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A decade of learning, a future of inclusion: The REAL Centre’s journey

by Eunice Mueni Williams | Jul 17, 2025 | Learning

Ten years ago, the University of Cambridge launched the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre with a clear mission: to improve education systems by focusing on those most likely to be left behind. A decade later, it is evident that the Centre has fulfilled—and exceeded—that ambition, evolving from… Read More

(Re)Imagining teacher wellbeing in the Indian public school system

by Aditi Sehrawat and Disha Sharma | Jul 7, 2025 | Teachers

Global debates recognise that students’ educational achievements rely heavily on teachers’ quality, motivation, and capability. The OECD confirms that students’ wellbeing also depends on teachers’ initial education and professional development. However, the instrumental educational reforms overlook the bidirectional relational aspects between teachers’ and students' wellbeing. Read More

Rethinking Development: This Time Let’s Invest More in Local Leadership Development

by Abigail Kajumba and Wendy Kopp | Jul 1, 2025 | Policymaking

The world today faces unprecedented polycrises–environmental shocks, political instability, economic volatility–all converging in ways that demand resilient systems built upon human capacity and collective leadership. Yet historically, our global systems, particularly foreign aid, have dramatically underinvested in local leadership and agency. Read More

Using SMS as a low cost means to systematically track chronic absenteeism in schools: Reflections from South Sudan and Sierra Leone

by Siddharth Pillai | Jun 23, 2025 | Learning

Consistent attendance of learners is considered to be a necessary, though not sufficient, condition for improved learning outcomes. Measuring and acting on absenteeism is therefore key in our efforts to improve safety, wellbeing and learning outcomes among learners. Read More