ESSA improves education using evidence and data from Africa in research, advocacy and programme design.
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Jun 11
Evidence is more useful when researchers & decision-makers engage with it together.
That's what's happening this week in Accra, where ECD researchers from 10 African countries are meeting with policymakers, practitioners & partners through a joint ESSA & @REAL_Centre initiative.
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Jun 11
Supported by the Conrad N. @hiltonfound & @GPforEducation KIX, the forum is focused on one question: how can locally generated evidence help shape better decisions for young children across Africa? Research matters. Use matters more.
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Join us for a webinar on 'Shaping School Leadership in #Africa'. The session will showcase some of the researchers in Cohort 1.
Date: Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EAT | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM GMT
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
#SchoolLeadership
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Africa is making a significant investment in school leadership research.
@ACSLAfrica just awarded $865k in grants to 39 researchers across 14 African countries under Cohort I of its Research Grants Programme, largest investment in school leadership research on the continent.
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May 14
Why does localising education research matter?
Across Africa, education research still faces barriers linked to colonial legacies, unequal partnerships, limited domestic funding & weak evidence uptake in policy and practice.
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May 14
Join ESSA & @aphrc on 26 May for a continental dialogue on building stronger African-led research systems.
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/.../WN_Fo04e…...
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Join this information session to learn more about the @ACSLAfrica impact studies opportunity.
Ask questions & seek clarifications on how to submit a proposal.
Learn more about the scale of the opportunity & how you can help build Africa's premier school leadership institution.
May 11
Join the Pre-Application Webinar for clarifications.
📅 15 May 2026
⏰ 10:00–12:00 GMT | 13:00–15:00 EAT
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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📢 Opportunity:
@ACSLAfrica is seeking an African-led consortium to design & implement 6 school leadership impact studies across Sub-Saharan Africa (2026–2030).
Mixed-methods | Gender-transformative | Multi-country portfolio. Details via @ESSA_Africa 👇 #SchoolLeadership
May 4
ESSA is seeking an African-led consortium to lead the design & implementation of @ACSLAfrica impact studies (2026–2030).
An opportunity to generate evidence on what strengthens school leadership and improves teaching & learning across Africa. Learn more: essa-africa.org/node/2105
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May 11
Join the Pre-Application Webinar for clarifications.
📅 15 May 2026
⏰ 10:00–12:00 GMT | 13:00–15:00 EAT
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
May 4
ESSA is seeking an African-led consortium to lead the design & implementation of @ACSLAfrica impact studies (2026–2030).
An opportunity to generate evidence on what strengthens school leadership and improves teaching & learning across Africa. Learn more: essa-africa.org/node/2105
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ESSA retweeted
May 1
The journey to prepare learners for life beyond exams has officially begun.
@KenyattaUni will now lead research in Life Skills & Values Education, generating evidence to inform policy and practice following the launch of the HERI Africa Research Chair.
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May 4
ESSA is seeking an African-led consortium to lead the design & implementation of @ACSLAfrica impact studies (2026–2030).
An opportunity to generate evidence on what strengthens school leadership and improves teaching & learning across Africa. Learn more: essa-africa.org/node/2105
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Apr 30
What makes education research useful? When it reaches the people making decisions in policy, leadership, teaching, and classrooms.
Our April newsletter shares work with partners across research, data, foundational learning, school leadership and more.
🔗mailchi.mp/essa-africa/april…
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Apr 29
Join us for the launch of the HERI AFRICA Research Chair on Life Skills and Values Education at Kenyatta University.
Date: 30th April 2026
Time: 8:30am EAT
Venue: Kenyatta University - International Language and Culture Center, International Hall
Apr 28
Education is more than academics. Life skills & values matter. The upcoming launch of the HERI Africa Research Chair on Life Skills & Values Education at
@KenyattaUni
will drive evidence on what works in preparing learners for life, not just exams. #LifeSkills #ValuesEducation
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Apr 28
A few moments from last Friday in Oxford. Our CEO, Dr Pauline Essah, co-led an engaging session at TheSidebar on “From Research to Reality: Bridging Universities and Social Impact.” Grateful for the rich exchange, diverse perspectives, and new connections formed.
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@ACSLAfrica team just completed 2 days, hands-on training on our new Moodle LMS — built with @EduTabAfrica. A blended learning platform for school leaders, policymakers & PD providers across Africa is coming. Watch this space.
🌍#SchoolLeadership #BlendedLearning #AfricaEducation
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ESSA retweeted
Apr 17
A high-level Kenyan delegation visited South Africa to learn from its Research Chairs model—one of Africa’s strongest systems for research impact.
This follows the launch of HERI Africa Kenya’s National Education Research Agenda.
#StrongerSystemsRealImpact
#ResearchForImpact
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ESSA retweeted
Apr 20
Exciting moments as our Kenyan delegation in South Africa engages in mutual learning and exchanges insights on strengthening education research systems and advancing Research Chairs for greater impact across Africa.
#HERIAfrica #ResearchForImpact
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Apr 25
Are you a leader in African business education or industry?
Take part in Voices Across Africa, a continental thought leadership initiative exploring the future of business education across Africa. Led by @gbsnonline and @CarringtonCrisp.
🔗 gbsn.org/what-we-do/thought-…
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Apr 24
ESSA is seeking a Kenya-based Trustee (Financial Leadership) to join our Board and help strengthen governance as we expand our work across Africa.
Learn more: essa-africa.org/node/2094
📅 Deadline: 30 April 2026
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Apr 21
We begin in less than an hour.
Join us for Advancing Foundational Learning Through African Research Perspectives as researchers, policymakers and practitioners come together to explore how African-led evidence can better shape foundational learning policy and practice.
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Apr 21
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Organised together with @REAL_Centre with support from @gatesfoundation and @GPforEducation.
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