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Article
Training teachers on the job: what works and how to measure it
This paper reviews the existing body of evidence on what kinds of in-service teacher training interventions are most effective, and highlights the knowledge gaps. It reveals the dearth of detail on...
Report
School Leadership Network Annual Report: Navigating Challenges and Inspiring Change
This document presents the School Leadership Network's Annual Report for the year 2022. It encapsulates the collective journey of the network towards fostering effective school leadership and...
Article
Can financial incentives help disadvantaged schools to attract and retain high-performing teachers? Evidence from Chile
This research article analyzes the effectiveness of additional financial incentives given to teachers who are awarded the Chilean Pedagogical Excellence assignment if they work in disadvantaged...
Article
What matters most for teacher deployment? A case study of teacher preferences in Sierra Leone
This study aimed to better understand why the inequitable distribution of teachers persists in Sierra Leone despite the investments in the education workforce, and how the government may resolve this...
Policy brief
Education versus austerity. Why public sector wage bill constraints undermine teachers
This brief provides a synthesis of the key findings of the report "The Public Versus Austerity" as applied to education. The brief challenges the IMF’s routine recommendation of public sector wage...
Report
Research and Analysis of School Closures Response in the Americas (RASCRA) - 2020
Launched on February 2021, this report summarizes an investigation carried out by The Varkey Foundation in partnership with the British Council. It compiles measures taken during the pandemic by...
Meeting document
School Leadership Network - August 2021 Meetings
In August we held our fourth meeting with School Principals and our second meeting with education experts, where we reflected on the future scenarios desired as leaders and the current factors that...
Report
Teachers of Refugees: A Review of the Literature
Numerous studies show that the teacher is the most important in-school factor affecting the quality of education, particularly in refugee contexts, where the teacher is sometimes the only resource...
Report
The bedrock of inclusion: why investing in the education workforce is critical to the delivery of SDG4 - Tanzania Study
This report, which focuses on Tanzania, is part of a multi-country study undertaken on behalf of ActionAid, Education International and Light for the World in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria and...
Report
The bedrock of inclusion: why investing in the education workforce is critical to the delivery of SDG4 - Mozambique Study
This report, which focuses on Mozambique, is part of a multi-country study undertaken on behalf of ActionAid, Education International and Light for the World in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria...
Report
The bedrock of inclusion: why investing in the education workforce is critical to the delivery of SDG4 - Nigeria Study
This report, which focuses on Nigeria, is part of a multi-country study undertaken on behalf of ActionAid, Education International and Light for the World in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria and...