Powering Education Systems Through School Leadership: The missing link between Policy and Practice
| When: | Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 08:30 - Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 09:30 |
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Atrium, Education House, Floor 12 - Teach For All, 25 Broadway, New York City, New York 10004 United States
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| Timezone: |
America/New_York
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School leaders are frontline architects of education reform. Yet their voices are too often absent from global education dialogues. Join us for a 60-minute interactive session—hosted by the Teacher Task Force Thematic Group, the School Leadership Network, and led by the Varkey Foundation and Global School Leaders—as we highlight the lived experiences of school leaders from the Global South
Through focused discussion on the role of school leadership in advancing foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) strategies, building gender-equitable schools, and technology in education, panelists will share what has worked—and what hasn’t—when translating policy into practice. This session, which will bring together School Leaders from India and Argentina, key system thinkers and policy-shapers, to highlight the role of school leadership in equipping students to shape a better future.
Key Speakers:
- Fernando Giménez Zapiola, Head of School, Argentina
- K. Naga Seetha, School Principal, India
- Emma Nothmann, Partner, Bridgespan Group, San Frasisco
- Camila Pereira, CEO, Global School Leaders (moderator)
Should you have any questions, please reach out to Adhishree (adhishree@globalschoolleaders.org).
Register for the event here.
