Statement: TaRL Africa condemns attack on Ugandan School
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa expresses strong condemnation for the assault perpetrated by armed groups on a school located in Western Uganda.
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PEC will soon be extended to all schools in the Bagoué region in Côte d’Ivoire
The Ministry of National Education and Literacy and Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa will implement the Targeted Teaching Program (PEC) in the Bagoué region, announced the regional director of Education and Literacy of Boundiali, Dramane Coulibaly, in an information note sent to the AIP. “To achieve the national objective of the Ministry of …
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MENA Expands Foundational Learning Intervention to Northern Côte d’Ivoire
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: MENA Expands Foundational Learning Intervention to Northern Côte d’Ivoire May 23, 2023 The Ministry of National Education and Literacy (MENA), together with Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa has announced the implementation of the Programme d’Enseignement Ciblé (PEC) in the Bagoué region (DRENA of Boundiali) in the North of …
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The TaRL Africa Board Meets in Côte d’Ivoire
Transforming Education in Côte d’Ivoire: TaRL Africa’s Program Impact
Kenya needs to invest in advancing literacy and numeracy skills in early grades.
Learning outcomes for children in early grades are poor despite ambitious education reforms in the country, such as the free primary education act and the introduction of the competency-based curriculum (CBC). Reports show that while the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to huge learning losses, over the years the salient issue has been that children were in …
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Simple, Timely Learning Assessments Are Essential to Driving Instruction That Leads to Improvements in Learning Outcomes
A teacher facilitating a TaRL numeracy activity in Nigeria. (Photo: British Council) In line with the RISE messaging campaign action of ‘Measure learning reliably, regularly, and relevantly’, we discuss one example of what such learning measurement looks like in the context of Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) in Nigeria. Many learners in Nigeria still complete …
Education actors in Côte d’Ivoire shine a spotlight on the importance of foundational skills for learners
2022 has been filled with significant events for TaRL Africa’s Côte d’Ivoire team, including the recent stakeholders’ meeting held in Abidjan on 8th December. This event was conducted with key stakeholders from the country’s education landscape with representation from the Ministry of Education (MENA), donors, and civil society organisations members including individuals from Groupe Local …
Mentoring Teachers: What needs to change? Evidence from a qualitative research of the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) approach in Côte d’Ivoire.
Most Sub-Saharan African countries have made tremendous efforts to improve access to education. However, this effort is not commensurate with the increase in learning outcomes. For instance in Côte d’Ivoire, despite mandatory schooling and high enrollment rates, many children do not acquire basic skills in the early years of schooling and are never provided with …
Programme d’Enseignement Ciblé, an innovative approach to ensuring the acquisition of fundamental skills for all children
Programme d’Enseignement Ciblé, an innovative approach to ensuring the acquisition of fundamental skills for all children Over the past decade, access to primary schooling has improved worldwide, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Most low- and middle-income countries have made tremendous progress in promoting schooling and now have primary school enrollment rates close to those of high-income …
TaRL Africa colleagues from across the globe meet in person after two years!
For almost two years, consecutive waves of the COVID-19 pandemic forced many TaRL Africa colleagues to work from home, limiting interactions to online meetings and emails. When it became safer to resume international travel, members of the central team and representatives from the country teams met in Kenya for a strategy retreat from February 28th …
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