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Putting evidence-based ideas into widespread practice
We aim to ensure that evidence on improving learning travels from research studies, into government policy, through to large-scale implementation of reforms, and right back into the classroom in the form of day-to-day policy implementation by individual schools and teachers. If this can be achieved, millions of children will have better outcomes.
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How to best target remedial instruction? Precise proficiencies
15 July 2026
Implementation science, Evidence translation
What is the best way of implementing targeted instruction in practice? This piece draws on the latest evidence and experience to inform this question and operationalise several core components. Read more
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Adopting and adapting ‘what works’: Core components as a guide
10 July 2026
Implementation science
How do we ensure evidence-based approaches get adopted and implemented with fidelity to the evidence? How do we adapt approaches across contexts, preserving evidence-based principles while localising them to differing contextual realities? Enter core components, a guide to doing both and finding the sweet spot. Read more
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From learning gains to value for money: What we learned from foundational learning camps in Nepal and Tanzania
3 July 2026
The ‘My Village’ programme’s learning camps provide targeted small-group support to improve children’s foundational literacy and numeracy skills. Rather than asking only whether these programmes improve learning, this blog asks a more policy-relevant question: how much learning do they generate per dollar spent? Read more
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Equity begins with understanding: Why the language of instruction is at the heart of learning
30 June 2026
This blog explores how language of instruction serves as an often invisible aspect of exclusion that results in learning inequalities. Read more
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Why even the best reading programmes leave many children behind
22 June 2026
Even in the strongest reading programmes, between 20% and 32% of students remain unable to read by programme end. This blog post explores why some children are not yet benefiting, and what more we can do to reach them. Read more
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What learning reforms miss when they apply a one-size-fits-all design
18 June 2026
This blog launches a months-long series that makes the case for investing in equity and explores key questions for addressing learning gaps experienced by marginalised children, such as: how can successful programmes reach all children when they are taken to scale? Read more
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Foreword: Achieving learning at scale with equity
18 June 2026
This foreword introduces a blog series exploring how equity can become a more explicit and practical part of the broader foundational learning agenda. Read more
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‘Systems strengthening’ in education: A core components approach
3 June 2026
Cross-country, Implementation science
We’ve been analysing the evidence to identify the core components of targeted instruction and structured pedagogy – the components that are most essential for achieving impact at scale and in government systems. This blog explores how core components support systems strengthening and implementation at scale. Read more
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Closing the feedback loop: what large-scale classroom monitoring looks like in Ghana
22 May 2026
Ghana’s Differentiated Learning Plus (DL+) programme provides a compelling example of how evidence from classrooms can be embedded into national education systems to help programmes maintain quality at scale. This blog explores why and what it takes to make that evidence actionable at the classroom level. Read more
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A growing consensus: iterative experimentation is gaining ground
30 April 2026
From funders to governments, a shared push for cost-effectiveness is driving interest in continuous, low-cost testing. Read more
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Our work will directly affect up to 3 million children, and reach up to 17 million more through its influence.
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