Systems Implications for Core Instructional Support Lessons from Sobral (Brazil), Puebla (Mexico), and Kenya

The case studies in this document highlight five tips that may be beneficial to other countries or situations: 1. Focus on just a very few achievable indicators, foregrounding foundational learning, for a country emphasising learning. 2. Use data to drive both initial “wake-up” and stock taking but also to support teaching as the process goes along. 3. Emphasis on the teaching by the teachers who are already in place. 4. Provide strong motivation through support that works. 5. Use tight management so there is some degree of centralism and prescriptiveness as to pedagogy and other inputs, but after having iterated and adapted to context.