ABOUT
GELP is a not-for-profit invited gathering and regularly includes contributors from 21+ countries around the globe. Since 2009, GELP has convened in the USA, China, Republic of Korea, Canada, Australia, India, Finland, Brazil, South Africa, New Zealand, Israel, Russia, United Kingdom, Singapore, Japan - and online through a series of GELP X events.
For in-depth reports on GELP convenings see Impact page.
Our Story
GELP began when a global group of education system leaders came together to question what societal, environmental and technological change meant for our school systems, in terms of why, what and how we educate. These leaders agreed to work together to transform their systems so that every learner can survive and thrive in the 21st century.
GELP began in 2009 with the concept of ‘Education 3.0’ and developing system roadmaps for education transformation. In 2013 the GELP community of education system leaders contributed to a book, Redesigning Education. Shaping Learning Systems Around the Globe about what it takes to transform education systems when the context in which they've flourished fundamentally alters. GELP system leaders identified a clear set of models and practices that together form a "roadmap" to the future, backed up by the practical lessons drawn from their experiences.
In 2015 GELP focused in on new education leadership models and learning ecosystems. In 2021 new education purposes, such as education for human thriving and flourishing, and designing and embedding local learning ecosystems have shaped the agenda of convenings, including the first GELP hybrid event in post-industrial Doncaster UK where local education stakeholders worked with international counterparts to develop a Talent and Innovation Ecosystem.
In 2022, GELP partnered Google for Education to bring together education leaders from across the Asia Pacific to share their work transforming education.
Partners
GELP is an initiative seeded by Innovation Unit UK and currently administered by the Centre for Strategic Education in Australia.
Major funding partners have included Cisco Systems, the Gates Foundation and Koshland Innovation Fund. GELP is currently working in partnership with Google for Education to support GELP convenings across Asia Pacific.
GELP works in association with organisations including OECD, the Brookings Institution, the US National Centre for Education and Economy, Google for Education, UNICEF, Innovation Unit, Learning Planet (France), WISE, Learning Creates Australia, New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (Canada), National Institute of Education Singapore, London Interdisciplinary School and many more.
GELP Team
Valerie Hannon
Co Chair GELP
Michael Stevenson
Co Chair GELP
Anthony Mackay
Co Founder GELP
Kathe Kirby
Executive Director GELP
Chris Harte
Partner GELP
GELP Member Directory
Below you will see the member directory. Please take a moment to click through and when you have a moment, either update your slide or find a blank slide and add your details. This is one way to connect with the wider GELP community.
