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Position papers

Position papers set out VSO's stance on major development issues and outline our response in terms of either our programme work around the world or our advocacy work in the UK.

If you would like more information on VSO's position papers, please e-mail infoservices@vso.org.uk, or call us on + 44 (0)20 8780 7600.

Position Papers

Managing Teachers: the centrality of teacher management to quality education(pdf, 1010.3kb)
VSO and Education - 2007-2012(pdf, 254.5kb)
Reducing the burden of HIV & AIDS care on women and girls(pdf, 282.9kb)
Consultation for The Commission for Africa (full report)(pdf, 66.4kb)
Drug Deals: Medicines, development and HIV/AIDS(pdf, 997.3kb)
English Language Teaching (pdf, 112.1kb)
Gendering AIDS: Women, Men, Mobilisation, Empowerment (pdf, 285.1kb)
Including Disabled People: Disability, VSO and development(pdf, 1434.7kb)
Including Disabled People: Disability, VSO and development (large print version)(pdf, 859.5kb)
The Role of Volunteers in International Development(pdf, 66.7kb)
Street Price: Making medicines affordable for poor countries(pdf, 403.1kb)
What makes teachers tick?(pdf, 572.4kb)
GCE - Every Child Needs a Teacher(pdf, 1778.4kb)
GCE - Teachers for All(pdf, 579.4kb)
Making Education for All a reality(pdf, 85.8kb)
VSO Policy Brief: Gender, Power and HIV Prevention(pdf, 499.2kb)
VSO and Disability: 2008-2013(pdf, 1528kb)
Walking the Talk: Putting Women's Rights at the Heart of the HIV and AIDS response(pdf, 2739.5kb)

Experience in Focus

VSO Experience in Focus papers analyse VSO's programme experience and learning to explore issues and contribute to the wider development debates.

Experience in Focus

START - Simple Toolkit for Advocacy Research Techniques(pdf, 584kb)
English and Disadvantage: A study of the impact of VSO's ELT programme in China(pdf, 654kb)
HIV & AIDS Mainstreaming Guide for VSO offices(pdf, 1006.5kb)
A Handbook for Mainstreaming Disability(pdf, 1992.8kb)
Managing the Placement of Volunteers(pdf, 1490.2kb)

Valuing Teachers research

Since 2000, Valuing Teachers research has been conducted in 10 countries and is currently underway in 3 more.

Table of research reports