TY - RPRT TI - Teacher Deployment in Sierra Leone: Lessons learnt and moving forward AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AB - This report provides an overview of the teacher deployment process in Sierra Leone prior to and including 2022. Through interviews with key stakeholders in the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) and the Teaching Service Commission (TSC), we look at lessons learnt from the deployment process and next steps for how teacher deployment can be implemented. Although there are a number of volunteer teachers in Sierra Leone, the TSC are aiming to increase the number of qualified teachers on the government payroll as well as retaining teachers in rural areas. It was noted that teachers from rural areas being put on the government payroll and deployed to rural schools are better placed to teach in rural schools than teachers moving from urban to rural areas. Hpwever, it is still challenging to find qualified teachers in these rural areas. The TSC want to look at how they can target teachers to take up rural positions, either through distance learning to gain the right qualifications or working with teacher training institutions (TTIs) to prioritise schools in rural areas for placement. Overall, the TSC want to use data as the basis for decision-making on deploying teachers equitably. Keywords Teacher deployment; teacher training; unqualified teachers; volunteer teachers; rural schools; data for decision-making An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org DA - 2023/// PY - 2023 M3 - Policy briefing PB - EdTech Hub UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/M3D6NGR4 ER - TY - RPRT TI - Access to Technology for School Leaders and Teachers in Sierra Leone AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AB - An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/ CN - opendeved.1069 DA - 2024/03/29/T00:00:00.000Z PY - 2024 LA - en PB - Open Development & Education UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/2Q2INNMM KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - Investigating the Activity Levels of School Quality Assurance Officers in Sierra Leone AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AU - Leh Wi Lan AB - Since the launch of the Free Quality School Education (FQSE) Programme in 2018, the Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) has prioritised the use of data for decision-making across several education reform programmes. Part of this vision has been to build systems to measure school quality through School Quality Assurance Officers (SQAOs) using data collection and feedback. This system includes using tools for teacher management, lesson observations, school improvement, and attendance monitoring. This report presents findings from qualitative research conducted in three districts in Sierra Leone. The aim is to provide the MBSSE and other partners with insights to understand the variation in and what is needed to maximise SQAO activity levels, increase principal engagement with digital tools, and support and promote quality visits to schools. An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org DA - 2023/06// PY - 2023 M3 - Working Paper PB - EdTech Hub SN - 51 UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/AHVWDNGT ER - TY - RPRT TI - Investigating the Activity Levels of School Quality Assurance Officers in Sierra Leone AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AU - Leh Wi Lan AB - An output of the Open Development & Education, https://.opendeved.net/ CN - 1014 DA - 2023/// PY - 2023 LA - en PB - Open Development & Education UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/CN5FS7MB KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - Advancing Data-driven Decision-making for School Improvement: Findings from the One Tablet Per School User Testing Programme in Sierra Leone AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AB - An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org DA - 2021/06/03/ PY - 2021 LA - en M3 - Working paper PB - MBSSE, EdTech Hub, Leh Wi Lan ST - Advancing Data-driven Decision-making for School Improvement UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/MPRD5RKR KW - Author:OpenDevEd KW - _C:Sierra Leone SLE KW - _EdTechHub_Output KW - _MELA_seen KW - _r:AddedByZotZen ER - TY - RPRT TI - Mapping the education data ecosystem in Sierra Leone AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman DA - 2021/// PY - 2021 M3 - Working Paper PB - EdTech Hub UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/EE9QCGHI KW - _C:Sierra Leone SLE ER - TY - RPRT TI - Mapping the education data ecosystem in Sierra Leone AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AB - An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org DA - 2021/12/10/ PY - 2021 LA - en M3 - Working Paper PB - EdTech Hub UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/EE9QCGHI KW - _C:Sierra Leone SLE KW - _r:AddedByZotZen ER - TY - RPRT TI - EdTech Horizon Scan: Blockchain technology in education AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AU - Kaye, Tom AB - EdTech Hub horizon scans are publications designed to provoke thinking on a range of topics related to the design, implementation, oversight, and monitoring and evaluation of educational technology (EdTech) tools, products, services, and related ideas. This EdTech Horizon Scan examines the use of blockchain technology in education. Beginning with an overview of blockchain technology, the scan explains what blockchain technology is and how it works. The next section focuses on how blockchain technology can be used in education. In particular, it looks at the benefits of using blockchain technology for micro-credentialing and ownership of learning credentials, the transfer of credits and smart contracts, storing student credentials, identity verification and intellectual property protection. Section 4 gives a summary of the use of blockchain technology, noting the different challenges that may be associated with adopting blockchain technology into education systems. Section 5, gives real examples of the use of blockchain technology in education and different education institutions. Key words: blockchain; cryptography; data; decentralised database; digitalisation; education; micro-credentialing; smart contracting; student credentials; verification An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org DA - 2022/07/11/ PY - 2022 M3 - Position paper PB - EdTech Hub UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/94H68P58 ER - TY - RPRT TI - Mapping the education data ecosystem in Sierra Leone AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman DA - 2021/12/10/ PY - 2021 LA - en PB - EdTech Hub KW - Final_citation KW - cited KW - existing ER - TY - RPRT TI - Outputs register for HLR3 - Teacher Allocation Sierra Leone AU - Haßler, Björn AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AB - An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org DA - 2022/01/01/ PY - 2022 LA - en M3 - HLR3 Output PB - EdTech Hub UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/9XJGEX5Z KW - Author:OpenDevEd KW - _C:Sierra Leone SLE KW - _r:AddedByZotZen ER - TY - RPRT TI - The impact of GIS-supported teacher allocation in Sierra Leone: High-level findings on teacher preferences in Sierra Leone AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Godwin, Katie AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman DA - 2022/// PY - 2022 M3 - HLR3 Output PB - EdTech Hub UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/SE5JPCX2 KW - _C:Sierra Leone SLE ER - TY - RPRT TI - The impact of GIS-supported teacher allocation in Sierra Leone: High-level findings on teacher preferences in Sierra Leone AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Godwin, Katie AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AB - An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org DA - 2022/05/02/ PY - 2022 LA - en M3 - HLR3 Output PB - EdTech Hub UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/SE5JPCX2 KW - _C:Sierra Leone SLE KW - _r:AddedByZotZen ER - TY - BLOG TI - Using technology to support teacher continuous professional development in Sierra Leone AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AU - Plaut, Daniel AU - Tanweer, Rabia DA - 2022/08/18/ PY - 2022 UR - https://edtechhub.org/2022/08/18/using-technology-to-support-teacher-continuous-professional-development-in-sierra-leone/ ER - TY - RPRT TI - Outputs Register for HLR 3: The Impact of GIS-Supported Teacher Allocation in Sierra Leone AU - Haßler, Björn AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman DA - 2023/// PY - 2023 PB - EdTech Hub UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/WXBISTFE ER - TY - RPRT TI - Remote Supervision Options for School Quality Assurance Officers AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AU - Ampofo, Rudolph AU - Haßler, Björn AB - An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/ CN - opendeved.1068 DA - 2024/01/31/T00:00:00.000Z PY - 2024 LA - en PB - Open Development & Education UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/RZ4C7VGQ KW - _comingsoon KW - _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence ER - TY - RPRT TI - Investigating the Activity Levels of School Quality Assurance Officers in Sierra Leone AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AU - Leh Wi Lan, Leh Wi Lan AB - An output of the Open Development & Education, https://.opendeved.net/ DA - 2023/01/01/ PY - 2023 DP - DOI.org (Crossref) PB - Open Development & Education UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/CN5FS7MB Y2 - 2024/01/17/13:34:46 ER - TY - RPRT TI - What Matters Most for Teacher Deployment? A case study of teacher preferences in Sierra Leone AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Godwin, Katie AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AU - Bernard-Jones, Lydia DA - 2022/// PY - 2022 M3 - HLR3 Output PB - EdTech Hub UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/8GN4RWMR KW - _C:Sierra Leone SLE ER - TY - BLOG TI - Reimagining Education for Continuous Learning and Teaching AU - Sengeh, David Moinina AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AU - Kargobai, Grace AU - Sebold, Juliet DA - 2021/// PY - 2021 UR - https://edtechhub.org/2021/09/14/edtech-in-sierra-leone-reimagining-education-for-continuous-learning-and-teaching/ ER - TY - RPRT TI - What Matters Most for Teacher Deployment? A case study of teacher preferences in Sierra Leone AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Godwin, Katie AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AU - Bernard-Jones, Lydia AU - Haßler, Björn AB - An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org DA - 2022/06/30/ PY - 2022 LA - en M3 - HLR3 Output PB - EdTech Hub SN - 3 UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/8GN4RWMR KW - _C:Sierra Leone SLE KW - _r:AddedByZotZen ER - TY - RPRT TI - Tich Me Ar Tich Dem — Inception Report AU - Haßler, Björn AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AU - McBurnie, Chris AU - Adam, Taskeen AU - Blower, Tom AB - Our research addresses the Sierra Leonean government’s need to optimise and validate an effective model for in-service TPD. As noted, a distributed TPD model is favoured (building on the World Bank’s Free Education project and the Sierra Leone Education Attendance Monitoring System (SLEAMS), using a ‘one-tablet-per-school’ (OTPS) model). Evidence indicates that this low-tech approach to TPD can improve learning outcomes in emergencies (⇡Haßler, et al., 2019). In contrast, COVID-19 interventions that focus on ‘remote learning for children’ are catastrophically failing (⇡Asadullah, 2020; ⇡Asanov, et al., 2020; ⇡BRAC, 2020; ⇡Le Nestour, et al., 2020; ⇡Uwezo Kenya, 2020). Our research provides crucial and timely evidence to shore up current government plans for a scalable, effective TPD intervention. Our research identifies whether this TPD model addresses the needs of rural / disadvantaged teachers. Our study focuses on a sample of teachers and students from schools in rural / semi-rural areas to understand whether and how school-based TPD initiatives promote student learning (as an alternative to traditional centralised and cascade models). Such traditional models are severely disrupted by COVID-19, highlighting our study’s relevance to education continuity in emergencies. CN - 0269 CY - Freetown, Sierra Leone DA - 2022/01/01/ PY - 2022 LA - en M3 - Tich Me Ar Tich Dem Output PB - OpenDevEd SN - 1 UR - https://docs.opendeved.net/lib/3RTBA9FR KW - Author:OpenDevEd KW - AuthorFirst:Haßler KW - _bjoern_cv KW - _r:AddedByZotZen KW - _yl:b ER - TY - RPRT TI - School-to-school mobility patterns and retention rates of payroll teachers in Sierra Leone AU - Espinoza-Revollo, Patricia AU - Ali, Yusuf AU - Garrod, Oliver AU - Atherton, Paul AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AU - Haßler, Björn AB - An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org DA - 2022/12/31/ PY - 2022 LA - en M3 - HLR3 Output PB - EdTech Hub UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/DE7XUSMJ KW - _C:Sierra Leone SLE KW - _r:AddedByZotZen ER - TY - RPRT TI - School-to-School Mobility Patterns and Retention Rates of Payroll Teachers in Sierra Leone AU - Espinoza-Revollo, Patricia AU - Ali, Yusuf AU - Garrod, Oliver AU - Atherton, Paul AU - Mackintosh, Alasdair AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AU - Haßler, Björn AB - This report is one of several on the research project on the Impact of GIS-Supported Teacher Allocation in Sierra Leone. Recent studies from this series have shown that being put on the government payroll can incentivise teachers to relocate to remote areas of the country. There is a concern, however, that being put on the payroll does not necessarily ensure the retention of teachers in these areas and that teachers will soon move to locations they consider more favourable. As there is no data on teacher mobility patterns and schools’ teacher retention rates, policies tend to be based on anecdotal evidence. This paper aims to fill this evidence gap by exploring teachers’ school-to-school mobility trends and retention rates using the Annual School Census (ASC) data from 2015 to 2021. Using data on teachers’ individual characteristics, as well as geospatial location data of each school, the paper explores whether mobility patterns vary by teachers’ gender or qualifications and whether the teaching workforce is urbanising. While studies have looked at teacher retention, this study is the first in a low-income country to use school census data to create a panel dataset to study teachers’ movements and school retention rates over time. Keywords: teacher mobility; teacher retention rates; mobility patterns; teacher deployment; Sierra Leone; education An output of the EdTech Hub https://edtechhub.org DA - 2023/// PY - 2023 M3 - Working Paper PB - EdTech Hub SN - 48 UR - https://docs.edtechhub.org/lib/DE7XUSMJ ER - TY - BLOG TI - Where do teachers go, and where do they stay? AU - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur AU - Espinoza-Revollo, Patricia AU - Ali, Yusuf AU - Garrod, Oliver AU - Atherton, Paul AU - Mackintosh, Alasdair AU - Ramirez, Ana AU - Beoku-Betts, Iman AU - Haßler, Björn AU - Godwin, Katie DA - 2023/03// PY - 2023 UR - https://edtechhub.org/2023/03/22/where-do-teachers-go-and-where-do-they-stay/ ER -