The National Policy on Non-State Schools in Nigeria (NPNSN) 2024 was initiated by the Federal Ministry of Education in collaboration with state governments, the Non-state Schools Association (NSA), and other stakeholders. It was developed in response to the growing role and challenges of non-state schools in Nigeria (NSNs). The Federal Government, through the Universal Basic Education (UBEC) Act of 2004, is supporting states to improve education at the basic and post-basic levels. The Universal Basic Education (UBE) initiative in Nigeria is designed to enhance education accessibility and quality, essential for national development.

Nigeria faces a critical challenge with out-of-school children (OOSC), with 2023 estimates indicating that 8.9 million primary school-age children and 3.9 million junior secondary school-age children are not attending school.1 While the majority of OOSC are concentrated in the northeast and northwest, numbers are rising in other regions, including the south.2 Despite long-standing recognition of […]

This School Opening (SO) study is the second report of the Human Development Evaluation Learning and Verification Service (DELVe) Technical Assistance and Research workstream on School Opening and Attendance (SOA) for the Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) Portfolio programmes, FCDO Nigeria’s flagship education programme. FCDO commissioned this Phase 2 School Opening (SO2) […]

In 2023-2024, PLANE worked with Jigawa State to implement literacy and mathematics programming in seven local government areas (LGAs): Dutse, Gagarawa, Jahun, Kafin Hausa, Malam Madori, Taura and  Yankwashi, reaching 145,289 children in Primary 1-3in 750 schools.  Programming focused on teacher training, coaching,  mentoring and  book distribution. In October 2023 and July 2024, PLANE and government partners collected learning outcomes data in Primary 2 and 3, using the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) and Early Grade Math Assessment (EGMA), with 4 LGAs and 34 schools sampled.

Nigerian children are not learning foundational skills – maths, basic reading and writing in Hausa and in English. This lack of basic skills undermines their ability to transition into junior and upper secondary and, subsequently, enter the employment market with the skills and abilities that enable them to maximise their opportunities. In response to this […]

Nigeria faces a learning crisis. Over 10 million primary age children are out of school and of those who are enrolled,as many as 40% do not attend regularly. Teacher shortages, inadequate funding and resourcing, lack of capacityin school monitoring and supervision, as well as leadership challenges compound the profound problem ofequitable access to quality basic […]

From 2017 to 2021 FCDO funded three Education in Emergencies (EiE) programmes in North-East Nigeria under two portfolios: The North-East Transition to Development Programme (NENTAD) during an initial stage and the Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria
(PLANE) thereafter. Two programmes were fully funded by FCDO and implemented by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). For the third programme FCDO provided top-up funds for one of the components of USAID’s Addressing Education in Northeast Nigeria (AENN)

The Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) programme, funded by the UK Government’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is supporting state governments in Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa states, to strengthen the quality assurance process in non-state schools, using Graded Assessment tools.

The PLANE intervention focuses on global best practices for improving foundation learning skills, prioritising the use of a child’s first language in education while also focusing on the professional development of teachers through a cascade model.

For transformative education to take place, students must learn in an environment that is safe and conducive and encourages an equal opportunity to thrive, irrespective of background.

PLANE facilitated the development of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2023 between First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS.

The Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) programme has an objective to improve the collaboration between government and non-state education systems as it relates to service delivery, accountability and financing