2026 What Works Hub for Global Education Conference Side Events
Learn more about hosting or attending a side event adjacent to the 2026 What Works Hub for Global Education Conference.
Hosting a side event
We kindly request that you do not schedule side events on the days of the conference, 15 and 16 September, so these days can be fully dedicated to delivering and participating in a quality conference. Side events are welcome on Monday, 14 September, Thursday, 17 September or Friday, 18 September.
Learn more in our guide on side events (PDF).
Side events schedule
You can download the side events schedule (PDF) or read it below. If you would like your side event to be listed here, please contact wwhge@betterpurpose.co.
Monday, 14 September
| Side event | Time | Host | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community of Practice workshop: What does it take for government systems to deliver foundational learning at scale? | 14:30–16:30 | What Works Hub for Global Education | BSG Seminar Rooms | This Community of Practice workshop will bring together senior government leaders, practitioners, researchers and partners to explore how government systems can be strengthened to achieve sustained improvements in foundational learning at scale. |
| The Future of Education Evidence Collaboration: A BE² Member Working Session/Dinner | 17:00–19:00 | Building Evidence in Education | The Old Bank Hotel Quod Restaurant 92-94 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BJ |
The meeting will take place from 17:00-18:30, followed by light refreshments from 18:30-19:30. Registration limited to staff from BE2 member organisations and BE2 SIG members. Register by Sept 1: olivia.crawley@manniondaniels.com |
| UNICEF IRPLG Meetings | 18:30–20:00 | Implementation Research Peer Learning Group | Location TBC (Jericho, Oxford) |
An informal, first in-person gathering of the Implementation Research Peer Learning Group at a local pub/restaurant (TBC) – Food and drink will be self-paid. |
| BE² Informal Gathering: Drinks, Dessert and Conversation |
19:30–21:30 | Building Evidence in Education | Location TBC | Open registration. Attendees are welcome to join for drinks, dessert or a late dinner. Food and drinks will be self-paid. Register by Sept 1: olivia.crawley@manniondaniels.com |
Tuesday, 15 September
What Works Hub for Global Education Conference Day 1 – no side events
Wednesday, 16 September
What Works Hub for Global Education Conference Day 2 – no side events
Thursday, 17 September
| Side event | Time | Host | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Teacher Education: Discussing the Evidence and Practice Gaps | 8:00– 10:00 | Learning Generation Initiative | St Anne’s College | Register for Initial Teacher Education: Discussing the Evidence and Practice Gaps |
| How can outcomes-based approaches strengthen public systems so that change endures long after individual programmes end? | 9:00– 10:30 | Language and Learning Foundation, Dalberg | ||
| Unravelling the ‘black box’ of research use in education: an evidence user journey workshop | 9:00– 11:30 | OECD | Pitt Rivers Museum – Lecture Room, Oxford | Link to the event information and registration: Unravelling the ‘black box’ of research use in education: an evidence user journey workshop. |
| Targeted instruction: field innovation and shared learning | 9:00– 13:30 | Pratham, TaRL Africa, Gates Foundation, and What Works Hub for Global Education | BSG Seminar Rooms 3 & 4 | For more information, contact: amanda@prathaminternational.org daniele.ressler@teachingattherightlevel.org michelle.kaffenberger@bsg.ox.ac.uk |
| The Thriving Gap: What Impact Measures Can’t See…Yet | 10:00–12:30, followed by lunch | Dream a Dream | Clore Lecture Room, Thatcher Business Education Centre, Saïd Business School, Oxford |
Register for ‘The Thriving Gap’ Contact information: apoorva@dreamadream.org, mahi@dreamadream.org |
| Transforming Education Systems From Within: Insights from South-South Exchange | 10:30–12:30 | Learning Generation Initiative, Centro Lemann, ITA, and Global Schools Forum | St Anne’s College | Register for Transforming Education Systems From Within |
| Delivering the Foundation | 10:30 | Saajha | The Nest at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford |
A practitioner case study and open discussion on what it takes to deliver foundational learning support at scale. This draws on a four-arm trial and an ongoing 5,644-child RCT in Delhi run with Prof. Ambrish Dongre (IIM Ahmedabad). Open to researchers, implementers, policymakers, and funders. This is hybrid – in person or online. Registration: https://luma.com/6nd14wtu |
| Investing for Impact: What Works Best to Improve Learning and Wellbeing in Crisis-Affected Contexts? | 11:00– 13:00 | Education Research in Conflict and Protracted Crisis (ERICC), Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), and UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) | BSG Seminar Room 1 | Open Registration via RSVP form. Contact details: Shreya Shreeraman shreya.shreeraman@inee.org |
| Middle Tier and School Leadership: Two Complementary Levers for System Transformation | 13:30–15:00 | Learning Generation Initiative and Global School Leaders | St Anne’s College | Register for Middle Tier and School Leadership |
| Achieving equitable learning: How can we scale without leaving some learners behind? | 15:30– 18:30 | What Works Hub for Global Education | BSG Seminar Rooms 3 & 4 | Limited registration: What Works Hub for Global Education Learning Equity Working Group Side Event RSVP |
| How do we get every child reading? Refining what works and delivering it well | 15:30– 18:00 | Global Schools Forum | BSG Lecture Theatre 1 | Open registration via ‘How do we get every child reading?’ registration form |
Friday, 18 September
| Side event | Time | Host | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Future of Gender in Education |
8:30–13:45 | Echidna Giving & Gates Foundation | Old Bank Hotel | Limited registration |