Global Schools Forum is a collaborative community of non-state organisations working to improve education at scale for children in low- and middle-income countries.

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A Global Community

GSF is a vibrant global community of diverse organisations, including schools, school networks, education support organisations, entrepreneurs, and innovators. GSF connects and empowers this community by fostering the exchange of knowledge and resources among local practitioners and education providers.

180+ Organisations

70+ Countries

134m Children impacted

1.7m Teachers supported

1.35m Schools and ECD centres reached

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What We Do

GSF is a collaborative community, innovation accelerator, and partnership builder for non-state organisations working to improve education at scale for underserved children in low- and middle-income countries.

Impact at Scale Labs

Power of Parents

All Hands on Deck for SDG 4

Scale Toolkit

Our Impact

GSF's diverse programme of work across community, innovation and partnerships positively impacts and enhances education outcomes for underserved children in the Global South.

84%

Of organisations agree or strongly agree they have benefitted from being in the GSF community.

10/10

Organisations participating in the Labs programme rate the support provided 10/10.

83%

Rated as high or very high the effectiveness of GSF increasing the visibility of non-state education actors in global policy and planning frameworks.

31,362

Additional students reached through our first Labs cohort.

Featured Resources

All Hands on Deck ECD in Emergencies Gov-Non-State Partnerships View all resources

Regulating Non-State Actors in Education: Findings from a Collaborative Research Project

Report

June 2024

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A collaboration between UNESCO and Global Schools Forum. This report explores the design and implementation of regulation of non-state education across five low- and middle- income countries. It is based on 25 key informant interviews with government officials and non-state education operators.

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Workshop Participation Sheet

Template

February 2024

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Workshop participant sheet for the All Hands on Deck for SDG 4 Action Toolkit.

All Hands on Deck

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Operational Guide

Guide

February 2024

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Operational Guide for the All Hands on Deck for SDG 4 Action Toolkit.

All Hands on Deck

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Latest Events

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GSF Event

Peer learning on revenue opportunities and testing plans

This is a peer learning exchange on how organisations are structuring revenue for their ECED centres in practice. You’ll hear real...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

7:30am EST

12:30pm GMT

3:30pm EAT

6:00pmIST

Online

GSF Event

Session two: Community of Practice  for climate-resilient and climate-conscious education

We have launched a Community of Practice for climate-resilient and climate-conscious education. Guided by the “Surviving (Receiver) & Thriving (Responder)”...

Thursday 12 February 2026

6:00am EST

11:00am GMT

2:00pm EAT

4:30pm IST

Online