Building better futures
By 2030, the global youth population is expected to reach 1.3 billion.
Building better futures
We care deeply about every young person – and every adult who has been pushed to the margins – having access to a good education, the skills they need and opportunities for meaningful work.
Building better futures
That’s what drives our work with governments and system reformers around the world.
The challenge is clear.
So is our role.
Education Development Trust is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving education, skills, and employment outcomes around the world.
Working across schools, communities, workplaces, and systems, we help partners tackle complex challenges, strengthen capacity, and deliver lasting change.
The challenges shaping the future
Across the world, governments, communities, and employers face a common challenge: ensuring people have the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to succeed.
The challenges shaping the future
Across the world, governments, communities, and employers face a common challenge: ensuring people have the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to succeed.
01
Too many children are falling behind in the earliest stages of learning.
Millions of children are not developing the foundational literacy, numeracy, and wider skills needed for lifelong learning.
02
Without effective teachers and leaders, learners cannot get the education they deserve.
Recruiting, developing, and retaining effective teachers and leaders remains a significant challenge worldwide.
03
Young people face an increasingly complex journey into employment.
Many leave education without the skills, confidence, or connections needed to access quality work and opportunities.
04
Policy ambitions often fail to translate into lasting change.
Reform depends not only on good policy but on implementation, local ownership, and the capacity to scale what works.
The challenges are complex. Our approach connects policy, evidence and delivery.
We work with partners to tackle these complex challenges through a combination of technical expertise, evidence, and practical delivery experience.
Turning policy into practice
Helping governments and partners turn their vision into effective implementation, from design and delivery through to adoption and long-term sustainability.
Translating evidence into action
Using research, data, and learning from practice to inform policy, strengthen programmes, and improve outcomes.
Building stronger systems
Working with local partners to strengthen institutions, develop workforces, and build the capacity needed to sustain improvement over time.
Scaling what works
Identifying effective approaches, adapting them to local contexts, and supporting their expansion to reach more people.
How we can help
We work with partners to tackle these complex challenges through a combination of technical expertise, evidence, and practical delivery experience.
Turning policy into practice
Helping governments and partners turn their vision into effective implementation, from design and delivery through to adoption and long-term sustainability.
Translating evidence into action
Using research, data, and learning from practice to inform policy, strengthen programmes, and improve outcomes.
Building stronger systems
Working with local partners to strengthen institutions, develop workforces, and build the capacity needed to sustain improvement over time.
Scaling what works
Identifying effective approaches, adapting them to local contexts, and supporting their expansion to reach more people.