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Education Cluster Assessment Inventory Tool

Prior to conducting an assessment, contact relevant actors and find out who has, is or will be conducting an assessment, what methodologies and tools they are using, and their geographic focus. Record these assessments in the assessment inventory tool (see below) which should significantly help you…

  • Coordination: Needs Assessment
  • HPC: Needs Assessment & Analysis

Assessment Working Group Terms of Reference Template

"To help identify key decisions and information needs and reach consensus on their prioritization, create an Education Cluster AWG, even if undecided about conducting an assessment. This template is designed to help you create your Assessment Working Group ToR. The template will need to be…

  • Coordination: Cluster Management, Needs Assessment
  • HPC: Needs Assessment & Analysis

Participatory Sessions with Children - Template

"Conducting KIIs or FGDs with children and/or young people should be quite different than KIIs or FGDs with adults; they should be age-appropriate. Use art, drawing, theatre and other similar activities to allow the children to express issues and concerns in a safe and non-distressing manner.…

  • Coordination: Needs Assessment
  • HPC: Needs Assessment & Analysis
  • Technical Areas: Accountability to Affected Populaiton

Cluster Coordination Performance Monitoring (CCPM)

Cluster Coordination Performance Monitoring (CCPM) is a self-assessment exercise. Clusters assess their performance against the six core cluster functions and accountability to affected populations. It is a country-led process, supported globally. Ideally, it is carried out by all clusters/sectors…

  • Coordination: Coordination, Knowledge Mangement
  • HPC: Operational Peer Review and Evaluation, Coordination

The Education Cluster Thematic Case Study Series

Shared information, experiences and knowledge are the foundations for guiding decision-making within the Global and country-level Education Clusters. Access to the tacit knowledge held by individuals involved with the work of the Education Cluster as well as representatives from UN agencies, non-…

  • Coordination: Coordination, Knowledge Mangement
  • Emergency: Earthquakes, Floods
  • Technical Areas: INEE Minimum Standards, Protection

Lessons in Leadership: Save the Children's Experience of Co-leading the Education Cluster

This report contributes to the growing body of evidence that strong partnerships between UN agencies and NGOs improve the coordination of humanitarian response. Save the Children commissioned this report in 2011. It is intended to provide a record of our experiences so far in co-leading the…

  • Coordination: Coordination, Knowledge Mangement, Leadership
  • HPC: Operational Peer Review and Evaluation
  • Technical Areas: Protection

Lessons Learned from Horn of Africa Drought Crisis

The purpose of this lessons learned exercise is to highlight the key elements of the Education Cluster coordination and response that worked well, which worked less well and why, and to articulate recommendations for improvement.

  • Coordination: Knowledge Mangement, Inter-Sector Coordination
  • Emergency: Drought, Displacement
  • HPC: Operational Peer Review and Evaluation
  • Technical Areas: Protection

Somalia Lessons Learned

The Global Cluster hired an independent consultant to conduct a light touch lessons learned exercise in Somalia. The purpose of this review was to highlight issues within the education Cluster that should be followed-up at the country level.

  • Coordination: Knowledge Mangement
  • Emergency: Conflict, Complex, Drought, Floods
  • HPC: Operational Peer Review and Evaluation

Joint Education Needs Assessment Toolkit

This toolkit provides robust guidance for conducting joint needs assessments in the first weeks and months of an emergency. This toolkit is divided into four parts: I) guidance; II) modules; III) tools; and IV) annexes. This toolkit accompanies RJENA

  • Coordination: Needs Assessment, Inter-Sector Coordination
  • HPC: Needs Assessment & Analysis

Oral Consent Form

An Orgal Consent Form for documenting the permission to use interviews, film, photos, tape and video in emergency situations.

  • Coordination: Needs Assessment
  • HPC: Needs Assessment & Analysis

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