TES side event - Transforming Education Through Teacher Leadership and Innovation

This United Nations Transforming Education Summit session on Solutions Day will explore teacher leadership, autonomy, and innovation as key enablers of widespread transformation, affecting not only teachers, teaching and the teaching profession, but as a catalyst for accelerating global progress.

The session will be in-person in the United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room 1. The webcast link will be available soon here.

Useful links:

• Full official programme of the TES Solutions Day 
• #TeachersTransform campaign, led by the Teacher Task Force in collaboration with the Action Track 3 co-leads, Nigeria, Romania, the International Labor Organisation (anchor), UNESCO (alternate), UNICEF, UNHCR, UNRWA and the World Bank.

Speakers:

• H.E. Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education, United Arab Emirates
• H.E. Mrs Angelina Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education, South Africa
• Mr Tinti Enoch Rabotapi, TTF Co-Chair / Chief Director at the Department of Basic Education, South Africa (moderator)
• Mr Tom Vandenbosch, Global Director of Programmes, VVOB-education for development
• Ms Rebecca Pringle, President of the National Education Association, United States
• Dr Hassan Obaid Al Mheiri, Assistant Undersecretary for Licensing and Quality, Ministry of Education, UAE
• Mr Johannes Schwartzkopff, young teacher
• Ms Lykke Storgaard, student Teach for All Network
• Ms Keishia Thorpe, 2022 Global Teacher Prize winner
• Mr Agustin Porres, LATAM Regional Director, Varkey Foundation, and co-Coordinator of the TTF Thematic Group on School Leadership
• Mr Borhene Chakroun, Director, Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, UNESCO