Global Schools Forum supports non-state education organisations in low- and middle-income countries to innovate, deepen impact, and achieve scale.

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A Global Community

Global Schools Forum (GSF) is a vibrant global community of schools, school networks, education support organisations, entrepreneurs, innovators, and funders. With a focus on locally-generated evidence, GSF raises the voice of it's community within global education policy discourse—connecting local operators’ on-the-ground expertise to global leaders, funders, and decision-makers.

200+ Organisations

70+ Countries

144m Children impacted

2m Teachers supported

1.4m Schools and ECD centres reached

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What We Do

GSF is a community convenor, knowledge accelerator, funding catalyst, and partnership builder supporting non-state organisations in low- and middle-income countries to innovate, deepen impact, and achieve scale.

Impact at Scale Labs

Power of Parents

All Hands on Deck for SDG 4

Scale Toolkit

Our Impact

Accelerating the uptake of locally-generated solutions to improve education outcomes at scale for underserved children. GSF convenes education innovators to learn, grow, and influence together so that their collective impact transforms education for every child.

84%

Of organisations agree or strongly agree they have benefitted from being in the GSF community.

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Organisations participating in the Labs programme rate the support provided 10/10.

83%

Rated as high or very high the effectiveness of GSF increasing the visibility of non-state education actors in global policy and planning frameworks.

31,362

Additional students reached through our first Labs cohort.

Featured Resources

All Hands on Deck ECD in Emergencies Gov-Non-State Partnerships View all resources

Regulating Non-State Actors in Education: Findings from a Collaborative Research Project

Report

June 2024

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A collaboration between UNESCO and Global Schools Forum. This report explores the design and implementation of regulation of non-state education across five low- and middle- income countries. It is based on 25 key informant interviews with government officials and non-state education operators.

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Workshop Participation Sheet

Template

February 2024

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Workshop participant sheet for the All Hands on Deck for SDG 4 Action Toolkit.

All Hands on Deck

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Operational Guide

Guide

February 2024

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Operational Guide for the All Hands on Deck for SDG 4 Action Toolkit.

All Hands on Deck

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Latest Events

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GSF Event

Roundtable on smart subsidies for early years

This roundtable will bring together funders, financial intermediaries, and childcare providers to stress-test practical approaches to smart subsidy design for...

15 April 2025

8:30am EST

1:30pm GMT

3:30pm EAT

6:00pm IST

Online

GSF Event

Session five: Community of Practice  for climate-resilient and climate-conscious education

The Global Schools Forum has launched a Community of Practice for Climate-Resilient and Climate-Conscious Education. Guided by the “Surviving (Receiver)...

Thursday 16 April 2026

7:00am EST

12:00pm GMT

2:00pm EAT

4:30pm IST

Online

External Event

Skoll World Forum

The Forum shines a spotlight on some of the most promising solutions and impactful social innovations and connects leaders who...

21-24 April 2026

Oxford, UK

In Person

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News & Blogs

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Five steps to increase domestic demand for education reform: What we learned from motivating middle-tier champions in India, Brazil, Kenya & South Africa

Government Partnerships

System Strengthening

April 2026

This blog shares key lessons from Lighthouse Coalition on accelerating government-led education reform in the Global South. Drawing on experiences from Brazil, India, Kenya, and South Africa, it highlights how locally embedded institutions, peer learning, and coalition-building can drive sustained improvements in foundational literacy and numeracy at scale

India’s key to delivering quality education: Reimagining the role of middle-tier personnel in education departments

Government Partnerships

System Strengthening

March 2026

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