Omega Schools is a network of 35 low cost, pay as you go, private schools in Ghana, serving 8,500 students. Joining as interim CEO in 2014, Alain Tanefo was brought in to turn around the business. Last year, Rising Academies bought Omega. We discuss the challenges with the low fee private school model, ways they stay committed to the most marginalized kids, and how Omega managed to increase its enrolment after the pandemic.

This episode is sponsored by SMART Technologies: https://www.smarttech.com/education/profile

Show notes:

More about Omega Schools: https://omega-schools.com/

More about Rising Academy Network: https://www.risingacademies.com/

Rise of expenditure on education: https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/507681613998942297-0090022021/original/EFWReport2021219.pdf

Favourite book about learning: James Tooley, ‘The Beautiful Tree: A Personal Journey Into How the World's Poorest People Are Educating Themselves’ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6147197-the-beautiful-tree