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Tony Mackay AM Prof Pasi Sahlberg Caitlin Senior Prof David Hopkins In most countries of the world, the Corvid-19 pandemic has almost instantaneously changed life for just about everyone: economic discipline has been abandoned, businesses have closed, sta have been furloughed, or asked to work from home and so on. Through lockdown, governments have imposed restrictions on how long citizens can leave their home and in terms of education Schools and Colleges and Universities have been closed. Traditional face to face teaching has been replaced with home schooling and digital learning.
The question for educational leaders and policy makers is how to respond to such a cataclysmic event in a
morally purposeful, authentic and principled way?
Here, we stand full square with McKinsey when they argue that “issues regarding equity – that is, ensuring that
the needs of the most vulnerable are met – should be front and centre, both during the closure and after students return to school.” Excellence and Equity is the central theme of Hume’s educational programmes and it is these issues that are debated by this internationally recognised panel during the Webinar.
About the webinar
Prof Pasi Sahlberg
A Finnish educator who has worked as a teacher and policymaker in Finland and advised national
education reforms around the world. He is currently an education advisor to the First Minister of Scotland
and works as a Professor of Education Policy at UNSW, Sydney.
Caitlin Senior
An education researcher with a focus on exploring equity and excellence at the system level. She is
currently a research student at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Prof David Hopkins
Chair of Educational leadership at the University of Bolton. He has worked at the intersection of policy,
research and practice for over forty years. Among a wide range of educational roles, he was Chief Adviser
to three UK Secretary of States on School Standards.
Anthony Mackay AM
CEO & Co Chair of the National Center on Education & the Economy, Washington DC . He is an Expert
Advisor to the OECD, Senior Fellow IBE UNESCO, & Deputy Chancellor, Swinburne University, Melbourne
Australia.
About the contributors
Hume Institute Lausanne, through its commitment to debating current social, political and
educational issues is delighted to invite you to a webinar on:
Achieving Excellence and Equity
in Post Covid Education
Thursday 10th February 2022 from 10am GMT, 5am EST, 8:30pm ACST
and 9pm AEST