Name: Teacher agency for equity and change
Start: 2026-05-19T13:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-19T14:00:00+01:00
Location: Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge

Exploring how teacher agency shapes the implementation of national education reforms in the Global South.
About this Event

Join the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge, UK, and the University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa, for a joint seminar series exploring equity, pedagogy and innovation in times of global crises.

This seminar will be held in person at the University of Cambridge from 13:00-14:00 BST and at UWC from 14:00-15:00 SAST, as well as online.

Teacher agency for equity and change

· Dr Dawit Tibebu Tiruneh, Assistant Research Professor, REAL Centre, University of Cambridge

· Dr Nicholas Wachira, Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED), East Africa

· Professor Thasmai Dhurumraj, Faculty of Education, University of the Western Cape (Chair)

This seminar will explore how teacher agency shapes the implementation of national education reforms in the Global South, drawing on evidence from Ethiopia, Kenya, Pakistan and Tanzania. It will pay particular attention to how teacher agency is activated in initial teacher education and how it is realised in diverse classroom settings, focusing particularly on how agency supports equity and social justice in and through education.