Head's Newsletter 14 July 2022

UNESCO PANEL ON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT — PARIS

On the second day was the Ministerial Roundtable. In this session, after Dr Frost ’ s opening address, each Minister of Education was given 3 minutes to share their country ’ s perspectives on education, and their commitments in advance of the Transforming Education Summit in September. They were asked to focus on three questions: the recovery steps their country has taken in the wake of COVID, secondly, how education in their country should be transformed to shape peaceful, prosperous, just and sustainable futures, and lastly the practical and financial commitments required to undertake this change. Dr Frost had to show all his diplomatic skills when the Minister of Education for Spain got his attention to inform him that the Minister of Montenegro had been missed. Thankfully, after smoothing it over, the panel saw the funny side, perhaps taking sympathy that Dr Frost was in a sling with a dislocated shoulder from a road accident just days before and trying to hold both the script and microphone with one good arm. Upon inviting said minister to the podium to deliver his intervention, he came over with a big smile and shook Dr Frost ’ s hand (pictured). We congratulate Dr Frost, and are extremely proud at Tiffin of all his achievements; his invitation to UNESCO is an amazing recognition of his immense contribution to education.

The photos above were taken on Dr Frost ’ s Far East Tour