Our Work In Sierra Leone
Evidence by topic
EdTech Hub develops and delivers evidence in EdTech. We work in partnership with researchers and stakeholders in-country to find specific, effective solutions to education challenges.
In the past two decades, Sierra Leone has significantly widened access to education despite experiencing multiple crises in this period – civil war, Ebola, and now Covid-19.
The rapid growth in enrolment across the country has been matched by a political and financial commitment from the government to strengthen the education sector.
Even though challenges remain, the government continues to find new ways to deliver inclusive, quality education for all learners.
In this journey, EdTech Hub has partnered with the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education to advance this vision. Learn more about our work in Sierra Leone.
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Data for Decisions
EVIDENCE
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education’s Inaugural Policy E-Book: Transforming education service delivery through evidence-informed policy and practice
Report • 2021
Navigating the ‘Data Revolution’ – A Case Study on the One Tablet Per School Programme in Sierra Leone
Working Paper • 2021
Advancing Data-Driven Decision-Making for School Improvement – Findings from the One Tablet Per School User Testing Programme in Sierra Leone
Report • 2021
Learning from Experience: A post-Covid-19 data architecture for a resilient education data ecosystem in Sierra Leone
Working Paper • 2021
Reconstructing Data from the Annual School Census to Explore Longitudinal School-Level Trends and Examine Sierra Leone’s Data Architecture
Toolkit and Presentation • 2020
Evolution of Our Thinking on Data in Sierra Leone
Blog and Video • 2022
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
The Impact of GIS-Supported Teacher Allocation in Sierra Leone (led by Teaching Service Commission)
Research Portfolio • Ongoing
Participation & Messaging
EVIDENCE
How-to Guide: Delivering High-Quality Radio Learning
Report • 2021
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Testing Optimizations to Phone-Based Education Delivery
Research Portfolio • Ongoing
Teacher Continuous Professional Development
EVIDENCE
Dialling up Learning: Testing the Impact of Delivering Educational Content via Interactive Voice Response to Students and Teachers in Ghana
Report • 2021
Teacher Deployment in Sierra Leone: Lessons learnt and moving forward
Report • 2023
School-to-School Mobility Patterns and Retention Rates of Payroll Teachers in Sierra Leone
Report • 2023
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Developing a Technology-Supported, School and Cluster-Based Teacher Professional Development Programme Using EdTech Hub’s Sandbox Method
Method and Tools • Ongoing
Other EdTech Topics
EVIDENCE
EdTech in Sierra Leone: A Rapid Scan
Country Scan • 2020
EdTech in Sierra Leone: Reimagining education for continuous learning and teaching
Blog • 2021
EdTech Hub in conversation with The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education: how researchers can effectively partner with the MBSSE to strengthen evidence-based education policy in Sierra Leone
Video • 2022
Sierra Leone Series: Freetown Teachers College and its multimodal approach to teacher professional development
Blog • 2021
Sierra Leone Series: The Pikin-to-Pikin Movement and its focus on child protection, education, nutrition and health
Blog • 2021
Sierra Leone Series: Plan International and the importance of community support for distance teacher professional development programmes
Blog • 2021
School Leaders’ Preferences on School Location In Sierra Leone: An individual and school level study
Report • 2022
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EdTech Hub supports education decision-makers to incorporate the latest globally informed, locally relevant knowledge and evidence into choices related to EdTech.
FCDO Education Advisers, World Bank staff and UNICEF staff who work closely with ministries of education in low- and middle-income countries can request and receive short-term, discrete support from the EdTech Hub Helpdesk.
We work with requesters to support the “what” and “how” of EdTech-enabled approaches. We seek approaches that are evidence-based, contextually appropriate, realistic to implement, and cost-effective.
If you can’t submit a Helpdesk request, you can still get answers. We’ve summarised the findings from previous Helpdesk requests for you to explore.
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