Category: Learning
Designing impactful online learning for civil society organisations
In an interconnected world, learning opportunities are accessible to civil society organisations (CSOs) worldwide through online webinars, workshops and learning events. Yet, delivering learning effectively is no easy task, especially when addressing a wide range of audience needs.
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From the margins to momentum: Reaching the poorest learners through foundational learning interventions
The My Village 2 impact evaluation offers important evidence on how short-term, level-based foundational learning interventions perform across different socioeconomic groups. Many of the learners who began at the lowest proficiency levels came from the poorest households.
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Learning progress in Ethiopia’s Emerging Regions: Evidence from the GEQIP-E reform
Over the past 15 years, Ethiopia has embarked on one of the most ambitious education reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa through the General Education Quality Improvement Programme (GEQIP). Implemented in three phases since 2008, GEQIP has sought to improve both the quality and equity of schooling.
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Challenging the false dichotomy: Education innovations that reach the most vulnerable AND at scale
With out-of-school populations rising, inclusion and intersectionality matter more than ever, but as education aid plummets, innovations are urgently needed. By leveraging existing systems and building collaboration it is possible to continue to reach the most vulnerable at scale – efficiently, effectively and sustainably.
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Turning evidence into routine practice: Lessons from embedded evidence labs
This blog was written by Juan Hernández-Agramonte, Senior Director, Embedded Labs. It was originally published on the Innovations for Poverty (IPA) website on 14 August 2025. In...
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Unlocking the middle tier: Learning through dialogue
The middle tier describes groups of professionals at county, zone, district or provincial level whose role is to monitor and support schools. They are the people who often become master trainers or are tasked with supporting the implementation of a new curriculum or new initiative.
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Caring about consequences: Considerations for designing large-scale assessments to monitor foundational learning
Assessing younger learners poses unique technical challenges, particularly in reading across diverse languages. At the same time, large-scale assessments, whether international or national, vary widely in standards, definitions and procedures, reflecting different priorities and limiting the global comparability of their data.
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Reimagining science education: Relevant, accessible and digital
In a world where technology evolves rapidly, our school systems often feel stuck in time. Inside classrooms, students are expected to memorise facts and copy diagrams, hoping it will prepare them for the future. But does it truly help them understand the world around them?
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Boys’ and girls’ educational performance: Persistent disparities, fascinating distractions and perilous stereotypes
In this UKFIET Blog, Mike Douse proceeds beyond the stereotypes, delineates the crucial from the inconsequential, and suggests that disparities other than boys versus girls might now be more deserving of attention.
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“Where next?” Navigating a future for education and international development amid funding cuts
“Where next?” At a moment when the education and international development sector is confronting widespread funding cuts, rising global inequality, climate injustices and genocide, the question was not just about direction, but about values, priorities and vision.
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From shame to support: How Artificial intelligence is helping low-literate parents reclaim their role in education
When the classroom starts at home, we talk about sustainable education. We often picture schools: teachers, textbooks, digital tools, and carefully crafted curricula. Yet for millions of children around the world, the real learning journey begins at home, with parents who may not have finished school, may not read confidently,…
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Innovations in multilingual education for sustainable futures
One of the greatest innovations of multilingual education (MLE) is that it views learners’ and teachers’ fluency in multiple languages as an asset for learning in the classroom. Given that up to 40% of learners across the globe lack access to education in a language they can comprehend or in…
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