REAL Centre Research in Progress Workshop

Aims of the REAL CentreEducation is at the heart of social transformation. It is a fundamental human right and has the potential to reduce poverty, empower women, improve health and drive economic growth.However, in some of the poorest parts of the world many children and young people are deprived of access to good quality education and denied the chance to learn and fulfill their potential.TheResearch for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centreaims topioneer research into overcoming barriers to education, such as poverty, gender, ethnicity, language and disability, and promote education as an engine for inclusive growth and sustainable development.Find out moreabout the REAL Centreand ourkey principles.

Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge

At this one-day workshop, researchers will present research-in-progress from ongoing REAL Centre projects, including the Africa Education Research Database project; the Ghana Complementary Basic Education project; the Early Learning Partnership for Ethiopia; RISE Ethiopia; TEACh India and Pakistan; and the PAL Network Assessment to Action.
The workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to learn more about the exciting research being conducted within the Centre, and will allow REAL Centre researchers to seek advice and benefit from the expertise of colleagues within the Faculty and beyond.
The event will be followed by drinks and tapas from 6pm onwards at the Cambridge Cookery School Cafe, Purbeck Road, CB2 8EB. 
 
EVENT PROGRAMME:  
10.00 - 10.15        
Registration
 
10.15 - 10.30        
Introduction and Welcome
 
10.30 - 11.30        
Session 1
Large-scale education reforms in Ethiopia: an initial attempt at political economy analysis - Padmini Iyer (RISE Ethiopia)
What is the role of information on access and assessment in ensuring equitable learning in Ethiopia? - Louise Yorke (RISE Ethiopia)
 
11.30 - 12.00        
Coffee break
 
12.00 - 13.00        
Session 2
Identifying levers for reform in Ethiopia's early learning system: critical friends needed - Jack Rossiter (Early Learning Partnership, Ethiopia)
Assessing children's learning across the attainment spectrum to inform education systems reform: evidence from India and Pakistan - Lydia Whitaker (TEACh India &amp; Pakistan)
 
13.00 - 14.00      
Lunch
 
14.00 - 15.00        
Session 3
Researching the effectiveness of large, messy and complex interventions - Sonia Ilie (Evaluation of 'Take Your Place')
Examining impacts upon learning and challenges in students' transition to formal school  - Emma Carter (Ghana Complementary Basic Education)
 
15.00 - 15.30        
Coffee break
 
15.30 - 17.30        
Session 4
How can assessments improve education? A south-south partnership's efforts to build grassroots change at scale - Ben Alcott (PAL Network Assessment to Action)
The landscape of education research in sub-Saharan Africa - Rafael Mitchell &amp; Samuel Asare (Africa Education Research Database Project)
Panel discussion: reflections and looking ahead - Pauline Rose, Ricardo Sabates, Nidhi Singal &amp; Ben Alcott
 
18.00 onwards      
Drinks and tapas - Cambridge Cookery School Cafe, Purbeck Road, CB2 8EB

Room GS5, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge

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