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Investing in early career teachers (ECTs) has never been more important. Following Initial Teacher Training, our Early Career Professional Development Programme (ECPDP) offers the essential specialist support needed to improve practice, build confidence and resilience, leading to better job satisfaction and retention.

Implemented for 10 years and supported by UKAid, the Girls Education Challenge (GEC) programme reached over 160,000 girls in eight counties across Kenya.

To mark the launch of a new research brief on practical steps to support teachers in refugee settings in Kenya, EDT was delighted to convene a recent high-impact workshop with IIEP-UNESCO. The event, attended by government representatives from several key departments, focused on developing strategic, tangible plans to improve the quality of teaching and learning available to all students in Kenya’s refugee hosting communities.

Education Development Trust (EDT) has been delivering training for the School-Led Tutoring route of the National Tutoring Programme since 2021, and recently expanded its training offer for the 2022-23 academic year. This helps to ensure that all tutors employed by schools have the right skills and knowledge to provide high-quality tuition to their pupils, and that schools understand how to embed tutoring effectively within their own contexts.

Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has released a report of their findings from a three-year evaluation of the Schools Partnership Programme. This is one of the largest school improvement evaluations in the UK, looking at the effectiveness and influence of partnership-based peer review.

To mark International Women’s Day 2023 and to chime with the theme of #EmbraceEquity, we’re highlighting our evidence-based research into girls’ education and teacher development that helps communities take practical steps towards gender equity in leadership roles and careers.

This new book explores the complex challenges around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4: to ‘ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’.

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the loss of Sir Jim Rose, President of Education Development Trust, who died on 9th February 2023.

Our latest reporting of carbon emissions and energy usage shows the steps we have taken along our four-phase roadmap for achieving UK Net Zero emissions by 2040.

At Education Development Trust, 13% of colleagues have declared a disability or long-term health condition. The organisation has been recognised for its ongoing work to support their needs and we have now achieved Disability Confident Employer status.

We are delighted to share the results of our recently published evaluation report from the second phase of the Early Years Professional Development Programme - Building on Success.

In an upcoming two-part webinar series hosted by the UNESCO International Institute of Educational Planning (IIEP) and Education Development Trust (EDT), we will examine two central questions: how can instructional leaders positioned at the middle tier of education systems improve teaching and learning? What does it take for instructional leaders at the middle tier to be successful?