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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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Journal article
An agenda for implementation science in education
10 September 2026
Implementation science
Researchers from the What Works Hub for Global Education and its wider consortium call for greater focus on understanding how evidence-based education approaches can be implemented effectively and sustained at scale. Read more
Journal article
Mobile education builds resilience during shocks in five countries
9 September 2026
Philippines, Nepal, Uganda, Kenya, India, Implementation science, Randomised trial
The study, led by researchers at the University of Oxford’s What Works Hub for Global Education and other organisations, present results from five randomised trials in India, Kenya, Nepal, the Philippines and Uganda to evaluate the provision of education in emergency settings. Read more
Equitable Learning blog
Why education reforms must track equity
24 August 2026
Malawi
The learning crisis is an equity crisis on a global scale, in which low learning levels are both influenced by and contribute to severe global inequality. Inspired by research in Malawi, this blog examines how existing interventions, such as structured pedagogy and targeted instruction, are affecting equity. Read more
Blog
What Works Hub for Global Education at the Education World Forum 2026: advancing evidence-informed education reform
7 August 2026
Evidence use
This blog summarises What Works Hub for Global Education's engagements at the Education World Forum (EWF) 2026, including discussions with government delegations, an education evidence labs (Ed Labs) session and other activities throughout the Forum. Read more
Blog
From evidence to action: SEA-PLM provides new data for informing policy
3 August 2026
Evidence translation
The Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM), conducted across six Southeast Asian countries, measures learning outcomes at the end of primary school and provides valuable insights into children's proficiency in reading and mathematics. This blog explores the findings from the SEA-PLM 2024 results and their policy implications. Read more
GEDSI blog
What implementation science misses without teachers with disabilities
23 July 2026
Cross-country
Teachers with disabilities remain a 'missing link' in achieving inclusive education for all. This blog discusses the implications of their invisibility for implementation science research. Read more
Blog
How to best target remedial instruction? Precise proficiencies
15 July 2026
Evidence translation, Implementation science
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
Blog
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
Blog
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
Equitable Learning blog
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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Our work will directly affect up to 3 million children, and reach up to 17 million more through its influence.
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