Bridge Community Schools - Impact on Education

A new report conducted by LEK and commissioned by Jacobs Foundation explores the potential of privately-run schools to benefit societies.

The sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) on Quality Education sets several bold challenges for the world to achieve by 2030, including universal completion of free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education.

In this report from the U.K. National Endowment for Science, Technology & the Arts (NESTA) draws together lessons from nine international examples of inspiring practice where technology is impacting on large numbers of teachers and students. Bridge is one of these.

The London Stock Exchange ‘Companies to Inspire Africa’ is an annual report, looking at companies that, “showcase outstanding stories of innovation, bravery and growth across the continent.”

The World Economic Forum report , The Business of Education in Africa  profiles Bridge (Page 135) . The Executive Summary reads ‘It is both important and probable that the coming years will see closer partnership between governments and the private sector in Sub Saharan Africa as they jointly address the challenges of improving quality, access, and relevance of education.’

In this report from the World Bank, Bridge is profiled (Page 169) as an example of, ‘Digitally enabled teacher management in private schools.’

Our profile notes: “The standardised instruction, school management and, assessment ensure that each student in a Bridge academy receives the same education, regardless of location or instructor. Initial evaluations show that this educational style may be effective.”

The International Finance Committee is a body of the World Bank. They believe a, “strong and engaged private sector is indispensable to ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity.” In September 2016 they profiled Bridge.

In April 2016, the Brooking Institute: Center for Universal Education profiled Bridge in their report looking at 14 organisations, telling the story of,  “where and how quality education has scaled in low- and middle-income countries.”

Based on research from 2015 – this 2018 report – the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) profiled Bridge for their report on the use of ICT to raise learning outcomes. Page 23 pays particular attention to our use of technology for increasing quality and teaching standards whilst lowering costs. Appendix II of the report goes into greater details about the key features and impact of our model.

The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology profiled Bridge’s model of delivering quality education at a very low price using a highly efficient and rapidly scalable system.

In this report on ‘market based solutions for the bottom of the pyramid,’ by the Inter-American Development Bank, Bridge is featured as a case study. The report covers our history, technology, design, scalability, learning gains and, economic impact.

A detailed analysis of the Bridge model from the management magazine of Harvard University, Harvard Business Review.