This note on policy delivery in Sierra Leone is one of a series of research products that are being produced as part of the DeliverEd Initiative, funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). DeliverEd was launched in 2019 and aims to strengthen the evidence base for how governments can achievetheir policy priorities through the use of delivery approaches. DeliverEd is undertaking in-country research in Ghana, Pakistan, Jordan, Tanzania, and Sierra Leone.

This Sierra Leone policy note is based on a qualitative analysis of a small number of semi-structured interviews with government officials and partner organizations working with the delivery unit established by David Sengeh, Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education at the MBSSE. This note aims to complement the findings from the other DeliverEd in-country studies, contributing to conclusions to support policymakers around the world in how to use delivery approaches to improve policy implementation variability within the system (short-term fluctuations in the schools), rather than more structural issues that could better explain school performance.