Events

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

GSF will be joining learners and educators from around the globe at 69th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) in Chicago, Illinois. In line with the theme "Envisioning Education in a Digital Society", we will be engaging in sessions and conversations around new digital technologies such as AI and how we can envision teaching and teacher education in a digital society.

Date: 22–26 March, 2025

Location: Chicago, IL

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Tarek Chehidi, Global Head of The Future of Work Initiative - Teach for All. 

Teach For All’s Future of Work initiative connects education to the world of work, ensuring students are equipped with the skills, mindsets, and experiences needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving global economy. You will discover how the initiative supports educators to grow students as leaders who will thrive in future careers and shape the world they will inherit, and learn about the critical role of multi stakeholder collaborations in creating inclusive, impactful career education pathways.

Date: Thursday 27 February 2025
Time: 07.00am EST | 12.00pm UK | 03.00pm EAT | 05.30pm IST
Location: Virtual

Navegando por la educación multilingüe basada en la lengua materna. Con una experiencia professional de más de cuatro décadas, con actividades desde Perú hasta el África subsahariana, la Dra. Barbara Trudell ha trabajado en el empoderamiento de las comunidades lingüísticas indígenas y minoritarias para que utilicen sus lenguas en los procesos de aprendizaje y de comunicación.

Date: Viernes, 31 January 2025
Time: 11:00am PERU| 11.00am EST| 01.00pm BRAZIL | 04.00pm UK
Location: Virtual
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