We previously published the results of the Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge, showing that our performance, while not neglible, fell short of what was expected. In this blog we dig into what went right, and what went wrong.

Access to education is a fundamental human right, yet millions of girls and women continue to experience gender inequality which prevents them from receiving the same opportunities as boys and men. This article explores the causes and consequences of gender inequality in education and discusses strategies to achieve gender equality in learning environments.

This blog provides a brief summary of the learning gains we achieved through the SLEIC programme, and what they might mean.

Choosing to bring new life into an uncertain future is never an easy decision to make - but the hope and possibility that all children bring can be galvanising.

One in five UK children experience anxiety. Discover 5 evidence-based ways to support your child with back-to-school worries and separation anxiety.

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.

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