Shule Bora - Quality Education

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

A national education programme to improve the quality of pre-primary and primary schools in Tanzania. The programme will improve learning outcomes for all children, improve transition rates to secondary school for girls, reduce physical and sexual violence in and around schools, and help children with disabilities access quality education. It will work with the Government of Tanzania on achieving these outcomes through a payment-by-results mechanism, supported by technical assistance. The programme will also directly deliver innovative approaches to improving education quality in 9 regions of Tanzania through a contracted Managing Agent, alongside ongoing evaluation and learning.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

United Republic of Tanzania

Activity URL

https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/programme/GB-1-205254/summary

Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated program
Years

2020 - 2026

Partner(s)

Matt McDonald Limited, Results for Development, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
Sub-national
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Primary to secondary transition
Quality
  • School quality
  • School-related gender-based violence
  • Teacher training
Skills
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
Cross-cutting areas
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Sexual harassment & coercion
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Pre-school
  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
Other populations reached
  • Other caregivers
  • Other family members
  • Policymakers
Participants include
  • People with disabilities
Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • General awareness-raising/community engagement
  • Technical assistance/capacity building to civil society organizations or governments
Policy/legal environment
  • Public-private partnerships
  • System-wide review and reform
School-related gender-based violence
  • Safe and welcoming schools
Social/gender norms change
  • Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents
Teaching
  • Hiring more teachers (both men and women)
  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Education sector plans, budgets, policies, and data systems are more gender-equitable
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality
Cross-cutting goals
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
FCDO General Contact Info
U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk
+442070085000