical assets and mine detection dogs. Clearance of contamination from previous conflicts (conventional items) Clearance from the current conflict (conventional and improvised items) Clearance of: - Camps - Buildings (houses, schools, clinics etc.) - Farmland - Infrastructure (roads, canals, bridges etc.)

Dohuk Base: Legacy clearance and CL – Local populations and IDP support 4 x MATs 2 x MTTs 5 x CLTs Chamchamal Base: Legacy clearance and CL in Sulymaniya and Kirkuk – Local populations and IDP support 5 x MATs 1 x MTTs 1 x Mech team 1 x Mech Spt teams 2 x MDD teams and Spt team 4 x CLTs Bardiya sub-base: Former ISIS area – clearance and CL 5 x MTTs 1 x Mech team 1 x Mech Spt Team 4 x CLTs Erbil: MAG Head Office August 2016 Kirkuk Legacy clearance from Chamchamal. CL by partner teams. Opportunity for clearance in former ISIS areas 3 x Partner CL teams (Partners – Al Ghad) Diyala Former ISIS area – clearance and CL through partners. 2 x MTTs 3 x Partner CL teams (Partners – Work for Peace) Sinoni sub-base: Former ISIS area – clearance and CL 4 x MTTs 2 x Mech teams 2 x Mech Spt teams 2 x CLTs MAG AREAS OF OPERATIONS

Contact: Khaled El Alieh - UNMAS Risk Education Officer - Lauren Cobham – UNMAS Cluster Co-Lead Kathy Keary – MAG Grants and Liaison Manager –

PSS / PFA resources PSS/PFA packages: – NRC’s BLP modules and ToT materials – TdH’s PSS and PFA trainings – Al Mortaqa and War Child were trained last week as Master PFA Trainers – when do you want them to train you all on PFA? – Partners to contact the Cluster if they: – a) would like to see these resources to adapt for their own programming – b) would like to submit their own PSS tools

No. of Education Cluster Partners reporting

Education Cluster Partners in August

Enrollment in formal and non-formal education Formal Education Non-Formal Education

Classrooms rehabilitation and establishment Classrooms repaired Classrooms established (pre-fab)

Provision of Education supplies Education supplies

Harmonized Joint Assessments with some common elements Carried out independently but aiming to harmonize Single agency assessment No common elements Data completely incompatible Single tool, approach, process, one report Uncoordinated Multiple assessments Multiple methodologies Multiple reports Not systematically shared Multiple assessments with common indicators Various interoperable methodologies Single or multiple reports Common assessment form Common methodology Common report Increased coordination Assessments

Assessment Technical Working Group Assessment TWG drafted harmonized Assessment Template for Key Informant Interview

AOB - SAG Announcement Thank you to all those people who voted online! We are happy to announce the SAG members as: – MoE Federal (permanent member) – MoE KRG (permanent member) – Cluster Coordinator (permanent member) – UNICEF (permanent member) – Save the Children (permanent member) – Al Mortaqa, Darya and REACH (voted in) – INTERSOS and IRC (voted in)

AOB - SAG Announcement If you are a National NGO, remember to feed your ideas / positions / opinions to your 3 NNGO representatives. During strategic decision making, they are the voice of all NNGOs working in education across Iraq! If you are an International NGO, remember to feed your ideas / positions / opinions to your 2 INGO representatives. During strategic decision making, they are the voice of all INGOs working in education across Iraq!

AOB - Sub-National Clusters We have Sub-National Education Clusters in 4 Governorates (soon to be 5!) Please make sure your field-based staff in these governorates are members of the Cluster, attend the meetings at the DoE and report to the Focal Points! ERBIL: INTERSOS and NRC DAHUK: NRC and PiN SULAYMANIAH: REACH and UNICEF KIRKUK: SAVE THE CHILDREN and UNICEF.

AOB – MoE KRG Workshop Thank you to the 21 partners who attended and presented their 2016 achievements and challenges! Partner presentations: document/mid-year-review-workshop-moe-priorities document/mid-year-review-workshop-moe-priorities document/mid-year-review-workshop-moe-and-partner- presentation-slides document/mid-year-review-workshop-moe-and-partner- presentation-slides

Thank you! Next meeting: Tuesday 20 th September 2016 (after Eid) Save the Children office Skype – dominik.koppl Skype – KatyNoble.HST Skype – Samirizzat Skype – hat_kajsis