Articles Archives - Teaching at the Right Level

Zambia’s Catch Up Program: Strong Evidence That Teaching at the Right Level Works at National Scale – But Attendance Holds It Back

by Shirlyne Ingolo | Apr 13, 2026 | Articles

In the heart of Zambia’s public primary schools, a government-led initiative is quietly transforming learning. A major randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the national Catch Up program, built on the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) approach, has delivered...

Zambia’s Catch Up Journey and the Impact on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy

by Shirlyne Ingolo | Mar 20, 2026 | Articles, Latest Events

A decade ago, Zambia took its first bold step toward transforming foundational learning. What began as a small pilot, just 80 schools in 2016, has now grown into Catch Up, a national remedial education programme reaching over 6,000 schools and aiming for full national...

Inside Zambia’s Catch Up Programme and the National Drive for Foundational Learning

by Shirlyne Ingolo | Mar 17, 2026 | Articles

On February 9, 2026, educational leaders and parliamentary officials converged in Kabwe, the historic mining capital of Zambia’s Central Province, to witness a paradigm shift in how the nation approaches foundational learning. They gathered to observe the Catch Up...

From Intervention to National System: How Government Leadership is Shaping Zambia’s Catch Up Programme for Local Context

by Shirlyne Ingolo | Feb 23, 2026 | Articles

After ten years of implementation, Catch Up is no longer an intervention in Zambia’s education system. It functions as infrastructure; embedded in policy conversations, familiar to provincial and district teams, and increasingly understood as part of how remediation...

Community-Led Learning Beyond the Classroom

by Shirlyne Ingolo | Jan 28, 2026 | Articles

Across Côte d’Ivoire, every school morning begins with the same silent promise. Children take their seats at their desks, teachers prepare their lessons, and parents hope that today will bring their children closer to a more secure future. Foundational learning,...

Apprentissage Porté par La Communauté Au-Delà de La Salle De Classe

by Shirlyne Ingolo | Jan 28, 2026 | Articles, Uncategorised

Dans toute la Côte d’Ivoire, chaque matin d’école commence avec la même promesse silencieuse. Des enfants s’installent sur leurs bancs, des enseignants préparent leurs leçons, et des parents espèrent qu’aujourd’hui rapprochera leurs enfants d’un avenir plus sûr....