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A New
Education
Story
The Case for Transformation, At this moment, when education leaders, policymakers, and
Not Reform funders in every context are making decisions about how to
restore learning and education, we want to offer a provocation.
Let's give young people a chance To set up every young person to thrive - to prepare them well for
to shape our world. That's why this their futures - we need transformation, a shift in the dominant
transformation is needed. logic of a system, rather than reform.
VISHAL TALREJA, DREAM A DREAM, 2020
A New Education Story is an invitation to step back, to ask big
questions, and to think differently about both what we are aiming
for, and how to get there.
Three Drivers for

Transformation Through the conversations Big Change had with global
partners who share a commitment to reimagining
Together the following three drivers begin to education with and for young people, and through the
indicate a theory of action, directing leaders, learnings of this group, the three drivers emerged as
funders and decision makers to the places to being not linear and individual but very much
intervene in education systems at sufficient depth interconnected. And you need all three working
to bring about fundamental and lasting changes. together in order to really support transformation.
ESSIE NORTH, BIG CHANGE, 2022
Purpose
Redefine the goals and outcomes for the
education system to reflect the challenges and
opportunities of the future and the values and
priorities of stakeholders
Power
Expand who has voice and agency by
investing in stakeholders so they can make
confident decisions about learning and
education
Practice
Unlock innovation by enabling those working
in education to create and share learning
innovations with the greatest potential to
transform the system
Partners & Contributors

Alex Beard, Teach For All Fred Swaniker, African Leadership Group Sofie Yung, RewirEd
Andreas Schleicher, OECD Joann McPike, THINK Global School Steven Farr, Teach For All
Annina Mattsson, RewirEd Kelly Young, Education Reimagined Todd Rose, Populace
Emily Liebtag, Education Reimagined Michael Stevenson, OECD Vicky Colbert, Fundación Escuela Nueva
Emma Dorn, McKinsey & Company Rebecca Winthrop, Center for Universal Education Vishal Talreja, Dream a Dream
Essie North, Big Change Richard Culatta, ISTE Wendy Kopp, Teach For All
Franco Mosso, Enseña Perú Saku Tuominen, HundrED
Beyond Theory to Action What does transformation look like in your community?
Start the Conversation
in Your Community Whether you're a policy maker, educator, funder, parent, civic leader,
or student - we need to have conversations about the three drivers for
We need to remember that the
transforming education systems in every community across the world,
system is us. In the words of the late
with diverse stakeholders.
Sir Ken Robinson, you don’t need to
change the system, you just need to
This document serves as a stepping stone to reflect on questions that
change yourself.
can shape a new education story in your context.
SAKU TUOMINEN, HUNDRED, 2021
What is the purpose of education in your context? Is it clearly

Purpose
defined? Who determines the purpose of education?
What myths and assumptions might create barriers to
Engage stakeholders in defining the
transforming education in your context? How could these be
purpose of education
revealed and challenged in order to make transforming education
Reveal and challenge the shared
possible?
assumptions blocking transformation
What connections might be made and alliances forged to agree to
Discover, connect and amplify new
a new purpose for learning and to drive change in education
alliances
systems?
Power Who might need to share or relinquish power to enable more

Liberate agency and co - agency of inclusive decision making in your education system?
educators and learners What opportunities exist for educators and learners to influence
Enable a wide range of stakeholders the education system? How do learners shape their own learning
to take part in decision making and how are educators supported to innovate?
Make data and information more What could be done in your context to make data and information
accessible, useful and interesting to necessary for decision making available to a wider group of
stakeholders stakeholders?
Practice What would change in your context if learning was truly organised
around the needs of learners? In your community, what does/could
Make learning more learner centred learner centredness look like?
Integrate new ways to assess and How well is assessment integrated into learning to empower
recognise learning learners and educators?
Strengthen the link between What opportunities exist for educators, learners and families to
learning science and teaching learn about the latest developments in learning science? To what
practice extent does evidence from learning science inform education policy
and practice?
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from your community
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What is the purpose of education in your context? Is it clearly

Power Who might need to share or relinquish power to enable more

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