At Education Development Trust, we improve school systems at scale and provide empowering employability and careers services to young people and adults.

The transitions from school to higher education and employment can have a significant impact on an individual’s lifetime potential. Earlier in 2023, we conducted a literature review to help us understand the challenges that girls in low-resource settings face when making their transitions. In this article we reflect on the findings of the report, the promising interventions it highlights, and some key lessons for policymakers.

We are delighted to announce that EDT is contributing to FCDO’s Scaling Access and Learning in Education (SCALE) programme, which aims to improve foundational learning outcomes around the world.

Education technology (edtech) is a huge and multifaceted area, and it has the potential to contribute to every aspect of school life and approach to education reform. Edtech can support learning and behaviour change, enable greater engagement across the education sector, and provide opportunities for better inclusion of marginalised and hard-to-reach communities.

The transition from primary to secondary school, and from school to higher education or work, can have a significant impact on an individual’s academic success, employability, wellbeing and lifetime potential. Evidence shows that transition periods present windows of opportunity to intervene and support vulnerable girls in low-resource settings – however, less is understood about what works.