The goal of the National Learning Event for the Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge was to come together at the close of the programme to reflect on lesson learned, share experiences and explore how insights from SLEIC implementation can be used to strengthen Sierra Leone’s education system moving forward. This blog captures takeaways and next steps from the national learning event.

African children need more than handouts: they need allies.

The Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge uses an outcomes contract to reward achievement of results, rather than delivery of outcomes. This blog reflects on what we have learned from the first two years of programme evaluation, and what we aim to learn before the programme finishes in June 2025.

It's so hard when children get worried about things. All we want to do is help reassure them, but sometimes simple reassurance just doesn’t do the trick. When that anxiety is around going back to school, it’s even more tricky. We can’t just not let them go – and it's horrible to think of them feeling sad when we’re not there to support them.

This World Teachers’ Day 2024 is an opportunity to spotlight a group of educators whose exceptional contributions to their communities often go unrecognised.

Six reflections from the TES stocktake

Global leaders must take advantage of this year's IDA21 replenishment to raise resources for education.

Save the Children calls on partners at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks in Geneva to recognize the lifesaving role of education in emergency settings.

Accountability for the pledges made at the second Global Refugee Forum is the most important next step to ensure success on education for refugees.

A look back at some of the amazing achievements made possible for children every minute, every day, all around the world.