Evidence & Learning
PTF uses evidence to understand what is changing, what appears to be working, what needs further testing, and how TichaCraft can continue to improve.
What the Evidence Shows
Programme Reach
Reach figures across participating schools (non-causal reach indicators)
Reached through TichaCraft Cohorts 1 and 2.
Reached through participating teachers.
Cohort 2 Classroom Testing
Classroom implementation and testing across matched participants
Across registration, baseline, prototyping and endline data
Developed and tested a classroom resource or practice
Reported improvement after classroom testing
Changes in Teacher Practice
Before-and-after practice shifts reported within matched participant cohorts
What We Are Learning
Testing strengthens practice
Teachers benefit from opportunities to develop an approach, try it in their own classroom, reflect on what happened and improve it.
Peer learning matters
Professional Learning Communities can give teachers structured opportunities to examine practice, share evidence and learn from one another.
Replication is an important test
A practice working in its originating classroom is not enough. Testing by other teachers helps reveal what can travel, what needs adaptation and which conditions matter.
Simplicity supports participation
Teacher workload and documentation demands matter. Practical tools, simplified templates and focused evidence collection can make improvement work more manageable.
Understanding the Evidence
PTF's current evidence includes programme monitoring, matched baseline and endline responses, teacher reflection, classroom testing and other implementation evidence. Much of the Cohort 2 evidence is teacher-reported. It helps PTF understand changes in practice, feasibility and areas for further testing, but it should not be interpreted as a causal impact evaluation.
As TichaCraft develops, stronger attention to replication and classroom evidence will help PTF understand not only whether teachers value a practice, but whether it can work across different classrooms and contexts.
Publications & Tools
A summary of TichaCraft Cohort 1 implementation, teacher participation, outputs and early learning.
An evaluation of Cohort 2 examining participation, classroom testing, reported changes in teacher practice, implementation experience and areas for improvement.
The current TichaCraft model outlining how PTF identifies promising practice, strengthens and tests it, supports replication, and uses evidence to inform wider learning.
Interested in strengthening teacher-led evidence and learning?
PTF welcomes collaboration with partners interested in strengthening classroom practice, generating useful evidence and supporting learning that can inform wider education improvement.