There's an urgent need to get all children learning. Working out how to put evidence-based ideas into widespread practice, and into millions of classrooms, is the next frontier. The What Works Hub for Global Education is an international partnership with the goal of ensuring literacy and numeracy for children in low- and middle-income countries.

Faculty member Kate Orkin has won the ESRC award for Outstanding Public Policy Impact, for her role advising the South African government during COVID-19 and beyond. She influenced £4.87 billion in spending that helped 28.5 million people and saved 5.5 million from extreme poverty.