Upcoming events
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Celebrate 174 organisations across 71 countries at our first GSF Virtual Learning Festival! Connect, share bold stories, and co-create tools in dynamic sessions like Failure Alchemy, Networking Lounges, and The Gratitude Circle.
Designed by and for the GSF community, this is your space to spark action and honour our collective journey. Spread gratitude by nominating inspiring peers, mentors, or partners in the GSF Gratitude Survey—your shout-outs will be spotlighted at the festival. Can’t attend both days? Feel free to join the sessions that inspires you most!
Date: 23 – 24 July 2025
Time: 11:00am – 3:45pm UK
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
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We are launching a CoP to bring together practitioners working to improve outcomes for children with learning differences in low-resource settings. Through the CoP we will explore practical strategies for early screening and identification, adaptive teaching and assessment, teacher capacity building, and caregiver engagement—while addressing stigma and promoting inclusive classroom practices. Through interactive sessions, peer exchange, and applied learning, participants will deepen their understanding of inclusive practices and explore contextually relevant strategies to support children with learning differences.
Date: April – July 2025
Time: 8:00am EST | 1:00pm UK | 3:00pm EAT | 5:30 pm IST -
Following the requests from the GSF Community, and the demand for a MEL Learning Series, we have curated a series of sessions aimed at equipping school operators and education support organisations in designing and implementing efficient MEL frameworks within the organisations. The learning series will be carried out in 7 sessions between 20th February to 13th November 2025. Please sign up for the sessions you would be interested in attending.
Date: 20 February 2025 | 3 April 2025 | 30 April 2025 | 5 June 2025 | 28 August 2025 | 30 October 2025 | 13 November 2025
Time: 07.00am EST | 12.00pm UK | 03.00pm EAT | 05.30pm IST
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Previous events
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Parents are a hugely powerful but neglected asset in unlocking a child’s learning. Join our community of practice to explore practical, evidence-based strategies for engaging parents as key partners in literacy and learning of children irrespective of background and learning. Through a series of four interactive sessions, we will discuss ways to build parental confidence, build community-led support networks, strengthen home-school collaboration, and engage fathers in literacy development.
Date: 9 April | 12 May | 27 May | 10 June
Time: 8:00am EST | 1:00pm GMT | 3:00pm EAT | 5.30 pm IST -
Join us in-person and several education and skills ministers from around the world at the Education World Forum in 2025.
Date: 18–21 May, 2025
Location: London, UK
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En un mundo digital en rápida evolución, ¿cómo preparar a los estudiantes para el futuro? Únase a Kmbal A.C. para un diálogo esencial sobre ciudadanía digital y bienestar emocional, dirigido por la Dra. Dina Fajardo-Tovar y Lupita Águila. Exploraremos estrategias prácticas para desarrollar habilidades críticas en los estudiantes, desde la seguridad en línea hasta el equilibrio emocional en entornos digitales.
Date: Viernes 9 de mayo de 2025
Time: 10:00am Perú | 11:00am EST | 12:00pm Brasil | 4:00pm UK -
Join our Community of Practice on shaping early years education and development, a dynamic series designed to foster collaboration, innovation, and impact in early childhood development (ECD). Through expert panels, interactive workshops, and hands-on learning, participants will explore key topics like scalable childcare models, data-driven adaptation, policy integration, and financial sustainability.
Date: 1 May | 15 May | 4 June | 12 June | 3 July| 17 July
Time: 8:00am EST | 1:00pm GMT | 3:00pm EAT | 5.30 pm IST -
GSF will be attending the World Literacy Summit and will be sharing a presentation on "Scaling Early Childhood Literacy Innovations: The Impact at Scale Labs – Early Years in Kenya Initiative" on 9 April 2025 in Oxford. Please visit the programme page to find more details on the event and sign up to attend the session.
Date: Wednesday 9 April 2025
Time: 11.15am – 11.35am GMT -
Educate Girls, Global Schools Forum and Transform Schools, are co-leading an informal gathering of leaders, focused on secondary education, on the fringes of the Skoll World Forum. We are excited to discuss the State of Secondary Education (SOSE) Collaborative— A global systems orchestrator reimagining secondary education to equip every adolescent to learn, lead, and thrive by 2030. We will explore how to align efforts, share insights, and co-create solutions to address the unique challenges faced by the youth, especially girls, in accessing and completing secondary education.
Date: Friday 4 April 2025
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm GMT
Location: Lula's Ethiopian and Eritrean Cuisine, opposite Saïd Business School -
Scaling impact is an exciting yet complex journey that demands bold investment, strategic foresight, and strong organisational foundations. This Skoll World Forum side event, hosted by GSF and the Hempel Foundation, will bring together education entrepreneurs, NGOs, funders, and ecosystem leaders to explore practical pathways for scaling education solutions in low- and middle-income countries.
Date: Thursday 3 April 2025
Time: 2:15pm - 6:30pm GMT
Location: Brasenose College, Radcliffe Sq, Oxford OX1 4AJ -
Join us and Lively Minds, mc2h foundation, and School for Life-Ghana (SfL) at The Sidebar during the Skoll World Forum for a session on the power of parents in early & primary education. This session will be an interactive workshop on supporting parents to become key partners in literacy development at home and essential allies for teachers in schools.
Date: Tuesday 1 April 2025
Time: 11.00am – 12.30pm GMT
Location: 50 Market St, Oxford, Tower Room at The Sidebar Hub -
Join our next community of practice session on FLN for home learning: harnessing parent and community engagement led by Central Square Foundation. As governments and organisations strive to strengthen Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN), the role of parents and communities is more crucial than ever. The session will explore how to scale home-based learning solutions and parent engagement strategies by combining behavioral insights, EdTech innovations, and robust partnerships with state governments.
Date: Friday 28 March 2025
Time: 7.00 am ET | 11.00 am UK | 2.00 pm EAT | 4.30pm IST -
We are thrilled to lead an important discussion on the power of parents with speakers from Open University, Lively Minds, Rocket Learning and Zizi Afrique.
Join us to rethink traditional narratives and explore the essential role of parents as active partners in education.Date: Tuesday 25 March 2025
Time: 8.30 am EST | 12.30 pm GMT | 3.30 pm EAT | 6.00 pm IST -
GSF will be participating in a session at CIES 2025 titled "Learning in Groups, Learning in Loops: Using Data for Development". Alina Lipcan, Director at GSF, will be speaking as a panelist.
Date: Monday 24 March 2025
Time: 03.45pm EST | 07.45 pm UK | 10.45pm EAT | 01.15am IST
Location: Chicago, IL -
GSF is thrilled to be leading a virtual session exploring the role of technology in family-oriented solutions for early years in fragile contexts. Join us for this exciting discussion with Children in Crossfire, Tiny Totos, aeioTU and Busara moderated by Dr Joan Lombardi.
Learn more about GSF’s work in the early years in emergencies: https://globalschoolsforum.org/eced
Date: Monday 24 March 2025
Time: 09.00am EST | 01.00 pm UK | 04.00pm EAT | 06.30pm IST
Location: Virtual Room #10