{"id":55553,"date":"2025-09-09T14:19:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/how-evidence-to-policy-transformation-could-address-global-learning-poverty\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:20:15","slug":"how-evidence-to-policy-transformation-could-address-global-learning-poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/how-evidence-to-policy-transformation-could-address-global-learning-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"How evidence-to-policy transformation could address global learning poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"

The literacy paper has been produced by the What Works Hub for Global Education (WWHGE), with the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP) and the British Council as core partners.<\/p>\n

{{It highlights that:}}<\/p>\n

{{Foundational literacy is essential}} \u2013 without it, children are locked out of future learning opportunities.<\/p>\n

{{We know what works}} \u2013 structured pedagogy, teacher professional development, and targeted interventions can dramatically improve outcomes at scale.<\/p>\n

{{Partnerships accelerate impact }} \u2013 by linking global evidence with local policy and classroom practice, governments and partners can achieve sustainable learning gains.<\/p>\n

{{EE4A (Education Evidence for Action)}} is a biennial conference and initiative that bridges the gap between education research and decision-making in the education sector, with Zizi AfriqueFoundation playing a key role as the organizer and host of the EE4A conference, where education stakeholders and researchers gather to deliberate on critical issues and inform policy and practice.<\/p>\n

{{The What Works Hub for Global Education }} is an international partnership, funded by the UK government\u2019s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the Gates Foundation, working out how to effectively implement education reforms at scale. This collaborative initiative comprises 12 strategic partners and 43 consortium partners, convened by the Blavatnik School of Government, the programme\u2019s host institution.<\/p>\n

At the conference, {{WWHGE}} convened education leaders in a session titled \u201cStrengthening the Evidence Ecosystem: Building a Roadmap for Education Reform in Kenya.\u201d The Hub emphasised its mission: to take rigorous global evidence, such as the GEEAP Literacy Paper, and ensure it moves into government policy and ultimately into classrooms.<\/p>\n

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Through collaboration with ministries, teacher training institutions, and local organisations, WWHGE is helping countries translate recommendations into practical reforms that directly shape how teachers teach and how learners acquire foundational skills.<\/p>\n

{{The British Council\u2019s Learning and Life for Global Education (LL4GE)}} initiative also featured at the conference. LL4GE integrates literacy, language, and life skills to provide young people with both academic and social competencies, equipping them for future employment, resilience, and active citizenship.<\/p>\n

Together, {{WWHGE (with GEEAP)}}, the {{British Council}}, and {{LL4GE }} represent a powerful synergy: advancing literacy through both policy-to-classroom reforms and holistic learner development.<\/p>\n

The What Works Hub for Global Education, working with GEEAP, the British Council, and other partners, will now take forward the Literacy Paper\u2019s recommendations by embedding evidence into national reform agendas and supporting governments to implement them in classrooms at scale. <\/p>\n

This marks the next phase of {{WWHGE}}\u2019s mission: ensuring that every child, regardless of context, benefits from proven strategies to acquire foundational literacy and learning skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new literacy paper calling for urgent evidence-based action to address gaps in learning was highlighted at the 6th Biennial Education Evidence for Action (EE4A) and EDF-Kenya Conference at the University of Embu ahead of its official launch later in the year. The report recommends immediate translation of evidence-based information into government policies for implementation in classrooms to address global learning poverty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000094173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000094173,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ti.png","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/png","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ti.png","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ti.png","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ti.png","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ti.png","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ti.png","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000094173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55553"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55553"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}