In May 2024 the world’s largest gathering of education and skills ministers took place

in London. Tahir Andrabi was there to meet policymakers in his capacity as a

member of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP). GEEAP

analyses existing research in education to discover which policies are “smart buys”

for governments, and which are not. He talks to Tim Phillips to talk about how

policymakers respond when their ideas are challenged, and the potential benefits

from making better decisions about education policy.