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Powering Education Systems Through School Leadership: The missing link between Policy and Practice

23 Sep 2025, 08:30 - 09:30 EDT
Atrium, Education House, Floor 12
UNGA80

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 School Leadership Network—an initiative of Global School Leaders, the Varkey Foundation, and the UNESCO Teacher Task Force—as we spotlight the lived experiences of school leaders from the Global South.

Organized by Global School Leaders, Varkey Foundation, UNESCO Teachers Task Force
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Event Description

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.

We'll be hearing from:
Borhene Chakroun, UNESCO (Opening Remarks)
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). Registration will close on September 17.

See you there!

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Teach For All, 25 Broadway, New York City, New York 10004, United States

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